OVERVIEW
Cisco's Restricted encryption solutions and products may be delivered to a wide variety of end-users and destinations without having to apply for an individual export license. Cisco's Unrestricted solutions and products may be delivered to most end users worldwide without a licensing requirement. Both Cisco's Restricted and Unrestricted solutions and products have undergone a one-time review by the United States Government and qualify for license exception "ENC" (15 CFR Part 740.17). Cisco's mass market solutions and products have also been reviewed by the U.S. Government. Mass Market solutions and products normally do not require a license and are exported under the designation “NLR.”
Cisco solutions and products containing 64 bit or less encryption may be delivered to most end users worldwide except to entities or end users in the following countries - Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
All transactions must undergo a compliance check to ensure that none of the parties to an order are listed on the United States Government's Entities List.
CIVILIAN - RESTRICTED ENCRYPTION AND UNRESTRICTED
Cisco 's strong encryption solutions may be exported or re-exported to most civilian/commercial end-users located in all territories except the embargoed destinations and countries designated as supporting terrorist activities. These countries listed in Part 746 of the EAR as embargoed destinations requiring a license are Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.
GOVERNMENT - RESTRICTED ENCRYPTION
Government entities not located in the countries listed below would require US export license in order to obtain non-retail strong encryption items. Please see Cisco's license application at http://www.cisco.com/wwl/export/forms/form_license.html.
Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.
Before completing a license application please ensure the end user does not qualify under one of the license exemption categories at the following URL -
http://www.cisco.com/wwl/export/crypto/tool/government.html
GOVERNMENT - UNRESTRICTED ENCRYPTION
Cisco 's Unrestricted strong encryption solutions may be exported or re-exported to most government end-users located in all territories except the embargoed destinations and countries designated as supporting terrorist activities. These countries listed in Part 746 of the EAR as embargoed destinations requiring a license are Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria
CIVILIAN or GOVERNMENT – (64 BIT OR LESS)
64 bit or less encryption may be delivered to government, civilian, military and commercial end users around the world except to entities or end users in the following countries - Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.
DELIVERY, IMPORT, AND USE
Delivery of Cisco cryptographic products does not imply third-party authority to import, distribute or use restricted and non-restricted encryption.
- Importers, distributors, customers and users are responsible for compliance with U.S. and local country export laws and regulations.
- Cisco strongly recommends that importers, distributors, and users investigate such regulations prior to encryption product deployment
- Cisco encourages customers to contact their local freight forwarder, consultant or an attorney with knowledge of international export requirements.
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The Crypto Law Survey (http://rechten.uvt.nl/koops/cryptolaw/) is one unofficial information resource for international encryption laws.
