{To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section-3, Sub-Section (ii)}
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan
Notification No. 03/2015-2020
New Delhi, dated: 24th April, 2019
Subject: Amendment in Appendix 3 (SCOMET items) to
Schedule- 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018
S.O.(E) In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 and Section 14A of the
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992, as amended, read with Para
1.02 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, the Central Government hereby makes
the following amendment in Appendix 3 to Schedule -2 of ITC (HS) Classification
of Export and Import Items 2018, as notified in DGFT Notification No. 17/2015-20
dated 03.07.2018 :
1. Under the heading, Commodity Identification Note of SCOMET, Note 2 shall
be substituted as under:-
'Note 2 Notwithstanding anything contained in Note 1, the following items, will
be classified under the relevant description in Category 0:
a) Radioactive materials covered under 6A007.;
b) Any material containing Beryllium or "Zirconium with Hafnium content less
than 2000 ppm" as the major constituent, or more than 60% Hafnium by weight, or
"Boron enriched in Boron-10 isotope" or Niobium or tantalum covered under 6A008.;
c) Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, including
"nuclear reactors", and components therefor covered under 6A009. and6A017.;
d) Simulators specially designed for military "nuclear reactors" covered under
6A017.;
e) Any alloy with niobium as a major constituent in solid or powder form covered
under 8C102.;
f) Uranium-titanium alloys covered under 8C104.;
g) Any material containing "Zirconium with Hafnium content less than 2000 ppm"
or "Boron enriched in Boron-10 isotope" as the major constituent covered under
8C111;
h) Plutonium and Neptunium covered under 8C112.'
2. In the Glossary to the SCOMET list, the following expressions shall be
substituted:
"Contouring control"
Two or more "numerically controlled" motions operating in accordance with
instructions that specify the next required position and the required feed rates
to that position. These feed rates are varied in relation to each other
so that a desired contour is generated. (Ref. International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) 2806-(1994) as amended)'
"Cryptography"
The discipline which embodies principles, means and methods for the
transformation of data in order to hide its information content, prevent its
undetected modification or prevent its unauthorized use. "Cryptography" is
limited to the transformation of information using one or more 'secret
parameters' (e.g., crypto variables) or associated key management.
Notes
1. "Cryptography" does not include 'fixed' data compression or coding
techniques.
2. "Cryptography" includes decryption.
Technical Notes
1. 'Secret parameter': a constant or key kept from the knowledge of others or
shared only within a group.
2. 'Fixed': the coding or compression algorithm cannot accept externally
supplied parameters (e.g., cryptographic or key variables) and cannot be
modified by the user'
' "Numerical control"
The automatic control of a process performed by a device that makes use of
numeric data usually introduced as the operation is in progress. (Ref. ISO 2382
(2015)'
' "Resolution"
The least increment of a measuring device; on digital instruments, the least
significant bit. (Ref. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B-89.1.12)'
' "Radiant sensitivity"
Radiant sensitivity (mA/W) = 0.807 x (wavelength in nm) x Quantum Efficiency
(QE).
Technical Note
QE is usually expressed as a percentage; however, for the purposes of this
formula QE is expressed as a decimal number less than one, e.g., 78% is 0.78.'
' "Satellite navigation system"
A system consisting of ground stations, a constellation of satellites, and
receivers, that
enables receiver locations to be calculated on the basis of signals received
from the
satellites. It includes Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Regional
Navigation Satellite Systems (RNSS).'
' "Stability"
Standard deviation (1 sigma) of the variation of a particular parameter from
its calibrated value measured under stable temperature
conditions. This can be expressed as a function of time.
Statement of Understanding
For gyroscopes and accelerometers, "stability" can be estimated by determining
the Allan variance noise-analysis value at the integration period (i.e., sample
time) consistent with the stated measurement period, which may include
extrapolating the Allan variance noise analysis beyond the instability point
into the rate/acceleration random walk or rate/acceleration ramp regions to an
integration period consistent with the stated measurement period (Reference:
IEEE Std 952-1997 [R2008J or IEEE Std 1293-1998 [R2008]).'
3. In the SCOMET Category 1B, after the SCOMET Entry 1B036 and the entry relating thereto, the following entries shall be substituted:
| S. No. | SCOMET Entry | Name of the Chemical | Entry in CWC Schedule | CAS Numbers |
ITC (HS) Codes |
| '37. | 1B037 | Diphenyl Methyl Phosphonate | 2B04 | 3747-58-0 | 29313900 |
| 38 | 1B038 | Others | - | - | -, |
4. SCOMET entry 4A002.c. shall be substituted as under:-
'Machine tools for grinding, having any of the following characteristics:
1. "Positioning accuracies" with all compensations available better (less) than
4 um according to ISO 230/2 (1988) along any linear axis (overall positioning);
2. Two or more contouring rotary axes; or
3. Five or more axes which can be coordinated simultaneously for "contouring
control".
Note Item 4A002.c. does not control grinding machines as follows:
1. Cylindrical external, internal, and external-internal grinding
machines having all the following characteristics:
a. Limited to a maximum workpiece capacity of 150 mm outside diameter or length;
and
b. Axes limited to x, z and c. .
2. Jig grinders that do not have a z-axis or a w-axis with an overall
"positioning accuracy " less (better) than 4 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988).'
5. SCOMET entry 4A002.d. shall be substituted as under:-
'Non-wire type Electrical Discharge Machines (EMD)
that have two or more contouring rotary axes and that can be coordinated
simultaneously for "contouring control"
Notes I
Stated "positioning accuracy" levels derived under the following procedures from
measurements made according to ISO 230/2 (1988) or national equivalents may be
used for each machine tool model if provided to, and accepted by, national
authorities instead of individual machine tests.
Stated "positioning accuracy " levels are to be derived as follows:
a. Select five machines of a model to be evaluated;
b. Measure the linear axis accuracies according to ISO 230/2 (1988);
c. Determine the accuracy values (A) for each axis of each machine.
The method of calculating the accuracy value is described in the ISO
230/2 (1988) standard;
d. Determine the average accuracy value of each axis. This average
value becomes the stated "positioning accuracy" of each axis for the
model (Ax, Ay...);
e. Since Item 4A002. refers to each linear axis, there will be as many
stated "positioning accuracy" values as there are linear axes;
f. If any axis of a machine tool not controlled by Items 4A002.a.,
4A002.b., or 4A002.c. has a stated "positioning accuracy" of 6 μm
or better (less) for grinding machines, and 8 μm or better (less) for
milling and turning machines, both according to ISO 230/2 (1988),
then the builder should be required to reaffirm the accuracy level
once every eighteen months.
2. Item 4A002. does not control special purpose machine tools limited to
the manufacture of any of the following parts: .
a. Gears;
b. Crankshafts or cam shafts;
c. Tools or cutters;
d. Extruder worms.
6. In SCOMET entry 4A002, the Technical Notes, shall be substituted as under:-
'Technical Notes
1. Axis nomenclature shall be in accordance with ISO 841 (2001), "Numerical
Control Machines - Axis and Motion Nomenclature ".
2. Not counted in the total number of contouring axes are secondary parallel
contouring axes (e.g., the w-axis on horizontal boring mills or a secondary
rotary axis the centreline of which is parallel to the primary rotary axis).
3. Rotary axes do not necessarily have to rotate over 360°. A rotary axis-can be
driven by a linear device, e.g., a screw or a rack-and-pinion.
