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Export & Foreign Trade Control Compliance: MontaVista® Linux®


MontaVista complies with the laws and regulations governing export and foreign trade controls and expects its employees, distributors, and those who handle its products to do the same. Any person or entity exporting or re-exporting MontaVista products via any means, including electronic transfer, must comply with all applicable US laws and regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, Foreign Assets Controls, and U.S. Anti-Boycott Regulations as well as the applicable laws of host countries.

The Bureau of Industry and Security's FAQs on exports can be found at www.bis.doc.gov/exportlicensingqanda.htm.

MontaVista's Products which are subject to the Export Administration Regulations are submitted to the U.S. export control agency, BIS, for classification. A matrix of those classifications including the ECCN and CCATS, updated as of September 2010 are (for informational purposes only):

Product Name ECCN ECN Type CCATS / ERN Date Issued
MontaVista Linux HHL Professional Edition 2.1 5D002(A) Unrestricted** G022589 15-Nov-01
MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.1 5D002(C.1) Unrestricted** G038059 27-Jan-05
MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 4.0 5D002(C.1) Unrestricted** G046485 26-Jan-06
MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 5.0 5D002(C.1) Unrestricted** G057214 03-Aug-07
MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition 3.1 5D002(C.1) Unrestricted** G038059 27-Jan-05
MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 3.1 5D002(C.1) Restricted* G038059 27-Jan-05
MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 4.0 5D002(C.1) Restricted* G043699 13-Sep-05
MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 5.0 5D002(C.1) Restricted* G058876 22-Dec-07
MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 5.1 5D002(C.1) Restricted G058876 22-Dec-07
MontaVista Mobilinux 4.0 5D002(C.1) Unrestricted** G045406 28-Nov-05
MontaVista Mobilinux 4.1 5D002(C.1) Unrestricted** G058726 01-Nov-07
MontaVista Mobilinux 5.0 5D002(C.1) Unrestricted** G062461 10-Apr-08
MontaVista Linux 6 5D002(C.1) Unrestricted** G079137 17-Mar-10

  • * ENC (restricted) - Product may require a license to export
  • ** ENC (unrestricted) - Product can be exported without an additional license, but subject to prohibitions on exports to denied countries, entities, and persons.


For questions regarding this information or MontaVista's Export Compliance policies and procedures contact: legal@mvista.com

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