License Processing Times

Last Updated: May 5, 2008

						MAY 07	JUN 07	JUL 07	AUG 07	SEP 07	OCT 07	NOV 07	DEC 07	JAN 08	FEB 08	MAR 08	APR 08	MAY 08
Cases Received						6723	7301	6626	6959	6221	7597	6222	5795	6991	6886	6947	7728	6920
Cases Closed						7057	6997	7086	7611	6756	7830	7175	5826	7320	7062	7200	7438	7054
Cases Open At End of Month						6958	7234	6750	6080	5518	5273	4307	4271	3917	3725	3458	3720	3562
Average Processing Time (in Days)						33	32	30	30	28	25	25	23	24	16	15	15	15

In order to provide greater transparency and predictability for US defense firms in planning munitions license submissions, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls will provide a monthly update of the Directorate’s processing times. The timelines are expressed in averages across all case activity. For electronic cases, the average is based on the date the case was signed by the applicant until the date of final action. For hardcopy cases, the processing times are derived from the application date until the final action. Beginning May 2008 – which reflects April 2008 statistics – the time reflected for hardcopy cases, will be determined by the date the case entered the Directorate until the time the case is signed out of the Directorate. Processing numbers include all case types except Commodity Jurisdictions (CJs), Government Jurisdictions (GJs), and Electronic Rejections.