On 07/08/11 20:42, Michael Watterson wrote:
> I think it only means you can't sell direct to Iran, North Korea etc?
> AND only applies if the company or parts deals with Embargoed Items?

Dual Use is where it gets interesting.

One of my designs uses an FPGA, which DigiKey reported as covered by US=20
export control restrictions. The UK distributor reported it as "DU/ER":=20
Dual Use, Export Restricted.

I ended up contacting the BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and=20
Skills) who handle UK Export Licensing, then did two things:
   * I requested a formal review of the device, and which export regs=20
applied. This took six weeks.
   * In the meantime, I got an export license which would allow me to=20
export the device to any EU Member State, the USA, Canada, Japan,=20
Australia or New Zealand. This took just over a week.

I was eventually told that the final device wasn't covered by UK export=20
control regs, but am still sticking to the rules stated in the export=20
license (which is still in effect).

The only thing I have to do is confirm that the final destination=20
address is one of the countries on the export license, and keep some=20
form of proof of the final address (I've been keeping the Post Office=20
receipts, which include the delivery address, and the packing=20
lists/invoices).

> I'm curious. Maybe someone else on the list can clarify. A very few US
> companies asked me to agree a disclaimer that I wasn't a Terrorist,
> Making Nukes, or dealing with Iran, North Korea etc.

DigiKey always play Twenty Questions with me. Doesn't matter what I=20
order, it can be a box of connectors or capacitors, and they'll still ask.

Mouser never ask. Or they've never asked me... they probably would if I=20
ordered FPGAs from them (which I would, if they stocked the Altera=20
Cyclone II 2C8).

Farnell tell you if something's export-controlled (the faster chips in=20
the Xilinx XC9500XL CPLD series are, because their I/O toggle rate is=20
over 100MHz). You have to check the Packing List though, it's not=20
published on the website (but they do give you the export-control codes=20
so you can look it up on SPIRE).

If it wasn't for the huge gulf in price between Farnell and DigiKey, I'd=20
just go to Farnell... the effort I have to go through to get a DigiKey=20
order authorised makes any order less than =A3200 or so a total waste of=20
time for me.

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Phil.
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