Dual-use Items

Dual-use items are goods, software, technology and documents which can be used for both civil and military applications and is often referred to as 'controlled'. It covers the majority of IT equipment - namely the Networking, Voice, Security and Storage arena that has a data transfer and data analysis function. Dual Use items, by international customs law must be tracked to ensure it goes to legitimate consignee and therefore requires import licenses. This applies to ECCN numbers 5Axxx and 4Axxx for the technology sector.