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To my knowledge, ITAR just deals with products/information going from the US to outside countries. I just purchased a 150W c02 laser from China. When you impor
by leon_sbt 7y ago
To my knowledge, ITAR just deals with products/information going from the US to outside countries.
I just purchased a 150W c02 laser from China. When you import a laser from China. The FDA starts to care. They require that the import lasers that have an associated FDA Accession number for the product. Basically saying the laser is safe and has proper safety etc.
Having a customs broker for your first transaction is worth it's weight gold.
In terms of importing these lasers from China and selling it in the US market? I think you're a couple years late on the market for that one ;) There quite a few players that do that now.
- anonsivalley652 7y agoI was thinking more of a custom shop 2-axis laser metal cutter installation with a keyed interlock, big red e-stop, warning signs on the entrances, mandatory eye/skin protection and some big red rotating light andons that laser is in operation. |-dB) I can build all of it, and it's not an area that the public or anyone else but yours truly will be in during operation, so no OSHA. FDA Form 2877 has an exclusion for testing/development/prototypes "(i.e., not distributed)." so it should be fine as long as it's not sold to anyone else. (Also, an AvE "Not to be operated by fuckwits." sticker is obligatory.)