ATT-Tactical™ - ITAR Requirements

Export of Defense Articles
(Weapons Systems that we are the manufacturer or are a stocking Int'l distributor for)

US Department of State - DDTC Registrant
Code # M206XX	Manufacturer / Exporter

U.S. Defense Articles and Services Supplied to Foreign Recipients:

Pistols & Revolvers	Assault Rifles (Semi & Full)	Grenade - Flash
Rifles less than .50 caliber	Light Machine Guns	Grenade - Smoke
Rifles .50 caliber & larger	Medium Machine Guns	Grenade - Antipersonnel
Shotguns	Heavy Machine Guns	Explosives

FOREIGN MILITARY EXPORT PROGRAM

Thank you for your interest in our line of Defense Articles. Our Company is a contract Designer and Manufacturer of automatic weapons, weapon sound suppressors, Crew-Served Weapon Systems, Armor-Piercing Ammunition, Destructive Devices and Explosives. We currently are distributors for ALL manufacturer's models including DPMS, LWRC, STAG, BUSHMASTER, COLT, FNH, HK, BERETTA and BENELLI

Prices are based on the quantity level at which EACH model of weapons system is ordered/received per order. Example:

10 FNH MK46 MOD 0 Light Machine Gun units ordered/received at one time would be @ the 10 piece level.
5 STAG Arms STAG-16 units plus 5 HK UMP-40 SMG units would be @ the 3 piece price level of either product even though the total order was 10 pieces
Our highest quantity price level is 100 pieces.

We recommend you fax or mail us a "Blanket Order" for a number of the weapons, spare magazines and parts you may order in the future so we may apply for an Export License from our U.S. Department of State against which we may ship smaller amounts you request immediately upon receipt of payment. This will eliminate the 8 - 12 week delay the receipt of export approval requires each time you reorder and thereby expedite shipment of these follow up orders.

Typically, as with our other foreign customers, we suggest the following format:

200 pcs. Colt M-16A3 Assault Rifles
600 pcs. spare Magazines for above rifles
Misc. spare parts for above rifles as required

This "Blanket" approval is good for four (4) years. We will only ship the smaller amounts you request and pay for. The amount of export paperwork and related effort is the same for 3 pieces as for hundreds therefore when we get ready to apply for the Export Permit application, it should be a "blanket" quantity to cover future orders.

Orders should be on Government Agency letterhead or order form to facilitate the application and receipt of the Export License from our Department of State. Our Department of State requires you to provide "Certified" copies of approved import permit and completed, signed DSP-83, "End User Certificate" to be included with our application for export permit. This permit should be for the larger quantities, as noted above, thereby eliminating the need to apply for additional export permits for the next 4 years.

The following are REQUIRED for application and receipt of Export License from our Department of State

1) Purchase order on Government letterhead or Purchase Order form. Faxed copy is acceptable.

2) Original or "certified" copies of approved import permit from your government. Must have "certified" translation into English if in another language. Faxed copies NOT acceptable.

3) Completed, signed DSP-83, "End User Certificate". Items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 MUST be completed by the sender. Faxed copy is acceptable.

4) Payment of the $350.00 application fee PRIOR to our applying for the export permit.

Due to the fact that our Department of State has massively increased our registration fee, we have a $350.00 DSP-5 application fee EACH time we apply for permit. If you prefer to apply for the permit yourselves or have a permit specifically listing these products, provide a certified copy with your formal order for our records. Our fee then lowers to $250.00.

All orders must be prepaid before shipment. Prices are FOB New York, New York USA. When you fax us request for the smaller shipments against the "Blanket Order", we will fax back our "Proforma Invoice" for you to wire or mail us payment. Shipping charges for that order's quantity will be included if by Air Freight. Be advised the U.S. Air Freight System in some instances may not be a good choice as they have no control over intermediate countries (Germany) the shipment may pass thru.

We also use several international air freight forwarders for larger shipments. Their charges are "collect" and are very reasonable. The choice of a freight forwarder is critical as the Airlines and officials in several intermediate countries (Germany) are getting very troublesome (since Sept 11) about firearm related shipments even just passing thru their Country.

Unfortunately due to past bad experiences we are unable to offer exclusive rights to any one for any country. We will however direct all sales inquiries from that country to our chosen representative as long as that representative properly handles our products.

Last but certainly not the least item of importance is that these weapon systems, magazines and spare parts are considered by our U.S. Department of State to be Category 1(A) Munitions List items. Their export and subsequent diversion is controlled and must be licensed by them.

We look forward to serving you AND your country's' needs.

Export Licensing - End User Certificates:

The DSP-83: Non-transfer and Use Certificate may be downloaded for official use.