4. For the purposes of 4A002. the number of axes which can be coordinated
simultaneously for "contouring control" is the number of axes along or around
which, during processing of the workpiece, simultaneous and interrelated motions
are performed between the workpiece and a tool. This does not include any
additional axes along or around which other relative motions within the machine
are performed, such as:
a. Wheel-dressing systems in grinding machines;
b. Parallel rotary axes designed for mounting of separate
workpieces;
c. Co-linear rotary axes designed for manipulating the same
workpiece by holding it in a chuck from different ends.
5. A machine tool having at least 2 of the 3 turning, milling or grinding
capabilities (e.g., a turning machine with milling capability) must be
evaluated against each applicable entry, 4A002.a., 4A002.b. and
4A002.C.
6. Items 4A002.b.3. and 4A002.C.3. include machines based on a parallel linear
kinematic design (e.g., hexapods) that have 5 or more axes none of which is a
rotary axis.'
7. SCOMET entry
4A003.b. shall be substituted as under:-
'Linear displacement measuring instruments, as follows:
1. Non-contact type measuring systems with a "resolution" equal to or better
(less) than 0.2 μm within a measuring range up to 0.2 mm;
2. Linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) systems having both of the
following characteristics:
a. 1. "Linearity" equal to or less (better) than 0.1% measured
from 0 to the full operating range, for LVDTs with an operating range up to 5
mm; or
2. "Linearity" equal to or less (better) than 0.1% measured
from 0 to 5 mm for LVDTs with an operating range greater than 5 mm; and
b. Drift equal to or better (less) than 0.1% per day at a standard ambient test
room temperature ± 1 K (± 1 °C);
3. Measuring systems having both of the following characteristics:
a. Containing a laser; and
b. Capable of maintaining for at least 12 hours, over a temperature range of
± 1 K(± 1°C) around a standard temperature and a standard pressure:
1. A "resolution" over their full scale of 0.1 μm or better; and
2. With a "measurement uncertainty" equal to or better (less) than (0.2 +L/2000)
μm (L is the measured length in mm);
Note Item 4A003.b.3. does not control measuring interferometer systems, without
closed or open loop feedback, containing a laser to measure slide movement
errors of machine tools, dimensional inspection machines, or similar equipment.
Technical Note
In Item 4A003.b.3. 'linear displacement' means the change of distance between
the measuring probe and the measured object.'
8. SCOMET entry 6A004.a. shall be substituted as under:-
'Bombs, torpedoes, rockets, missiles, other explosive devices and charges and
related equipment and accessories, as follows, and specially designed components
therefor:
N.B.1. For guidance and navigation equipment, see 6A011.
N.B.2. For Aircraft Missile Protection Systems (AMPS), see 6A004.c.
a. Bombs, torpedoes, grenades, smoke canisters, rockets, mines, missiles, depth
charges, demolition-charges, demolition-devices, demolition-kits, "pyrotechnic"
devices, cartridges and simulators (i.e., equipment simulating the
characteristics of any of these items), specially designed for military use;
Note
6A004.a. includes:
a. Smoke grenades, fire bombs, incendiary bombs and explosive devices;
b. Missile or rocket nozzles and re-entry vehicle nosetips.'
9. SCOMET entry 6A005 shall be substituted as under:-
'Fire control, surveillance and warning equipment, and related systems, test and
alignment and countermeasure equipment, as follows, specially designed for
military use, and specially designed components and accessories therefor:
a. Weapon sights, bombing computers, gun laying equipment and weapon control
systems;
b. Other fire control, surveillance and warning equipment, and related systems,
as
follows:
1. Target acquisition, designation, range-finding, surveillance or tracking
systems;
2. Detection, recognition or identification equipment;
3. Data fusion or sensor integration equipment;
c. Countermeasure equipment for items specified by 6A005.a. or 6A005.b.;
Note For the purposes of 6A005.C, countermeasure equipment includes detection
equipment.
d. Field test or alignment equipment, specially designed for items specified by
6A005.a., 6A005.b. or 6A005.c.'
10. SCOMET entry 6A006 shall be substituted as under:-
'Ground vehicles and components, as follows:
N.B. For guidance and navigation equipment, see 6A011.
a. Ground vehicles and components therefor, specially designed or modified for
military use;
Note 1 6A006.a. includes:
a. Tanks and other military armed vehicles and military vehicles fitted with
mountings for arms or equipment for mine laying or the launching of munitions
specified by
6A004.;
b. Armoured vehicles;
c. Amphibious and deep water fording vehicles;
d. Recovery vehicles and vehicles for towing or transporting ammunition or
weapon systems and associated load handling equipment;
e. Trailers.
Note 2 Modification of a ground vehicle for military use specified
by
6A006.a. entails a structural, electrical or mechanical change
involving one or more components that are specially designed for military use.
Such components include:
a. Pneumatic tyre casings of a kind specially designed to he
bullet-proof;
b. Armoured protection of vital parts (e.g., fuel tanks or vehicle
cabs);
c. Special reinforcements or mountings for weapons;
d. Black-out lighting.
6A006. b. Other ground vehicles and components, as follows:
1. Vehicles having all of the
following:
a. Manufactured or fitted with materials or components to provide ballistic
protection equal to or better than level III (NIJ 0108.01, September 1985,
or comparable national standard);
b. A transmission to provide drive to both front and rear wheels
simultaneously, including those vehicles having additional wheels for load
bearing purposes whether driven or not;
c. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) greater than 4,500 kg; and
d. Designed or modified for off-road use;
e. Mine-Protected vehicle
2.
Components having all of the following:
a. Specially designed for vehicles specified in 6A006.b.l.; and
b. Providing ballistic protection equal to or better than level III (NIJ
0108.01,
September 1985, or comparable national standard).
N.B. See also 6A013.a.
Note 1 6A006. does not apply to civil vehicles designed or modified for
transporting money or valuables.
Note 2 6A006. does not apply to vehicles that meet all of the following;
a. Were manufactured before 1946;
b. Do not have items specified by the Munitions List and
manufactured after 1945, except for reproductions of
original components or accessories for the vehicle; and
c. Do not incorporate weapons specified in 6A001., 6A002. or
6A004. unless they are inoperable and incapable of
discharging a projectile. .
11. SCOMET entry 6A008.a.6. shall be substituted as under:-
'DADE (1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene, FOX-7) (CAS 145250-81-3);'
12. SCOMET entry 6A008.a.33. shall be substituted as under:-
' "Explosives" not listed elsewhere in 6A008.a. and having any of the
following:
a. Detonation velocity exceeding 8,700 m/s, at maximum density, or
b. Detonation pressure exceeding 34 GPa (340 kbar);'
13. SCOMET entries 6A008.a.36. & 37. shall be substituted as under:-
'36. TEX (4,10-Dinitro-2,6,8,12-tetraoxa-4,10-diazaisowurtzitane);
37. GUDN (Guanylureadinitramide)
FOX-12 (CAS 217464-38-5);'
14. After the SCOMET entry 6A008.a.4., and the entry relating thereto, a new
SCOMET
entry 6A008.a.43. shall be added as under:-
'43. TKX-50 (Dihydroxylammonium 5,5'-bistetrazole-1,1'-diolate);'
15. SCOMET entry 6A008.C.12. shall be substituted as under:-
'Fuel mixtures, "pyrotechnic" mixtures or "energetic materials", not specified
elsewhere in 6A008, having all of the following:
a. Containing greater than 0.5% of particles of any of the following:
1. Aluminium;
2. Beryllium;
3. Boron;
4. Zirconium;
5. Magnesium; or
6. Titanium;
b. Particles specified by 6A008.C.12. with a size less than 200 nm in
any direction; and
c. Particles specified by 6A008.c.l2.a. with a metal content of 60% or greater;
Note 6A008.c.12. includes thermites.'
