Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System
CCATS. What does CCATS stand for? CCATS means "Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System". CCATS number is assigned by BIS to products that it has classified against the Export Administration Regulations[EAR]. Software companies provides the CCATS number because some encryption exports require the exporter to make post-shipment reporting to BIS on a bi-annual basis and the CCATS number is amongst one of the mandatory elements required for reporting. It is somewhat like ECCN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_Control_Classification_Number)
Some companies having CCATS and ECCN for their Products are Microsoft, Redhat, Cisco etc.
External links
Novell
Redhat
SUN
IBM
Microsoft
IPSwitch
CISCO
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--Ujjwal wadhawan 10:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)