The first U.S. export made under License Exception STA took place in July and included products controlled under Category 6 (sensors and lasers), and arrived without incident to its European destination. This transaction would have previously required an export license from BIS if License Exception STA would not have been available.
License Exception STA authorizes exports of items in specific Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) on the Commerce Control List without a license to the following 36 countries:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
For certain ECCNs involving less sensitive items, software and technology, the following eight additional countries are eligible for license exception STA shipments:
Albania, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Malta, Singapore, South Africa, and Taiwan.


