What is a US export license?

An export license is a government document that authorizes or grants permission to conduct a specific export transaction (including the export of technology). Export licenses are issued by the appropriate licensing agency after a careful review of the facts surrounding the given export transaction.

What license is required for products exported from the United States?

Most goods exported from the United States don’t require an export license; they’re permitted to be exported under the designation NLR—no license required.

What is a BIS export license?

Certain individuals and organizations are prohibited from receiving U.S. exports or may receive only certain licensed goods. If the individual or organization you are shipping to is on BIS’s Denied Parties List or its Entity List, your shipment will require an export license from BIS.

Do you need an export license to export a firearm?

These final rules transfer export and temporary import controls for some firearms, ammunition, and parts and components from the Department of State to the Department of Commerce.

What are the different types of export licenses?

The following are license types for items on the Munitions List. M3 Federal International can provide guidance in requesting these license types. DSP-5. A DSP-5 is an application and resulting license for the permanent export of unclassified defense articles and related unclassified technical data.

What kind of license do you need to own a firearm?

An individual who is licensed to engage in the business of manufacturing, importing and/or dealing in firearms. Persons must be licensed by ATF to engage in the business of firearms. 01 – Dealer in firearms other than destructive devices. 02 – Pawnbroker in firearms other than destructive devices. 09 – Dealer in destructive devices.

When was the Arms Export Control Act passed?

The Arms Export Control Act (AECA) was amended in 1996 to cover brokering activity by all persons (except officers/employees of the USG acting in an official capacity) with respect to the manufacture, export, import, or transfer of any defense articles or defense service on the U.S. Munitions List of the ITAR.