Notice Regarding Applications Submitted for Firearms

Last Updated: February 25, 2008

Per §123.15(a)(3) of the ITAR, a license application for the export of firearms with a total value of $1 million or higher will require Congressional notification. To assist in expediting the certification process, and to respond to commonly asked questions from Congressional staffers, additional information is required to be submitted with your application for firearms exports totaling $1 million or higher:

• If the end-user is a defense ministry or a law enforcement agency:
  • What will happen to the weapons in their inventory? (E.g., current inventory will be sold, reassigned to another service branch, destroyed)
  • Provide information on the ultimate end-user (i.e., branch of military, unit designation) and location (if known).
• If the end-user is a firearms dealer importing the firearms for commercial resale:
  • Provide as much information as you have regarding the ultimate end-use/end-user.