16. SCOMET entry 6A009.a.shall be substituted as under:-
'Vessels and components, as follows:
1. Vessels (surface or underwater) specially designed or modified for military
use, regardless of current state of repair or operating condition, and whether
or not they contain weapon delivery systems or armour, and hulls or parts of
hulls for such vessels, and components therefor specially designed for military
use;
Note 6A009.a.l. includes vehicles specially designed or modified for the
delivery of divers.'
17. SCOMET entry 6A009.a2.a shall be substituted as under:-
'Surface vessels, not specified in 6A009.a.l., having any of the following,
fixed or integrated into the vessel:
a. Automatic weapons specified in 6A001., or weapons specified in 6A002.,
6A004., 6A012. Or 6A019., or 'mountings' or hard points for weapons having a
calibre of 12.7 mm or greater;
Technical Note
'Mountings' refers to weapon mounts or structural strengthening for the purpose
of installing weapons.'
18. SCOMET entry 6A009.b.3.a. shall be substituted as under:-
'Diesel engines having all of the following:
a. Power output of 37.3 kW (50 hp) or more; and
b. 'Non-magnetic' content in excess of 75% of total mass;
Technical Note
For the purposes of 6A009.b.3., 'non-magnetic' means the relative permeability is
less than 2.'
19. After the SCOMET entry 6A009.g., a new SCOMET entry 6A009.h. shall be added
as
under:-
'Naval nuclear equipment and related equipment and components, as follows:
1. Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, specially
designed for vessels specified in 6A009.a. and components therefor specially
designed or 'modified' for military use.
Technical Note
for the purpose of 6A009.h.l., 'modified' means any structural, electrical,
mechanical, or other change that provides a non-military item with military
capabilities equivalent to an item which is specially designed for military use.
Note 6A009.h.l. includes "nuclear reactors".
N.B See Commodity Identification Note 2 to SCOMET.'
20. In SCOMET entry 6A010,
Note 5 shall be substituted as under:-
'6A010.a. does not apply to "aircraft" or "lighter-than-air vehicles" that meet
all of the following:
a. Were first manufactured before 1946;
b. Do not incorporate items specified by the Munitions List,
unless the items are required to meet safety or
airworthiness standards of civil aviation authorities of
one or more Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States; and
c.
Do not incorporate weapons specified by the Munitions List, unless inoperable
and incapable of being returned to operation.'
21. Note 6 to SCOMET entry 6A010 shall be substituted as under:-
'6A010.d. does not apply to propulsion aero-engines that were first manufactured before 1946.
22. SCOMET entry 6A011.b. shall be substituted as under:-
"Satellite navigation system" jamming equipment and specially designed
components therefor;'
23. Note 4 to SCOMET entry 6A013 shall be substituted as under:-
' The only helmets specially designed for bomb disposal personnel that are
specified by 6A013.c. are those specially designed for military use.'
24. SCOMET entry 6A017.g. and the N.B thereto shall be substituted as under:-
'Nuclear power generating equipment or propulsion equipment, not specified
elsewhere, specially designed for military use and components therefor specially
designed or 'modified' for military use;
Note 6A017.g. includes "nuclear reactors".'
N.B See Commodity Identification Note of SCOMET List.
25. SCOMET entry 6A017.h. shall be substituted as under:-
' Equipment and material, coated or treated for signature suppression, specially
designed for military use, not specified elsewhere in the Munitions List;'
26. SCOMET entry 6A017.m. shall be substituted as under:-
'Ferries, not specified elsewhere in the Munitions List, bridges and pontoons,
specially designed for military use;'
27. SCOMET entry 6A017.p. shall be substituted as under:-
' "Fuel cells", not specified elsewhere in the Munitions List, specially
designed or 'modified' for military use.'
28. SCOMET entry 6A021.c. shall be substituted as under:-
' "Software", not specified by 6A021.a. or 6A021.b., specially designed or
modified to enable equipment not specified by the Munitions List to perform the
military functions of equipment specified by the Munitions List.'
29. In SCOMET entry 8C101.a., Note 1.e. and Technical Note shall be inserted
after Note 1.d.:-
'Planar absorbers having no magnetic loss and fabricated from 'open-cell
foam' plastic material with a density of 0.15 grams/cm3 or less.'
Technical Note
'Open-cell foams' are flexible and porous materials, having an inner structure
open to the atmosphere. 'Open-cell foams' are also known as reticulated foams'.
30. SCOMET entry 6A008.a.6. shall be substituted as under:-
'DADE (1,1 -diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene, FOX-7) (CAS 145250-81-3);'
31. The Note under SCOMET entry 8A201.a shall be substituted as under:-
'Note 8A201 does not apply to balls with tolerances specified by the
manufacturer in accordance with ISO 3290:2001 as grade G5 (or national
equivalents) or worse'.
32. In SCOMET entry 8A3, Note 2 shall be substituted and a new Note 3 shall be
added
as under:-
'Note 2 The status of integrated circuits described in 8A301.a.3. to 8A301.a.9.,
8A301.a. 12. or 8A301 .a.14., -which are unalterably programmed or
designed for a specific function for another equipment is determined by the
status of the other equipment
N.B. When the manufacturer or applicant cannot determine the
status of the other equipment, the status of the integrated circuits is
determined in 8A301.a.3. to 8A301.a.9., 8A301.a.12. and 8A301.a.13.
Note 3 The status of wafers (finished or unfinished), in which the function has
been determined, is to be evaluated against the parameters of 8A301.a, 8A301.b.,
8A301.d, 8A301.e.,8A301.g.,8A301.h., or8A301.i.'
33. In SCOMET entry 8A301.a., Note 1 shall be deleted and Note 2 shall read as
under:-
' Note Integrated circuits include the following types:
-"Monolithic integrated circuits";
-"Hybrid integrated circuits "; "Multichip integrated circuits ";
-"Film type integrated circuits", including silicon-on-sapphire integrated circuits;
-"Optical integrated circuits";
-"Three dimensional integrated circuits";
-"Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits " ("MMICs ")'.
34. In SCOMET 8A301.a.2., the Note shall be substituted as under:-
'Note 8A301.a.2. does not apply to integrated circuits designed for civil
automobile or railway train applications.'
35. SCOMET entry 8A301.a.5.b. shall be substituted as under:
'Digital-to-Analogue Converters (DAC) having any of the following:
1. A resolution of 10 bit or more but less than 12 bit, with an 'adjusted update
rate' exceeding 3,500 MSPS; or
2. A resolution of 12 bit or more and having any of the following:
a. An 'adjusted update rate' exceeding 1,250 MSPS but
not exceeding 3,500 MSPS, and having any of the
following:
1. A settling time less than 9 ns to arrive at or within 0.024% of full scale
from a full scale step; or
2. A 'Spurious Free Dynamic Range' (SFDR) greater than 68 dBc (carrier) when
synthesising a full scale analogue signal of 100 MHz or the highest full scale
analogue signal frequency specified below 100 MHz; or
b. An 'adjusted update rate' exceeding 3,500 MSPS;
Technical Notes
1. 'Spurious Free Dynamic Range' (SFDR) is defined as the ratio of the RMS value
of the carrier frequency (maximum signal component) at the input of the DAC to
the RMS value of the next largest noise or harmonic distortion component at its
output.
