Sell Dahua or Hikvision At All, Banned From Selling to US Federal Government, Says US HASC
The US House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Communications Director has confirmed to IPVM that if a company sells Dahua or Hikvision at all, they will be banned from selling to the US federal government.
However, this interpretation / implementation of the NDAA bill banning the Chinese mega-manufacturers is being contested. In this note, we review:
- HASC's statement
- Hikvision's lobbying efforts
- OEM impact
- Distribution impact
- Dealer / integrator impact
- Expected opposition
- Future rules / guidelines issued
Will this be enforced when the ban officially commences next August? IPVM investigates inside.
Statement **** ** ****
*** ** ***** ***** ******** ********* is *** ********* ***** *** **** bill *** *** ********* ******* ***** and *********, ***** ******, **********.****** ******, ***** ***** ******** ********* ************** Director ********* ** **** ****:
*** *********** ** ****** ******* ** the **********. ** *** “******” ***** Hikvision / ***** ******* ** *** way ** ******, **** *** ****** from ***** ******** **** *** ******* government
Relevant *** *******
*** ****** ** **** ******* ** be ***** ** ***. *** (*)(*) of*** ***, ******* *********** *****:
***. ***. *********** ** ******* ****************** AND ***** ************ ******** ** *********.(*) Prohibition ** *** ** ***********.— (*) The **** ** ** ********* ****** may ***—(*) ***** **** * ******** (or ****** ** ***** * ********) with ** ****** **** **** *** equipment, ******, ** ******* **** **** covered ****************** ********* ** ********as * *********** ** ********* ********* ** *** ******, ** ** ******** ********** ** **** ** *** ******. [emphasis added]
******** ****** **** ********* *********** **** as ***** *** ******* **** ** the **********. *******, *** ** **** is ************ ** ** ******* **** products ** ******, ********** ** ***.
Hikvision ******** ******
********* ** ** ******* **** *** Daily ********* ****, ********* ** **** ***** and ******* ** **** ****:
*** ******* ***’* ******* ** ***** the **** ** ******** **********; ******, it ** ******** *** ** ******** statement ** ************* ****** **** *****prevent *** ****** ** ******** **** ***** ****** **** *********** ******* *** ********* ****** **** ***** ******** **** *** *.*. ********** **********. [emphasis added]
******, ******* *** ****'* *******, ********* is ********** ** ***** ******* ** lobbyists *** ***** ************ ********* *** two ***** ** ******:
- ******* ************** $***,*** **** *** **** ** months. ******* ****************** ***.
- ******-********** [**** ** ****** *********] *********** $**,*** *** ***** (***** *** go ** ** $**,***). ******-********** *** a**** ************ **** ******.
****** **** ********* ******* ***** *** other ******** ***** ** *** ****** leading ** ** *** ****'* *******:
- ****** ****************** ****** **-**** *********** **** ******* heading *** ********. ******* ************* ********** *** *** ******.
- ********* **** *************** **** *** ****** “****** **** and ******** ********** ******** **** *** account”,*********** *** ***** *****.
Hikvision ** *******
********* *** **** ** ****** ******* (nor ****** ************* ** *******) ***** the ***'* ******* *** ******** ** comment ** *** ** **** *********. However, ***** ***** ******* ***** ********, Hikvision ** ******* ********** ** ******** behind ****** *****.
SIA ** *******
***, *** ** ***** ************ **** on-staff *********, *** **** ** ****** comment ***** *** ***'* ******* *** declined ** ******* ** *** ** HASC *********, ************* ** *** *******, **** *** comment. *** **** **** **** ***** a ****** ********* ** **** ***** in *** ******.
OEM ****** ***********
*** ****** ** **** ********** ****-********* like *** (**********) *** ********* ***** potentially ** **** ******. ** ** hard *** ****-**** **** ** ******* drop ******* ***** ******* ***** **** and *************.
********, ***** **** ***** ***** ** obligated ** ***** *** ********** ** OEMed ******** **** *** ** **** did **, **** ** ***** ********** customers *** **** **** ***** ** Hikvision ********** ********, **** ***** **** be ****** *** ********** ***.
** *** ***** ****, *** ************* risks ***** ********* ****** ***** **** this ***** ********** *** ******** **** the *** *****.
Distribution ******
************ ****** ** ****** ** ** more *******, ******** *** *** *******, etc., ** **** *****, ** *** sell ** *** *****, ***** ********* not ** ******** ******* **** ***** dealer ********* ***** **** ** *** US ******* **********.
********** ****** ********* (**** *&* *****) could ** ******** ** **** ** regularly **** ** *** *****. ******, theoretically, *** ***** ** ****** ** would ** ********** ****** *** *********** inconsequential ** **** ******* *** ***** or *********.
Dealer / ********** ******
**** ***** ** ***-**** *********** ***** avoid **** ******, ** *** *********** who ** *********** ********** **** ***** avoid ***** ****** ***** **** ******* who **** **** **** ***** ** smaller ***-********** ******* ******.
*** ****** *********** (*.*., *** / Tyco *** ***) *** *** **** likely ** ** ******** ** **** as ***** ********* **** ** *** a ***** ** ******** **** *******, price-sensitive ********* *** ******* ** ***** and ********* ***** ** *** **** time ******* ****** ** ******* ********.
******* *** ***** **** **** *** be ******** ** * *** ** selling ** *** ******* ********** *** also ************* **** *** ***** *** federal ********** **.
*** *** ******* ***** *** **** to *** ******** ** *** ***, but **** ************* **** *** ***** Guard (***** ** *** *****), *** *******'* ******** ** ** office (***** *** *** ** ************* ** ******** *******), ** *** ****** **** ** the *********** *********** (***** ********** ** *** ******* **********.)
Potential **** ******* ******
*** ********'* ******* ************** ** ****, to ****, ** **** *** *** only ******* **** ** **** ** the ** ********** (***/** ********** ******, critical **************, ***.).
*** ** **** *********** ***** * far ******* *** ******* ****** - effectively ********* **** ** ****** ******* selling ***** *** ********* ** *** vs ***** ******** **** *** ** government. **** **** ******, **** *********** who ***** **** ************ ** *********** sell ***** ******** *** ****** ** forgo **** ** ***.
***** ** **** * *********** **** that *** ******* *** ******* ** state *** ***** ***********. **** ** already *********: *** **** ** ******* in ******** ****** *** ** ***** and ********* ********* **** ***** *** NDAA's ******* (***** ** **** **** *********).
Expect **** **********
** ****** ************* **** ********** **** the ******** ** ****, ********** **** the ******* ******* ** *** ******** who **** ** ******** ***** **** businesses ** ****** ***** **** *** US ********** *** ***** *****-********* *********. Moreover, ** ****** ********** **** *** private ****** *** **** **** ** an ********* ** *** ** ********** into **** *** ** **** / offered ** ******* **********.
Rule / ********** ****** ******
** **** *****, ** ****** ****** rules ** ********** ** ** ****** by ******** ** ********** ******** ***** how *** *** ** ***** ***********. When **** ******* ** *******. ***** then, ** ***** ****** *********** ******** and ****** ***** *** *** *** should ** ***********.
Poll / ****
