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Export information on Sophos products

Customers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the import regulations of their country to ensure compliance with their specific regulations and to ensure timely delivery of Sophos products they may purchase.

Some Sophos products are subject to export restrictions because they include encryption technology.

Sophos products are subject to US export regulations when they are exported from the US. In the United States, a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce known as the Bureau of Industry and Security regulates exports through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). These regulations spell out the export restrictions on a wide variety of goods, software, and technologies. Sophos products are not permitted to be exported to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or Sudan, but may be exported to other countries subject to the applicable import regulations of such country. The US export classifications for the Sophos products are set out in Table 1 below.

Note also that Sophos LTD is registered under the recent US Encryption Registration program. Sophos's registrant number is R100018.

See the following URLs for more information on US export regulations:
www.bis.doc.gov/policiesandregulations/
www.access.gpo.gov/bis/

Various Sophos products, as required, have also been classified in accordance UK export controls under the Community General Export Authorisation (CGEA) and Open Individual Export Licences (OIEL) as noted in Table 2 below and such classifications apply when Sophos products are exported from the UK.

See the following URL for more information on UK export controls:
www.berr.gov.uk/europeandtrade/strategic-export-control/

The following information may be required for shipping documentation, record keeping, or post-shipment reporting related to the listed Sophos products:

Table 1

Sophos Product ECCN1 License Exception2 CCATS3
Software
Sophos Anti-Spam Interface (SASI) 5D002 (C.1) ENC (unrestricted) G076251
Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) for Mac 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G076252
Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) for UNIX 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G076252
Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) for Linux 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G076252
Sophos Anti-Virus Interface (SAVI) 5D002 (C.1) ENC (unrestricted) G076251
Sophos Computer Security Scan 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G079727
Sophos Endpoint Security & Control 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G076250
Sophos Endpoint Security & Data Protection 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G076250
Sophos for Microsoft SharePoint 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G076094
Sophos NAC Advanced 5D002 (C) ENC (unrestricted) G076250
Sophos PureMessage for Exchange 5D992 (B) N/A (mass market) G079729
Sophos PureMessage for UNIX 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G076094
Sophos PureMessage for Lotus Domino 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G076094
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G077275
Sophos SafeGuard Easy 5D992 (C) N/A (mass market) G077275
Sophos SafeGuard LAN Crypt 5D992 N/A (mass market) N/A
Sophos SafeGuard MailGateway 5D992 N/A (mass market) N/A
Sophos SafeGuard PortProtector 5D992 N/A (NLR) N/A
Sophos SafeGuard PrivateCrypto 5D992 N/A (mass market) N/A
Sophos SafeGuard PrivateDisk 5D992 N/A (mass market) N/A
Sophos SafeGuard RemovableMedia 5D992 N/A (mass market) N/A
Sophos Virtual Email Appliance 5D992 N/A (mass market) N/A
Appliances
Sophos Email Appliance ES100 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G078960
Sophos Email Appliance ES1000 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G050803
Sophos Email Appliance ES1100 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G073773
Sophos Email Appliance ES4000 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G043583
Sophos Email Appliance ES5000 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G068377
Sophos Email Appliance ES8000 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G068377
Sophos Management Appliance SM2000 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G068809
Sophos Management Appliance SM5000 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G070752
Sophos Web Appliance WS100 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G078960
Sophos Web Appliance WS500 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G068810
Sophos Web Appliance WS1000 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G051630
Sophos Web Appliance WS1100 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G068809
Sophos Web Appliance WS5000 5A002 (A.1) ENC (unrestricted) G138827

Table 2

Sophos Product Control Entry4 ECO Reference No.
Sophos Anti-Spam Interface (SASI) 5D002c1 ERE2009/003981
Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) for Mac 5D002c1 ERE2009/003971
Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) for UNIX 5D002c1 ERE2009/003971
Sophos Anti-Virus (SAV) for Linux 5D002c1 ERE2009/003971
Sophos Anti-Virus Interface (SAVI) 5D002c1 ERE2009/003981
Sophos Endpoint Security & Control 5D002c1 ERE2009/003966
Sophos Endpoint Security & Data Protection 5D002c1 ERE2009/003966
Sophos for Microsoft SharePoint NLR ERE2009/003881
Sophos NAC Advanced 5D002c1 ERE2009/003966
Sophos PureMessage for Exchange NLR ERE2009/003881
Sophos PureMessage for UNIX NLR ERE2009/003881
Sophos PureMessage for Lotus Domino NLR ERE2009/003881
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise NLR ERE2009/002227
Sophos SafeGuard Easy NLR ERE2009/002227
  1. ECCN
    Export Control Classification Number assigned by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Commerce Control List (CCL). This is the fundamental designation indicating the level of control for an item.

    5A002 (Information Security) Software containing cryptography which is not controlled under the Cryptography Note of the EAR.

    Please review the current Commerce Control List Overview and the Country Chart for up to date information on the current countries to which exports are restricted for the referenced ECCNs. As of November 2009, mass market items may be exported without a license to any destination, except to embargoed/sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria) or to prohibited end-users or for prohibited end-uses.
  2. License Exception ENC
    Sophos received a License Exception from the U.S. Department of Commerce for each of the appliance products after submitting each to a one-time significant technical review by the National Security Agency (NSA). "Unrestricted"" in the above column indicates that the software is eligible for "ENC" under Sections 740.17(a) and 740.17(b)(3) of the EAR. See the following URL for further information on the ENC License Exception: http://www.bis.doc.gov/encryption/lechart1.htm
  3. CCATS (Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System)
    This is the code number assigned by BIS to products that it has classified against the CCL.
  4. NLR
    This abbreviation indicates that UK Export Control Organization ("ECO") has indicated that the product does not require a license for export from the UK ("No License Required").