2. SFDR is determined directly from the specification table or from the
characterisation plots of SFDR versus frequency.
3. A signal is defined to be full scale when its amplitude is greater than -3
dBfs (full scale).
4. 'Adjusted update rate 'for DA Cs:
a. For conventional (non-interpolating) DACs, the 'adjusted update rate' is the
rate at which the digital signal is converted to an analogue signal and the
output analogue values are changed by the DAC. For DACs where the interpolation
mode may be bypassed (interpolation factor of one), the DAC should be considered
as a conventional (non-interpolating) DAC.
b. For interpolating DACs (oversampling DACs), the 'adjusted update rate' is
defined as the DAC update rate divided by the smallest interpolating factor. For
interpolating DACs, the 'adjusted update rate' may be referred to by different
terms including:
• input data rate
• input word rate
• input sample rate
• maximum total input bus rate
• maximum DAC clock rate for DAC clock input.'
36. SCOMET entry 8A301.b. shall be substituted as under:-
' Microwave or millimetre wave items, as follows:
Technical Note
For purposes of 8A301.b., the parameter peak saturated power output may also be
referred to on product data sheets as output power, saturated power output,
maximum power output, peak power output, or peak envelope power output.
1. "Vacuum electronic devices" and cathodes, as follows:
Note 1 8A301.b.l. does not apply to "vacuum electronic devices"
designed or rated for operation in any frequency bands and having all of the
following:
a. Does not exceed 31.8 GHz; and
b. Is "allocated by the ITU" for radio-communications services,
but not for radio-determination.
Note 2 8A301.b 1. does not apply to non-"space-qualified"
"vacuum electronic devices" having all of the following:
a. An average output power equal to or less than 50 W; and
b. Designed or rated for operation in any frequency hand and
having all of the following:
1. Exceeds 31.8 GHz but does not exceed 43.5 GHz; and
2. Is "allocated by the ITU" for radio-communications services, but not for
radio-determination.'
37. SCOMET entry 8A301.b.1. shall be substituted as under:-
'a. Travelling-wave "vacuum electronic devices", pulsed or continuous wave, as
follows:
1. Devices operating at frequencies exceeding 31.8 GHz;
2. Devices having a cathode heater with a turn on time to rated RF power of less
than 3 seconds;
3. Coupled cavity devices, or derivatives thereof, with a "fractional bandwidth"
of more than 7% or a peak power exceeding 2.5 kW;
4. Devices based on helix, folded waveguide, or serpentine waveguide circuits,
or derivatives thereof, having any of the following:
a. An "instantaneous bandwidth" of more than one octave, and
average power (expressed in kW) times frequency (expressed
in GHz) of more than 0.5;
b. An "instantaneous bandwidth" of one octave or less, and
average power (expressed in kW) times frequency (expressed
in GHz) of more than 1;
c. Being "space-qualified"; or
d. Having a gridded electron gun;
5. Devices with a "fractional bandwidth" greater than or equal to 10%, with any
of the following:
a. An annular electron beam;
b. A non-axisymmetric electron beam; or
c. Multiple electron beams;
b. Crossed-field amplifier "vacuum electronic devices" with a gain of more than
17 dB;
c. Thermionic cathodes designed for "vacuum electronic devices" producing an
emission
current density at rated operating conditions exceeding 5 A/cm2 or a pulsed
(non-continuous) current density at rated operating conditions exceeding 10 A/cm2;
d. "Vacuum electronic devices" with the capability to operate in a 'dual mode'.
Technical Note
'Dual mode' means the "vacuum electronic device" beam current can be
intentionally changed between continuous-wave and pulsed mode operation by use
of a grid and produces a peak pulse output power greater than the
continuous-wave output power.'
38. SCOMET entry 8A301.b.8. shall be substituted as under:-
'Microwave power amplifiers containing "vacuum electronic devices" specified by
8A301.b.l. and having all of the following:
a. Operating frequencies ahove 3 GHz;
b. An average output power to mass ratio exceeding 80 W/kg; and
c. A volume of less than 400 cm3;
Note 8A301.b.8. does not apply to equipment designed or rated
for operation in any frequency band which is "allocated by the ITU" for
radio-communications services, but not for radio-determination.'
39. SCOMET entry 8A301.b.9. shall be substituted as under:-
'Microwave Power Modules (MPMs) consisting of, at least, a travelling-wave
"vacuum electronic device", a "Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit" ("MMIC")
and an integrated electronic power conditioner and having all of the following:
a. A 'turn-on time' from off to fully operational in less than 10 seconds;
b. A volume less than the maximum rated power in Watts multiplied by
10cm3/W;and
c. An "instantaneous bandwidth" greater than 1 octave
(fmax. > 2rmin,) and having any of the following:
1. For frequencies equal to or less than 18 GHz, an RF output power
greater than 100 W; or
2. A frequency greater than 18 GHz;
Technical Notes
1. To calculate the volume in 8A301.b.9.h., the following example is provided:
for a maximum rated power of 20 W, the volume would be: 20 Wx 10 cm3/W = 200
cm3.
2. The 'turn-on time' in 8A301.b.9.a. refers to the time from fully-off to fully
operational, i.e., it includes the warm-up time of the MPM.'
40. SCOMET entry 8E303.g. shall be substituted as under: -
'g. 'Vacuum electronic devices' operating at frequencies of 31.8 GHz or higher.'
41. After SCOMET entries 8A301.b.3.c., the following entries are substituted and
a new
entry 8A 301.b.3.f. is added as under:-
d. Rated for operation with a peak saturated power output greater than 1 W (30
dBm) at any
frequency exceeding 37 GHz up to and including 43.5 GHz;
e. Rated for operation with a peak saturated power output greater than 0.1 nW
(-70 dBm)
at any frequency exceeding 43.5 GHz; or
f. Other than those specified by 8A301.b.3.a. to 8A301.b.3.e. and rated for
operation
with a peak saturated power output greater than 5 W (37.0 dBm) at all
frequencies
exceeding 8.5 GHz up to and including 31.8 GHz;
Note 1 The status of a transistor in 8A301.b.3.a. through
8A301.b.3.e. whose rated operating frequency includes frequencies listed in more
than one frequency range, as defined by 8A301.b.3.a. through 8A301.b.3.e., is
determined by the lowest peak saturated power output threshold.
Note 2 8A301.b.3. includes bare dice, dice mounted on carriers,
or dice mounted in packages. Some discrete transistors may also be referred to
as power amplifiers, but the status of these discrete transistors is determined
by 8A301.b.3.
42. SCOMET entry 8A302.a.6 shall be substituted as under:-
' Digital data recorders having all of the following:
a. A sustained 'continuous throughput' of more than 6.4 Gbit/s to disk or
solid-state drive memory; and
b. "Signal processing" of the radio frequency signal data while it is being
recorded;'
43. SCOMET entry 8A302.d.4 . & 5. shall be substituted and a new SCOMET entry
8A302.d.6. shall be added as under:-
'4. Single sideband (SSB) phase noise, in dBc/Hz, specified as being any of the
following:
a. Less (better) than -(126+20 log10F-20 log 10f) anywhere within
the range of 10 Hz < F <10 kHz anywhere within the frequency range exceeding 3.2
GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz; or
b.Less (better) than -(206 - 201og10f) anywhere
within the range of 10 kHz < F < 100 kHz anywhere within the frequency range
exceeding 3.2 GHz but not exceeding 90 GHz;
Technical Note
In 8A302.d.4., F is the offset from the operating frequency in Hz and f is the
operating frequency in MHz.
