Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System

Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System(CCATS) is an alpha-numeric code 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.

Guidelines for requesting commodity classification can be found here Some companies having CCATS and ECCN for their Products are Microsoft, Red Hat, Cisco etc.

External links

• Novell
• Red Hat
  • MozillaWiki on Firefox ECCN and export controls
• SUN
• IBM
• Microsoft
• IPSwitch
• CISCO

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