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Quantum Cryptography Export Control: EAR, ITAR, and UK Export Control

Navigating EAR, ITAR, and UK export control obligations for quantum cryptographic hardware and software.

Full day (6 hours)
Certificate on completion

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BHO Legal
Census
QSP
IONQ - ID Quantique
Patero
Entopya
Belden
Atlant3D
Zenith Studio
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GQI
Upperside Conferences
Austrade
Arrise Innovations
CyberRST
Triarii Research
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Entrust
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Course Overview

For export compliance officers, legal counsel, and technology transfer managers at quantum technology firms. Covers ECCN classification of QKD hardware, QRNG devices, and PQC software under EAR; ITAR applicability to quantum defence applications; UK Strategic Export Control Lists; and the Wassenaar Arrangement treatment of quantum cryptography.

Curriculum

Course content is structured into sessions below. Each session is configurable to your organisation's environment, threat model, and objectives.

# Session Topics
1 Export Control Fundamentals for Quantum Technologies Why quantum cryptography sits at the intersection of multiple control regimes
2 US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Quantum Cryptography ECCN classifications, licence exceptions, and deemed export rules
  • ECCN 5A002, 5D002, 5E002: how QKD hardware, QRNG devices, and PQC software are classified
  • Licence Exception ENC (Section 740.17): eligibility criteria for quantum cryptographic products
  • Deemed export rules: when sharing quantum cryptography research with foreign nationals triggers EAR
Break
3 ITAR and Quantum Defence Applications United States Munitions List categories and quantum technology overlap
  • USML Category XI (military electronics) and Category XIII (auxiliary military equipment): where quantum sensors and QKD for military comms fall
  • Commodity jurisdiction determinations: how to assess whether a quantum product is EAR or ITAR controlled
  • ITAR brokering rules for international quantum defence collaborations (AUKUS, Five Eyes, NATO DIANA)
4 Interactive Demonstration: Export Classification Walkthrough Full-day format only
  • Classifying a commercial QKD system: working through the ECCN decision tree with a real product specification
  • Preparing a commodity jurisdiction request for a dual-use quantum sensing device
  • Drafting an Internal Compliance Programme (ICP) checklist for a quantum technology exporter
Break
5 UK Strategic Export Control Lists and Wassenaar Arrangement European and multilateral dimensions of quantum export control
  • UK Strategic Export Control Lists: Category 5 Part 2 (Information Security) treatment of QKD and PQC
  • EU Dual-Use Regulation (2021/821): how quantum technologies map to Annex I categories
  • Wassenaar Arrangement: the 2023-2024 updates adding quantum computing and QKD to the control list
6 Compliance Frameworks and Practical Risk Management Building export control programmes for quantum technology organisations
  • Internal Compliance Programme design: the seven elements recommended by BIS and ECJU
  • End-use and end-user screening for quantum technology transfers
  • Academic research exemptions and their limits: fundamental research exclusion versus applied quantum engineering
7 Q&A and Compliance Planning

Designed and Delivered By

Training courses are designed and delivered by QSECDEF in collaboration with subject specialists. All instructors have direct experience in quantum technologies and security.

QD

Quantum Security Defence

Course design and delivery

QSECDEF brings expertise in post-quantum cryptography, quantum computing strategy, and defence-grade security assessment. Our membership spans 900+ organisations and 1,500+ professionals working at the intersection of quantum technologies and critical infrastructure security.

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