5. An 'RF modulation bandwidth' of digital baseband signals as specified by any
of the following:
a. Exceeding 2.2 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 4.8 GHz but
not exceeding 31.8 GHz;
b. Exceeding 550 MHz within the frequency range exceeding 31.8 GHz
but not exceeding 37 GHz; or
c. Exceeding 2.2 GHz within the frequency range exceeding 37
GHz but
not exceeding 90 GHz; or
Technical Note
'RF modulation bandwidth' is the Radio Frequency (RF) bandwidth occupied by a
digitally encoded baseband signal modulated onto an RF signal. It is also
referred to as information bandwidth or vector modulation bandwidth. I/Q digital
modulation is the technical method for producing a vector-modulated RF output
signal, and that output signal is typically specified as having an 'RF
modulation bandwidth'.
6. A maximum frequency exceeding 90 GHz;
Note I For the purpose of 8A302.d, signal generators include arbitrary
waveform and function generators.
Note 2 8A302.d. does not apply to equipment in which the output frequency is
either produced by the addition or subtraction of two or more crystal oscillator
frequencies, or by an addition or subtraction followed by a multiplication of
the result.
Technical Notes
1. The maximum frequency of an arbitrary waveform or function \ generator is
calculated by dividing the sample rate, in I samples/second, by a factor of 2.5.
2. For the purposes o/8A302.d. I.a., 'pulse duration' is defined as the time
interval from the point on the leading edge that is 50% of the pulse amplitude
to the point on the trailing edge that is 50 % of the pulse amplitude.'
44. SCOMET entry 8B301.h. shall be substituted as under:-
'Multi-layer masks with a phase shift layer not specified by 8B301 .g. and
designed to be used by lithography equipment having a light source wavelength
less than 245 nm;
Note 8B301.h. does not apply to multi-layer masks with a phase shift layer designed for the fabrication of memory devices not specified by 8A301.'
45. After the SCOMET entry 8D304, a new entry 8D305 shall be added as under:-
"Software" specially designed to restore normal operation of a microcomputer,
"microprocessor microcircuit" or "microcomputer microcircuit" within 1 ms after
an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) or Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) disruption,
without loss of continuation of operation.'
46. SCOMET entry 8E501.d.4. shall be substituted as under:-
' Rated for operation with a peak saturated power output greater than 0.1 nW
(-70 dBm) at any frequency exceeding 31.8 GHz up to and including 37 GHz;'
47. Under the heading CRYPTOGRAPHIC "INFORMATION SECURITY", SCOMET
entry 8A502, shall be substituted as under:-
' "Information security" systems, equipment and components, as follows:
N.B. For "satellite navigation system " receiving equipment containing or
employing decryption see 8A705., and for related decryption "software" and "technology"see
8D705., and 8E701.
a. Designed or modified to use 'cryptography for data confidentiality' having a
'described security algorithm', where that cryptographic capability is usable,
has been activated, or can be activated by means of "cryptographic activation"
not employing a secure mechanism, as follows:
1. Items having "information security" as a primary function;
2. Digital communication or networking systems, equipment or components, not
specified in paragraph 8A502.a.1.;
3. Computers, other items having information storage or processing as a primary
function, and components therefor, not specified in paragraphs
8A502.a.l.or 8A502.a.2.;
N.B. For operating systems, see also 8D502.a. 1. and 8D502.c. 1.
4. Items, not specified in paragraphs 8A502.a.l. to a.3., where the
'cryptography for data confidentiality' having 'described security
algorithm' meets all of the following:
a. It supports a non-primary function of the item; and
b. It is performed by incorporated equipment or "software" that would, as a
standalone item, be specified by (8A502, 8A503, 8A504, 8B502, 8C5, 8D502 and
8E502)-Part 2.
Technical Notes
1. For the purposes of 8A502. a., 'cryptography for data confidentiality'
means "cryptography " that employs digital techniques and performs any
cryptographic function other than any of the following:
a. "Authentication";
b. Digital signature;
c. Data integrity;
d. Non-repudiation;
e. Digital rights management, including the execution of copy-protected
"software";
f Encryption or decryption in support of entertainment, mass commercial
broadcasts or medical records management; or
g. Key management in support of any
function described in paragraph a. to f.
above.
2. For the purposes of 8A502. a., 'described security algorithm' means any of
the following:
a. A "symmetric algorithm" employing a key length in excess of 56 bits, not
including parity bits;
b. An "asymmetric algorithm" where the security of the algorithm is based
on any of the following:
1. Factorisation of integers in excess of 512 bits (e.g., RSA);
2. Computation of discrete logarithms in a multiplicative group of a finite
field of size greater than 512 bits (e.g., Diffie-Hellman over Z/pZ); or
3. Discrete logarithms in a group other than mentioned in paragraph b.2. in
excess of 112 bits (e.g., Diffie-Hellman over an elliptic curve); or
c. An "asymmetric algorithm" where the security of the algorithm is based on any
of the following:
1. Shortest vector or closest vector problems associated with lattices (e.g.,
New Hope, Frodo, NTRUEncrypt, Kyber, Titanium);
2. Finding isogenics between Super singular elliptic curves (e.g., Supersingular
Isogeny Key Encapsulation); or
3. Decoding random codes (e.g., McEliece, Niederreiter).
Technical Note
An algorithm described by Technical Note 2.c. may be referred to as being
post-quantum, quantum-safe or quantum-resistant.
Note 1 When necessary as determined by the appropriate authority in the
exporter's country, details of items must be accessible and provided to
the authority
upon request, in order to establish any of the following:
a. Whether the item meets the criteria of 8A502. a. 1. to a. 4.; or
b. Whether the cryptographic capability for data confidentiality specified by
8A502.a. is usable without "cryptographic activation".
Note 2 8A502.a. does not apply to any of the following items, or specially designed "information security" components therefor
a. Smart cards and smart card 'readers/writers' as follows:
1. A smart card or an electronically readable personal document (e.g., token
coin, e-passport) that meets any of the following: a. The cryptographic
capability meets all of the following:
I. It is restricted for use in any of the
following:
a. Equipment or systems not described by 8A502.a. 1.
to a. 4.;
b. Equipment or systems not using 'cryptography for
data confidentiality' having 'described security
algorithm': or
c. Equipment or systems excluded from 8A502.a by
entries b. to f of this Note; and
2. It cannot be reprogrammed for any other use; or
b. Having all of the
following:
1. It is specially designed and limited to allow protection of 'personal data'
stored within;
2. Has been, or can only be, personalized for public or commercial transactions
or individual identification; and
3. Where the cryptographic capability is not use-accessible;
Technical Note
'Personal data' includes any data specific to a particular person or entity,
such as the amount of money stored and data necessary for "authentication".
2. 'Readers/writers' specially designed or modified, and limited, for
items-specified by paragraph a. 1. of this Note;
Technical Note
'Readers/writers' include equipment that communicates with smart cards or
electronically readable documents through a network.'
48. In SCOMET entry 8A502.a., after Note.2.a. and the technical note, the letters
'a. j' be deleted.