D-Trade / Licensing Update: Only D-Trade Electronic Submissions After January 31, 2007
As of January 31, the following application forms, which include the new D-Trade Amendment forms, will only be accepted via D-Trade:
DSP-5 Application for the Permanent Export of Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified Technical Data
DSP-6 DSP-5 Amendment
DSP-83- remains unchanged
The ELLIE system, which allowed the submission of the DSP-119 Amendment form, will also be discontinued. Any DSP-119 Amendment application received after January 31 will not be processed. Applicants will be required to use the new D-Trade DSP-6, DSP-62 or DSP-74 form.
Submissions NOT affected by this coming change include: DSP-85 (Application/License for Permanent/Temporary Export or Temporary Import of Classified Defense Articles and Classified Technical Data), General Correspondences (GCs), Agreements/Amendments (AGs, TAAs, MAs, DAs), and Brokering Requests (BAs).
For questions concerning D-Trade, please contact the D-Trade Help Desk at (202) 663-2838, or via e-mail at dtradehelpdesk@state.gov.

These tips are for completing electronic license applications available on the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) website, www.pmdtc.org, by clicking “Licensing” on the left-hand side of the home page and selecting the form you wish to complete from the list. These tips are for individuals already familiar with submitting paper applications and corresponding with the DDTC. You can also use the link above or on the Helpful Links page of this website.
Department of State responsibility for the control of the permanent and temporary export and temporary import of defense articles and services is governed primarily by 22 U.S.C. 2778 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA; see the AECA web page) and Executive Order 11958, as amended. The AECA, among these other requirements and authorities, provides for the promulgation of implementing regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR 120-130). The ITAR is available from the Government Printing Office (GPO) either as an annual hardcopy publication as part of the Code of Federal Regulations or as an e-document. The annual GPO publication includes all amendments to the ITAR made since the last annual printing. (Currently those amendments occur from April 1 through March 31 of each year).
Please click here to access the ITAR as published by the GPO in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Please click here to access all the amendments to the ITAR that have been published in the Federal Register from April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006. After April 1, 2005, the official GPO published ITAR will integrate these and other changes into the body of the ITAR.

Using the ITAR in the GPO electronic format, DDTC has made, for your convenience and general reference, a consolidated version of the regulations (available here) that integrates the text of the annual April 1 publication in the Code of Federal Regulations with subsequent amendments made via Federal Register notices. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and timely updates, DDTC wishes to advise users that this "consolidated" document is not intended to replace the official U.S. Government publications of the ITAR and amendments to those

U.S. Arms Transfers: Government Data

Sample of Foreign Government End-User Certificate

U.S. General Accounting Office Report - June 1st. 2007 Arms and Strategic Supplies: 110,000 AK-47 Assault Rifles 80,000 Glock 17 Semi-Automatic 9mm Pistols 135,000 Ballistic Protective Vests (Body-Armor) 115,000 Ballistic Protective Helmets Current Status: Unaccounted For		ITAR Arms Sales Report 90 tons of AK-47 Assault Rifles shipped from Bosnia-Herzegovina to Iraq Current Status: Uknown
Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers

Country	Date	Transmission #	Description	Transfer Type	Price
Iraq	9/19/2006	06-69	10,126 M17 9mm Glock Pistols; 50,750 M16A2 Rifles; 50,750 M4A1 Rifles; 3,442 M24 Sniper Rifles; 8,105 M249 Machine Guns; 3,037 M240B Machine Guns; 1,268 Generation (Gen) II Single Tube NV Goggles; 15 AN/PVS-17 Gen III Assault Weapon Sights; 40 AN/PVS-10 Gen II Sniper Weapon Sights; 20 Mi-17 Troop Transport Helicopters; 600 Infantry Light Armored Vehicles; 2,126,250 9mm Pistol Ammunition; 35,437,500 5.56mm Rifle Ammunition; 633,328 7.62mm Sniper Rifle Ammunition; 1,621,000 5.56mm MG Ammunition; 1,214,800 M240/M249 7.62mm MG Ammunition; 9,562 Hand Held Pyrotechnics CN/CS 8,670 Hand Held Smoke Munitions. Also included: logistics support services/equipment for helicopters (Jet Ranger, Huey II and Mi-17) and vehicles (Standard/Non-Standard Wheeled Vehicles, Tracked Vehicles, Infantry Light Armored Vehicles Armored Personnel Carriers) and small/medium weapons and weapon systems, on-job-training, laser pointers, supply and maintenance support, measuring and hand tools for ground systems, technical support, software upgrades, spare and repair parts, support equipment, publications and documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support.	Foreign Military Sales	$500 Million

Important Export Restrictions Warning!

