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0 pointsmwint3y ago0 comments

Does ITAR present an impediment even if it’s manufactured and sold in the US?

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You can't take it out of country without an export license- Someone else will have to comment on the process of doing that so they can take their camera on vacation or something

I've had to navigate that and make use of listed exemptions to that, for sending thermal cameras i bought from israel- BACK to israel for repair- because of ITAR.

Other than that, you can do what you want in-country with a high quality thermal-and the US can import others who make stuff that high quality, without issues

SpelingBeeChamp3y ago

I brought a 640 x 480 ThermApp Pro with me on vacation to Buenos Aires recently. This might come as a surprise to you, but no one asked me about my camera's frame rate :P

Hey, wait... are you the person on the EEV Blog Forum who wrote about your saga of trying to figure out how to legally ship your camera to Israel for repair? That was also a ThermApp, no?

LWIRVoltage3y ago

Yes, that was me -i did successfully send it to the manufacturer for repair , also!

Didn't think that was too notable, but i guess i'm the only person ever who did the process so it stands out when someone talks about it, huh? lol

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nmstoker3y ago

Seems highly unlikely anyone would stop to check the camera when coming back into the US with a personal phone. They would need to be checking millions of phones for a tiny number of hits.

dotancohen3y ago

If you get caught you could lose your professional license. I would assume stiff fines and would not be surprised if some cases might be punishable by incarceration.

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Sporktacular3y ago

It only is an impediment if it is made in the US. There are high frame rate sensors sold openly abroad.

numpad03y ago

Not made, but exported from the US. Nevertheless US manufacturer(s) are not willing to sell restricted versions of these miniature sensors.

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LWIRVoltage3y ago

You can't take it out of country without an export license- Someone else will have to comment on the process of doing that so they can take their camera on vacation or something

I've had to navigate that and make use of listed exemptions to that, for sending thermal cameras i bought from israel- BACK to israel for repair- because of ITAR.

Other than that, you can do what you want in-country with a high quality thermal-and the US can import others who make stuff that high quality, without issues

SpelingBeeChamp3y ago

I brought a 640 x 480 ThermApp Pro with me on vacation to Buenos Aires recently. This might come as a surprise to you, but no one asked me about my camera's frame rate :P

Hey, wait... are you the person on the EEV Blog Forum who wrote about your saga of trying to figure out how to legally ship your camera to Israel for repair? That was also a ThermApp, no?

LWIRVoltage3y ago

Yes, that was me -i did successfully send it to the manufacturer for repair , also!

Didn't think that was too notable, but i guess i'm the only person ever who did the process so it stands out when someone talks about it, huh? lol

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nmstoker3y ago

Seems highly unlikely anyone would stop to check the camera when coming back into the US with a personal phone. They would need to be checking millions of phones for a tiny number of hits.

dotancohen3y ago

If you get caught you could lose your professional license. I would assume stiff fines and would not be surprised if some cases might be punishable by incarceration.

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Sporktacular3y ago

It only is an impediment if it is made in the US. There are high frame rate sensors sold openly abroad.

numpad03y ago

Not made, but exported from the US. Nevertheless US manufacturer(s) are not willing to sell restricted versions of these miniature sensors.

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