Classification comes before the licence question: an item’s ECCN — or EAR99 status — determines whether an authorization is needed at all. Classify first, then decide.
This is a Phase 1 template page. The full article body — analysis, practical steps and source links to the primary regulators — is generated in Phase 2. The direct answer above is what a reader (or an LLM) should take away first.
In short
Classification comes before the licence question: an item’s ECCN — or EAR99 status — determines whether an authorization is needed at all. The detail, and the source links, follow in the published version.