49. In SCOMET entry 8A502, after Note 2.i., the following shall be inserted as a
new Note 2.j.:
'2.j Items specially designed for a 'connected civil industry application',
meeting all of the following:
1. Being any of the following:
a. A network-capable endpoint device meeting any of
the following:
1. The "information security" functionality is limited to securing
'non-arbitrary data' or the tasks of "Operations, Administration or Maintenance"
("OAM"); or
2. The device is limited to a specific 'connected civil industry application';
or
b. Networking equipment meeting all of the following:
1. Being specially designed to communicate with the devices specified by
paragraph j.l.a. above; and
2. The "information security" functionality is limited to supporting the
'connected civil industry application' of devices specified by paragraph j.l.a.
above, or the tasks of
"OAM" of this networking equipment or of other items
specified by paragraph j. of this Note; and
2. Where the "information security" functionality
implements only published or commercial cryptographic standards, and the
cryptographic functionality cannot easily be changed by the user.
Technical Notes
1. 'Connected civil industry application' means a network-connected consumer or
civil industry application other than "information security", digital
communication, general purpose networking or computing.
2. 'Non-arbitrary data' means sensor or metering data directly related to the
stability, performance or physical measurement of a system (e.g., temperature,
pressure, flow rate, mass, volume, voltage, physical location etc.), that cannot
be changed by the user of the device'.
50. SCOMET entry 8A502.b. is substituted as under:-
'Being a 'cryptographic activation token';
Technical Note
A 'cryptographic activation token' is an item designed or modified for any of
the following:
1. Converting, by means of "cryptographic activation", an item not specified
by (8A502, 8A503, 8A504, 8B502, 8C5, 8D502 and 8E502)-Part 2 into an
item specified by 8A502.a. or 8D502.C.1, and not released by the
Cryptography Note (Note 3 in Category 8 - Part 2), or
2. Enabling, by means of "cryptographic activation", additional functionality
specified by 8A502.a. of an item already specified by (8A502, 8A503,
8A504, 8B502, 8C5, 8D502 and 8E502)-Part 2:'
51. SCOMET entry 8D502.b. is substituted as under:-
' "Software" having the characteristics of a 'cryptographic activation token'
specified by 8D502.b.'
52. SCOMET entry 8E502.b. is substituted as under:-
' "Technology" having the characteristics of a 'cryptographic activation token'
specified by 8E502.b.;'
53. SCOMET entry 8A601.a.2. is substituted as under:-
'Passive systems, equipment and specially designed components therefor, as
follows:
Note 8A601.a.2. also applies to receiving equipment, whether or not related in
normal application to separate active equipment, and specially designed
components therefor.
54. SCOMET entry 8A601.a.2.a is substituted as under:-
Hydrophones having any of the following:
Note The status of hydrophones specially designed for other equipment is
determined by the status of the other equipment.
Technical Notes
1. Hydrophones consist of one or more sensing elements producing a single
acoustic output channel. Those that contain multiple elements can be referred to
as a hydrophone group.
2. For the purposes of 8A601.a.2.a., underwater acoustic transducers designed to
operate as passive receivers are hydrophones.'
55. SCOMET entry 8A601.a.2.a.6. shall be substituted as under:
'Designed for operation at depths exceeding 1,000 m and having a 'hydrophone
sensitivity' better than -230 dB below 4 kHz;'
56. In SCOMET entry 8A603.b.4.b., Note 3.b.1. shall be substituted as under:
'Having all of the following:
Having a minimum horizontal or vertical 'Instantaneous-Field-of-View (IFOV)' of
at least 2 mrad (milliradians);'
57. In SCOMET entry 8A605, after Note 5, a new Note 6 shall be added as under:-
Note 6 For the purposes of 8A605. a. and 8A605. b., 'single transverse mode'
refers to "lasers" with a beam profile having an M2-factor of less than
1.3, while 'multiple transverse mode' refers to "lasers" with a beam profile
having an M2-factor of 1.3 or higher.'
58. SCOMET entry 8A605 shall be substituted as under:-
a. Non-"tunable" continuous wave "(CW) lasers" having any of the following:
1. Output wavelength less than 150 nm and output power exceeding 1 W;
2. Output wavelength of 150 nm or more but not exceeding 510 nm and output power
exceeding 30 W;
Note 8A605.a. 2. does not apply to Argon "lasers" having an output power equal
to or less than 50W.
3. Output wavelength exceeding 510 nm but not exceeding 540 nm and any of the
following:
a. 'Single transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 50 W; or
b. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 150 W;
4. Output wavelength exceeding 540 nm but not exceeding 800 nm and output power
exceeding 30 W;
8A605 a. 5. Output wavelength exceeding 800 nm but not exceeding 975 nm and any
of the following:
a. 'Single transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 50 W; or
b. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 80 W;
8A605 a. 6. Output wavelength exceeding 975 nm but not exceeding 1,150 nm and
any of the following:
a. 'Single transverse mode' output and any of the following:
1. Average output power exceeding 1,000 W; or
2. Having all of the following:
a. Average output power exceeding 500 W; and
b. Spectral bandwidth less than 40 GHz; or
b. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and any of the following:
1. 'Wall-plug efficiency' exceeding 18% and output power exceeding 1000 W;or
2. Output power exceeding 2 kW;
Note 1 8A605.a.6.b. does not apply to 'multiple transverse mode',
industrial "lasers"with output power exceeding 2 kW and not exceeding 6 kW with
a total mass greater than 1,200 kg. For the purpose of this note, total mass
includes all components required to operate the "laser", e.g., "laser", power
supply, heat exchanger, but excludes external optics for beam conditioning or
delivery.
Note 2
8A605 a.6.b. does not apply to 'multiple transverse mode',
industrial "lasers" having any of the following:
a. (Reserved)
b. Output power exceeding 1 kW but not exceeding 1.6 kW and having a BPP
exceeding 1.25 mm*mrad;
c. Output power exceeding 1.6 kW but not exceeding 2.5 kW
and having a BPP exceeding 1.7 mm*mrad;
d. Output power exceeding 2.5 kW but not exceeding 3.3 kW
and having a BPP exceeding 2.5 mm*mrad;
e. Output power exceeding 3.3 kW but not exceeding 6 kW and
having a BPP exceeding 3.5 mm*mrad;
f. (Reserved)
g. (Reserved)
h. Output power exceeding 6 kW but not exceeding 8 kW and
having a BPP exceeding 12 mm*mrad; or
i. Output power exceeding 8 kW but not exceeding 10 kW and
having a BPP exceeding 24 mm*mrad;
Technical Note
For the purpose of 8A605.a.6.b., Note 2.a., 'brightness' is defined as the
output power of the "laser" divided by the squared Beam Parameter Product (BPP),
i.e, (output power)/BPP2.
Technical Note
Wall-plug efficiency' is defined as the ratio of "laser" output power (or
"average output power") to total electrical input power required to operate the
"laser", including the power supply/conditioning and thermal conditioning/heat
exchanger.
