Exporting LumenVox Software

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is a licensing, regulatory, and enforcement agency that advances U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system and by promoting continued U.S. strategic technology leadership and a strong defense industrial base. BIS administers and enforces the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), which regulate the export and reexport of commercial commodities and technology, as well as less sensitive military items. BIS has a team of special enforcement agents and analysts, singularly focused on enforcing export control regulations. The special agents are located in offices in nine major U.S. cities and in six major economic hubs abroad.

In 2009, the President announced the Export Control Reform (ECR) Initiative, a comprehensive policy reform effort aimed at updating the Nation's export control system; BIS has been part of the interagency effort. ECR strengthens our national security and enhances the competitiveness of key U.S. manufacturing and technology sectors by: (1) improving our interoperability with our close friends and allies; (2) strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base by reducing the current incentives for foreign manufacturers to "design out" controlled U.S.-origin parts; (3) focusing our limited resources on the threats that matter most; and (4) easing the licensing burden on U.S. exporters.

A key in determining whether an export license is needed from the Department of Commerce is knowing whether the item you intend to export has a specific Export Control Classification Number (ECCN). The ECCN is an alpha-numeric code, e.g., 3A001, that describes the item and indicates licensing requirements. All ECCNs are listed in the Commerce Control List (CCL) (Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 of the EAR) which is available on the Government Printing Office website. The CCL is divided into ten broad categories, and each category is further subdivided into five product groups.

All LumenVox Software is designated as EAR99

EAR99 items generally consist of consumer goods and do not require a license in many situations. You are not allowed to export an EAR99 item to an embargoed country, to an end-user of concern, or in support of a prohibited end-use and are required to obtain a license. Other than these basic limitations, you are free to export EAR99 products and have little to no reporting requirement.

The classification assigned to all LumenVox software products falls under the following ECCN:

• EAR99 - Not controlled by other categories, but subject to EAR

Customers and partners who proceed with the export of a LumemVox product may use the ECCN provided by LumemVox to complete the Automated Export System (AES) or other documentation required for the export operation.

The following table indicates the corresponding ECCN and CCATS designations for all LumenVox products and packages.