NDAA Compliance Checker for CCTV Cameras
Find out in ten seconds whether a camera brand or System-on-Chip is compliant with NDAA Section 889 — the US federal procurement restriction that decides which surveillance hardware can be sold into federal, state, education and critical-infrastructure projects.
About NDAA Section 889
Section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 prohibits US federal agencies and their contractors from procuring or using certain telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from specific named manufacturers, citing national security concerns.
The five named manufacturers are Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company and Dahua Technology Company — along with their subsidiaries and affiliates. The most important indirect effect is on cameras built with HiSilicon SoCs (Huawei's chipset subsidiary), which are considered non-compliant by extension.
The rule applies to any organisation receiving federal funds, including state and local governments via federal grants, federally-funded schools and universities, hospitals receiving Medicare/Medicaid payments, and critical-infrastructure operators. Procurement officers increasingly require written Section 889 attestations and Bill-of-Materials provenance from suppliers before issuing purchase orders.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if my camera uses a HiSilicon SoC?
HiSilicon is a subsidiary of Huawei. Cameras using HiSilicon chipsets are widely considered non-compliant with NDAA Section 889 — regardless of which brand sells them.
Are Hikvision OEM brands compliant?
No. The NDAA rule applies to the underlying manufacturer, not the reseller brand. Hikvision and Dahua have many documented OEM partners; cameras from those partners that ship Hikvision/Dahua hardware are non-compliant.
What about Indian or Taiwanese manufacturers?
Manufacturers based outside the named entities — including Indian, Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese and European companies — can produce NDAA-compliant cameras, provided they do not use components from the named entities. Always request written attestation.
How do I prove compliance for procurement?
Request: (1) a signed NDAA Section 889 attestation letter, (2) Bill-of-Materials with SoC and major component provenance, (3) factory ISO certification, and (4) for higher-assurance procurement, a third-party audit report.
What if I already have non-compliant cameras installed?
Federal contracts typically require replacement before contract performance or fund disbursement. Adiance offers drop-in model mapping for migration — same form factor, ONVIF profile and resolution, compliant SoC.
About This Tool
This checker is provided by Adiance Technologies as a free public reference based on publicly available NDAA Section 889 text, FAR clauses 52.204-24 to 52.204-26, and industry-published OEM and SoC directories. It is informational and does not constitute legal advice or a substitute for written procurement attestation.
Adiance is a BIS-registered (R-72003735) OEM/ODM camera manufacturer in Ahmedabad, India, building Section 889-compliant cameras on non-Chinese SoC platforms — and the company is publicly listed under the BIS CRS register (verify on crsbis.in).