The rule says for less powerful ICs (ECCN 3A090.b, as well as certain 3A090.a commodities) BIS provides license exception NAC for destinations in D:1, D:4 or D:5, with use requiring pre-notification of the export or reexport to Macau or a D:5 destination.

The exact words it rests on

(as described in ECCN 3A090.b, as well as certain 3A090.a commodities) BIS is providing license exception NAC for destinations in Country Groups D:1, D:4, or D:5, but use of such license exception will require pre-notification of the export or reexport to Macau or a destination specified in Country Group D:5.

What the source said when we opened it, on 14 Nov 2026.

The source

Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items (interim final rule, 88 FR 73458)
Bureau of Industry and Security (Federal Register) · 2023-10-25

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