8A605 a.7. Output wavelength exceeding 1,150 nm but not exceeding 1,555 nm and any of the
following:
a. 'Single transverse mode' and output power exceeding 50 W; or
b. 'Multiple transverse mode' and output power exceeding 80 W; or
8A605 a.8. Output wavelength exceeding 1,555 nm but not exceeding 1,850 nm, and output
power exceeding 1 W;
8A605 a.9. Output wavelength exceeding 1,850 nm but not exceeding 2,100 nm, and any of the
following:
a. 'Single transverse mode' and output power exceeding 1 W; or
b. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and output power exceeding 120 W; or
8A605 a.10. Output wavelength exceeding 2,100 nm and output power exceeding 1 W;
8A605 b. Non-"tunable" "pulsed lasers" having any of the following: 1. Output wavelength
less than 150 nm and any of the following:
a. Output energy exceeding 50 mJ per
pulse and "peak power" exceeding 1 W; or
b. "Average output power" exceeding 1 W;
2. Output wavelength of 150 nm or more
but not exceeding 510 nm and any of the following:
a. Output energy exceeding 1.5 J per pulse and "peak
power" exceeding 30W; or
b. "Average output power" exceeding 30 W;
Note 8A605. b. 2. b does not apply to Argon "lasers " having an "average output
power" equal to or less than 50 W.
8A605 b. 3. Output wavelength exceeding 510 nm but not exceeding 540 nm and any
of the following:
a. 'Single transverse mode' output and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 1.5 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 50nW;
or
2. "Average output power" exceeding 50 W; or
b. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 1.5 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 150 W;or
2. "Average output power" exceeding 150 W;
8A605 b. 4. Output wavelength exceeding 540 nm but not exceeding 800 nm and any
of the following:
a. "Pulse duration" less than 1 ps and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 0.005 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 5GW;or
2. "Average output power" exceeding 20 W; or
b. "Pulse duration" equal to or exceeding 1 ps and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 1.5 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 30 W; or
2. "Average output power" exceeding 30 W;
8A605 b. 5. Output wavelength exceeding 800 nm but not exceeding 975 nm and any
of the following:
a. "Pulse duration" less than 1 ps and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 0.005 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 5 GW;
or
2. 'Single transverse mode' output and "average output power" exceeding 20 W;
b. "Pulse duration" equal to or exceeding 1 ps and not exceeding 1 us and any of
the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 0.5 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 50 W;
2. 'Single transverse mode' output and "average output power" exceeding 20 W;or
3. Multiple transverse mode' output and "average output power" exceeding 50 W;or
c 'Pulse duration" exceeding 1 us and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 2 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 50 W;
2. Single transverse mode' output and "average output power" exceeding 50 W;or
3. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and "average output power" exceeding 80 W;
8A605 b. 6. Output wavelength exceeding 975 nm but not exceeding 1,150 nm and
any of the following:
a. "Pulse duration" of less than 1 ps, and any of the following:
1. Output "peak power" exceeding 2 GW per pulse;
2. "Average output power" exceeding 30 W; or
3. Output energy exceeding 0.002 J per pulse;
b. "Pulse duration" equal to or exceeding 1 ps and less than 1 ns, and any of
the following:
1. Output "peak power" exceeding 5 GW per pulse;
2. "Average output power" exceeding 50 W; or
3. Output energy exceeding 0.1 J per pulse;
c 'Pulse duration" equal to or exceeding 1 ns but not exceeding 1 ms and any of
the following:
1. 'Single transverse mode' output and any of the following:
a. "Peak power" exceeding 100 MW;
b. "Average output power" exceeding 20 W limited by design to
a maximum pulse repetition frequency less than or equal to 1
kHz;
c. 'Wall-plug efficiency' exceeding 12%, "average output power"
exceeding 100 W and capable of operating at a pulse
repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz;
d. "Average output power" exceeding 150 W and capable of
operating at a pulse repetition frequency greater than 1 kHz; or
e. Output energy exceeding 2 J per pulse; or
8A605 b. 6. c. 2. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and any of the following:
a. "Peak power" exceeding 400 MW;
b. 'Wall-plug efficiency' exceeding 18% and "average output power"
exceeding 500 W;
c. "Average output power" exceeding 2 kW; or
d. Output energy exceeding 4 J per pulse; or
8A605 b. 6. d. "Pulse duration" exceeding 1 us and any of the following:
1. 'Single transverse mode' output and any of the following:
a. "Peak power" exceeding 500 kW;
b. 'Wall-plug efficiency1 exceeding 12% and "average output
power" exceeding 100 W; or
c. "Average output power" exceeding 150 W; or
2. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and any of the following:
a. "Peak power" exceeding 1 MW;
b. 'Wall-plug efficiency' exceeding 18% and "average output power"
exceeding 500 W; or
c. "Average output power" exceeding 2 kW;
8A605 b. 7. Output wavelength exceeding 1,150 nm but not exceeding 1,555 nm, and
any of the following:
a. "Pulse duration" not exceeding 1 us and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 0.5 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 50 W;
2. 'Single transverse mode' output and "average output power"
exceeding 20 W; or
3. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and "average output
power" exceeding 50 W; or
b. "Pulse duration" exceeding 1 μs and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 2 J per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 50 W;
2. 'Single transverse mode' output and "average output power"
exceeding 50 W; or
3. 'Multiple transverse mode' output and "average output power" exceeding 80 W;
or
8A605 b. 8. Output wavelength exceeding 1,555 nm but not exceeding 1,850 nm, and
any of the following:
a. Output energy exceeding 100 mJ per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 1 W;
or
b. "Average output power" exceeding 1 W;
8A605 b. 9. Output wavelength exceeding 1,850 nm but not exceeding 2,100 nm, and
any of the following:
a. 'Single transverse mode' and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 100 mJ per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 1 W; or
2. "Average output power" exceeding 1 W; or
b. 'Multiple transverse mode' and any of the following:
1. Output energy exceeding 100 mJ per pulse and "peak power" exceeding 10 kW;or
2. "Average output power" exceeding 120 W; or
59. SCOMET entry 8A605.d.1.b. shall be substituted as under:-
' Individual multiple-transverse mode semiconductor "lasers" having any of the
following:
1. Wavelength of less than 1,400 nm and average or CW output power, exceeding 15
W;
2. Wavelength equal to or greater than 1,400 nm and less than 1,900 nm and
average or CW output power, exceeding 2.5 W; or
3. Wavelength equal to or greater than 1,900 nm and average or CW output power,
exceeding 1 W;'
60. SCOMET entry 8B602 shall be substituted as under:-
' Masks and reticles, specially designed for optical sensors specified by
8A602.a.1.b. or 8A602.a.1.d.'
61. SCOMET entry 8A702 shall be substituted as under:-
'Gyros or angular rate sensors, having any of the following and specially
designed components therefor:
N.B. For angular or rotational accelerometers, see 8A 701.b.
a. Specified to function at linear acceleration levels less than or equal to 100
g and having any of the following:
1. An angular rate range of less than 500 degrees per second and having any of
the following:
a. A "bias" "stability" of less (better) than 0.5 degree per hour,
when measured in a 1 g environment over a period of one
month, and with respect to a fixed calibration
value; or
b. An "angle random walk" of less (better) than or
equal to 0.0035 degree per square root hour; or
Note 8A702.a.1.b. does not apply to "spinning mass gyros".
8 A702. a. 2. An angular rate range greater than or equal to 500 degrees
per second and having any of the following:
a. A "bias" "stability" of less (better) than 4 degrees per hour, when measured
in a 1 g environment over a period of three minutes, and with respect to a fixed
calibration value; or
8A702. a. 2. b. An "angle random walk" of less (better) than or
equal to 0.1 degree per square root hour; or
Note 8A 702. a. 2. b. does not apply to "spinning mass gyros ".
8A702. b. Specified to function at linear acceleration levels exceeding 100 g.'
