Originally published at: What is ITAR for PCBs? | Sierra Circuits
Think about the technology that your company has developed recently and planning to have a patent. You are even ready to roll this out commercially, but then you suddenly learn that some legal requirements may apply. And these requirements include civil and criminal sanctions that can land you in jail for up to 10 years.
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It very much reminds me of an instance that I read about when someone outside of US ordered an Arduino module (I think it was from Adafruit) and had to fill in a form explaining what the purpose of the module would be, or at least vouching that it would not be weaponized. It was a simple IMU module. 
But someone obviously deemed it precise enough for use in guided munition. 
Either that, or it was a smart marketing trick from the seller.
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Really? That’s so funny!
Haha, yes, I’ve heard of that happening too! It’s kind of wild when something as simple as an IMU gets flagged, but I guess it shows just how cautious export controls can be. Even everyday modules can technically have dual-use potential. Definitely makes for some funny (and sometimes frustrating) stories in our industry.
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