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License Exception BAG (Baggage)
15 CFR 740.14
Allows individuals departing the US to take with them as personal baggage family-owned retail-level encryption items including laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and cell phones and encryption software in source or object code. The encryption items and software must be for their personal use in private or professional activities. Citizens and permanent resident aliens of all countries except Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (Group E Countries) may take with them as personal baggage non-retail “strong” encryption software to all locations except embargoed or otherwise restricted locations.