62. The SCOMET entry 8A703 shall be substituted as under:-
'Inertial measurement equipment or systems', having any of the following:
Note 1 'Inertial measurement equipment or systems' incorporate accelerometers or
gyroscopes to measure changes in velocity and orientation in order to determine
or maintain heading or position without requiring an external reference once
aligned. 'Inertial measurement equipment or systems' include:
-Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRSs);
-Gyrocompasses:
-Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs);
-Inertial Navigation Systems (INSs);
-Inertial
Reference Systems (IRSs);
-Inertial Reference Units (IRUs).
Note 2 8A703 does not apply to 'inertial measurement equipment or systems' which
are certified for use on "civil aircraft" by civil aviation authorities of one
or more Wassenaar Arrangement Participating States.
Technical Note
'Positional aiding references' independently provide position, and include:
a. "Satellite navigation system";
b. "Data-Based Referenced Navigation " ("DBRN").'
63. The SCOMET entry 8A705 shall be substituted as under:-
' "Satellite navigation system" receiving equipment having any of the following
and specially designed components therefor:
N.B. For equipment specially designed for military use, see 6A011. '
64. SCOMET entry 8A705 shall be substituted as under:-
'a. Employing a decryption algorithm specially designed or modified for
government use to access the ranging code for position and time; or
b. Employing 'adaptive antenna systems'.
Note 8A705.&. does not apply to "satellite navigation system"
receiving equipment that only uses components designed to filter, switch, or
combine signals from multiple omni-directional antennae that do not implement
adaptive antenna techniques.
Technical Note
For the purposes of 8A705.b 'adaptive antenna systems' dynamically generate one
or more spatial nulls in an antenna array pattern by signal processing in the
time domain or frequency domain.'
65. SCOMET entry 8A703.b. shall be substituted as under:-
' "Source code" for hybrid integrated systems which improves the operational
performance or reduces the navigational error of systems to the level specified
by 8A703. or 8A708. by continuously combining heading data with any of the
following:
1. Doppler radar or sonar velocity data;
2. "Satellite navigation system" reference data; or
3. Data from "Data-Based Referenced Navigation" ("DBRN") systems;'
66. SCOMET entry 8D705 shall be substituted as under:-
' "Software" specially designed to decrypt "satellite navigation system" ranging
code designed for government use.'
67. SCOMET entry 8A801.c. shall be substituted as under:-
'Unmanned submersible vehicles, as follows:
1. Unmanned submersible vehicles having any of the following:
a. Designed for deciding a course relative to any geographical reference
without real-time human assistance;
b. Acoustic data or command link; or
c. Optical data or command link exceeding 1,000 m;
2. Unmanned submersible vehicles, not specified in 8A801c.1., having all of
the following:
a. Designed to operate with a tether;
b. Designed to operate at depths exceeding 1,000 m; and
c. Having any of the following:
1. Designed for self-propelled manoeuvre using propulsion motors or thrusters
specified by 8A802.a.2.; or
2. Fibre optic data link;'
68. SCOMET entry 8A801.d. shall be substituted as under:-
'(Reserved)'
69. SCOMET entry 8A802.d. shall be substituted as under:-
' Underwater vision systems having all of the following:
1. Specially designed or modified for remote operation with an underwater
vehicle; and
2. Employing any of the following techniques to minimise the effects of back
scatter:
a. Range-gated illuminators; or
b. Range-gated laser systems;'
70. SCOMET entry 8B8 shall be substituted as under:-
' 8B8 MARINE (TEST, INSPECTION AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT)
8B801 Water tunnels designed to have a background noise of less than
100 dB (reference 1 μPa, 1 Hz) within the frequency range exceeding 0 Hz but not
exceeding 500 Hz and designed for measuring acoustic fields generated by a
hydro-flow around propulsion system models.'
71. SCOMET entry 8A904 shall be substituted as under:-
'Space launch vehicles, "spacecraft", "spacecraft buses", "spacecraft payloads",
"spacecraft" on-board systems or equipment, terrestrial equipment, and
air-launch platforms, as under:-
a. Space launch vehicles;
b. "Spacecraft";
c. "Spacecraft buses";
d. "Spacecraft payloads" incorporating items specified by 8A301 .b. 1 .a.4.,
8A302.g.,
8A501.a.l., 8A501.b.3., 8A502.C, 8A502.e., 8A602.a.1., 8A602.a.2.,
8A602.2.b.,
8A602.2.d., 8A603.b., 8A604.4.C, 8A604.e., 8A608.d., 8A608.e.,
8A608.k., 8A608.1. or 8A910.C.;
e. On-board systems or equipment, specially designed for "spacecraft" and having
any of the following functions:
1. 'Command and telemetry data handling';
Note For the purpose of 8A904.e.1, 'command and telemetry data handling'
includes bus data management, storage, and processing.
2. 'Payload data handling'; or
Note For the purpose of 8A904.e.2., 'payload data handling' includes payload
data management, storage, and processing.
3. 'Attitude and orbit control';
Note For the purpose of 8A904.e.3., 'attitude and orbit control' includes
sensing and actuation to determine and control the position and orientation of a
"spacecraft".
N.B. For equipment specially designed for military use, see 6A011.c.
8A904.f. Terrestrial equipment specially designed for "spacecraft", as follows:
1. Telemetry and telecommand equipment specially designed for any of the
following data processing functions:
a. Telemetry data processing of frame synchronisation and error corrections,
for monitoring of operational status (also known as health and safe status)
of the
"spacecraft bus"; or
b. Command data processing for formatting command data being sent to the
"spacecraft" to control the "spacecraft bus";
2. Simulators specially designed for 'verification of operational procedures' of
"spacecraft".
Technical Note
For the purposes of 8A904.f.2., 'verification of operational procedures' is any
of the following:
1. Command sequence confirmation;
2. Operational training;
3. Operational rehearsals; or
4. Operational analysis
8A904.g. "Aircraft" specially designed or modified to be air-launch platforms
for space launch vehicles.'
72. SCOMET entry 8A910.d. shall be substituted as under:-
'Pulsed liquid rocket engines with thrust-to-weight ratios equal to or more than
1 kN/kg and a 'response time' of less than 30 ms.
Technical Note
For the purposes of 8A910.d., 'response time' is the time required to achieve
90% of total rated thrust from start-up'
73. SCOMET entry 8B901 shall be substituted as
under:-
'Manufacturing equipment, tooling or fixtures, as follows:
a. Directional solidification or single crystal casting equipment designed for
"superalloys";
b. Casting tooling, specially designed for manufacturing gas turbine engine
blades, vanes or "tip shrouds", manufactured from refractory metals or ceramics,
as follows:
1. Cores;
2. Shells (moulds);
3. Combined core and shell (mould) units;
c. Directional-solidification or single-crystal additive-manufacturing
equipment, specially designed for manufacturing gas turbine engine blades, vanes
or "tip shrouds".'
74. SCOMET entry 8E903.a.7. shall be substituted as under:-
(Reserved)
2. The complete Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule- 2 of lTC (HS)
Classification of Export and Import Items, 2018 would be made available on the
web-portal of DGFT under heading Policies and Sub-heading SCOMET (http://dgft.gov.in/scomet).
3. This Notification shall come into force after 90 days of the issue of this
Notification.
4. Effect of this Notification:-
Appendix 3 (SCOMET Items) to Schedule - 2 of ITC (HS) Classification of Export
and Import Items, 2018 has been amended.
(Alol Vardhan Chaturvedi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary, Government of India
E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F.No. 01/91/171/37/AM10/EC )