The legal entity registered with the destination country's customs and telecom regulatory authorities is accountable for the imported shipment. For telecom and network equipment specifically, the IOR:
The legal entity registered with the origin country's export authority is accountable for the outbound shipment. For telecom and network equipment specifically, the EOR:
As your registered Importer of Record (IOR), IOR Service assumes legal responsibility for every telecom and network infrastructure shipment entering the destination country. The scope covers two parallel regulatory frameworks — customs compliance and telecom regulatory compliance — managed as a single engagement.
We file type approval applications with the destination country's telecom regulator before shipment. Applications include test reports, technical documentation, conformity assessment evidence, and equipment specifications. The type approval certificate authorizes the equipment for deployment in that market.
For equipment operating in licensed spectrum — radio base stations, microwave radios, satellite ground stations — we coordinate spectrum license verification with the destination regulator and the operator before import. The spectrum license holder is typically the operator; the IOR confirms the license covers the equipment.
For US imports, we file FCC Equipment Authorization under 47 CFR Part 2, which covers Part 15 unintentional radiators, Part 22 cellular mobile, Part 24 PCS, and Part 27 wireless services. For EU imports, we coordinate CE marking and Declaration of Conformity under Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU.
We file import declarations with the destination customs authority. HS/HTS classification for telecom equipment, typically 8517 (telephone sets, transmission apparatus) and 8525 (transmission for radio-broadcasting, television, radar), accurate to product specification.
We pay import duties, VAT, and customs fees at the port of entry. IOR Service pays as the registered importer; costs are billed transparently to the client as part of the engagement.
Most modern telecom routing, switching, and security equipment contains encryption. We classify under EAR — typically, the mass-market exception ECCN 5A992.c applies, but classification must be verified per shipment. Misclassification of encrypted equipment carries criminal and civil penalties.
We screen every party in the transaction — buyer, consignee, carrier, system integrator, intermediaries — against the BIS Entity List, OFAC SDN List, EU Consolidated List, and equivalent restricted-party schedules. Re-screened on every shipment.
Every shipment is documented to audit standards. Type approval certificates, customs declarations, equipment authorization records, and conformity assessment evidence are retained for the duration required by each jurisdiction. Documentation is organized, indexed, and retrievable for post-clearance audit.
IOR Service manages compliant imports of telecom radio equipment — the category with the highest regulatory burden. Every radio device requires type approval before customs clearance, and equipment operating in licensed spectrum requires coordinated license verification.
Macro base stations (gNodeB), small cells, distributed antenna systems (DAS), radio access network (RAN) equipment, MIMO antennas, radio units (RUs), baseband units (BBUs), packet core (5GC) equipment. Vendor equipment from Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Samsung, and ZTE. Mandatory type approval and spectrum license verification in every destination.
Microwave point-to-point radios, satellite ground stations, VSAT equipment, satellite modems, satellite antennas, antenna pedestals. Spectrum licensing is typically required at the destination — IOR coordinates with the destination telecom regulator and the operator.
Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 enterprise access points, controllers, mesh systems, point-to-multipoint wireless backhaul, fixed wireless access (FWA) equipment. Lower spectrum licensing friction than for mobile network equipment, but type approval is still required.
Sector antennas, omnidirectional antennas, parabolic dishes, RF amplifiers, duplexers, combiners, tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs). Type approval is required when integrated into licensed-band systems.
Beyond radio equipment, IOR Service manages compliant imports of fixed network and IT-adjacent infrastructure. These categories carry a lower spectrum licensing burden but still trigger encryption export control review and country-specific certifications.
optical line terminals (OLTs), optical network units (ONUs/ONTs), DWDM systems, ROADM platforms, optical amplifiers, fiber optic cables, transceivers (SFP, QSFP, OSFP), and patch panels. Lower regulatory friction than radio equipment; classification under HS 8517 series.
Service routers (Cisco ASR, Juniper MX, Nokia 7750), data center switches, BNG/BRAS platforms, MPLS routers, IP/MPLS aggregation switches. Encryption export control review applies — most equipment qualifies under the EAR mass-market exception 5A992.c.
Session border controllers (SBCs), telecom-grade firewalls, edge compute nodes for multi-access edge computing (MEC), virtualized network function (NFV) hardware. Cryptographic components trigger an EAR classification review per shipment.
Spectrum analyzers, protocol analyzers, network test equipment, telecom-grade servers running OSS/BSS workloads. Generally low regulatory friction; local importer often required for warranty and RMA support.
IOR Service pricing for telecom and network infrastructure is structured around four variables:
GPUs, AI accelerators, servers, storage, networking. ECCN classification, BIS Entity List, and AI Diffusion Rule compliance
Hyperscale deployments, edge data center hardware. Multi-jurisdictional shipments synchronized across destination markets.
Connected medical devices, diagnostic equipment. FDA, CE, and SFDA registration management.
Smart manufacturing, sensors, control systems, robotics. Machinery directive compliance and industrial standards
Solar panels, inverters, battery systems. Project-scale imports and country-specific energy certifications
Avionics, dual-use electronics. ITAR, USML, EAR dual-use compliance.
ADAS, EV drivetrains, connected vehicle components. Country-specific homologation and type approval.
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