Export of some night vision equipment and accessories, thermal imaging equipment and accessories, optical sighting equipment and accessories, and tactical lights and accessories, tactical gear and weapon accessories, knives, tactical helmets, military apparel, and some electronic devices is strictly prohibited without a valid export license issued by the U.S. Department of State, in accordance with International Traffic in Arms (ITAR), Title 22, Code of Federal Regulations Part 120-130.
U.S. law prohibits the sale, transfer, or export of items to Embargoed Countries and entities on the Department of State's List of Debarred Parties, the Department of Commerce's Denied Persons List, and the Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. It is the Buyer's responsibility to be aware of the Lists of Embargoed Countries, Debarred Parties, Denied Persons, and Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. These Lists can be found at the U.S. Government websites listed below.

By proceeding with a transaction to purchase any items from ATT-Tactical, the Buyer certifies that it will comply with all requirements imposed by all applicable laws, regulations and administrative policies.

For further information regarding the applicable laws, regulations, and policies contact:

U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Industry and Security
Tel.: (202) 482-4811
Website: http://www.bis.doc.gov

U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
Directorate of Defense Trade Control
Tel.: (202) 663-2980
Website: http://www.pmdtc.org

U.S. Department of the Treasury
Office of Foreign Assets Controls
Tel.: (202) 622-2480
Website: http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac

§123.17 Exports of firearms, ammunition, and personal protective gear (i.e. Body Armor).

(a) Port Directors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall permit the export without a license of:

(1) Parts and components for USML Category I(a) firearms, except barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames), or complete breech mechanisms, when the total value does not exceed $100 wholesale in any transaction, except to any of the countries or entities as provided in §126.1 of this subchapter;

(2) Parts, components, accessories, or attachments for USML Category I firearms, except barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames), complete breech mechanisms, or fully automatic firearms and parts and components for such firearms, when:

(i) The total value does not exceed $500 wholesale in any transaction;

(ii) The export is to Canada for end-use in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import into the United States of Canadian-origin items and return to Canada for a Canadian citizen; and

(iii) The exporter makes a declaration via the Automated Export System, pursuant to §123.22(a) of this subchapter, and the exporter is eligible to export under this exemption, pursuant to §120.1(c) of this subchapter; or

(3) Parts, components, accessories, or attachments for USML Category I firearms, including fully automatic firearms and parts and components for such firearms, when:

(i) The total value does not exceed $500 wholesale in any transaction;

(ii) The export is to Canada for end-use by the Canadian Federal Government, a Canadian Provincial Government, or a Canadian Municipal Government; and

(b) Port Directors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall permit the export without a license of nonautomatic firearms covered by Category I(a) of §121.1 of this subchapter if they were manufactured in or before 1898, or are replicas of such firearms.

(c) Port Directors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall permit U.S. persons to export temporarily from the United States without a license not more than three nonautomatic firearms in Category I(a) of §121.1 of this subchapter and not more than 1,000 cartridges therefor, provided that:

(1) The person declares the articles to a CBP officer upon each departure from the United States, presents the Internal Transaction Number from submission of the Electronic Export Information in the Automated Export System per §123.22 of this subchapter, and the articles are presented to the CBP officer for inspection;

(2) The firearms and accompanying ammunition to be exported is with the individual's baggage or effects, whether accompanied or unaccompanied (but not mailed); and

(3) The firearms and accompanying ammunition must be for that person's exclusive use and not for reexport or other transfer of ownership. The person must declare that it is his intention to return the article(s) on each return to the United States. The foregoing exemption is not applicable to the personnel referred to in §123.18 of this subchapter.

(d) Port Directors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall permit a foreign person to export without a license such firearms in Category I(a) of §121.1 of this subchapter and ammunition therefor as the foreign person brought into the United States under the provisions of 27 CFR 478.115(d). (The latter provision specifically excludes from the definition of importation the bringing into the United States of firearms and ammunition by certain foreign persons for specified purposes.)

(e) Port Directors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall permit U.S. persons to export without a license ammunition for nonautomatic firearms referred to in paragraph (a) of this section if the quantity does not exceed 1,000 cartridges (or rounds) in any shipment. The ammunition must also be for personal use and not for resale or other transfer of ownership. The foregoing exemption is also not applicable to the personnel referred to in §123.18.

(f) Port Directors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall permit U.S. persons to export temporarily from the United States without a license one set of body armor covered by U.S. Munitions List Category X(a)(1), which may include one helmet covered by U.S. Munitions List Category X(a)(6), or one set of chemical agent protective gear covered by U.S. Munitions List Category XIV(f)(4), which may include one additional filter canister, provided:

(1) The person declares the articles to a CBP officer upon each departure from the United States, presents the Internal Transaction Number from submission of the Electronic Export Information in the Automated Export System (AES) per §123.22 of this subchapter, and the articles are presented to the CBP officer for inspection;

(2) The body armor, which may include a helmet, or chemical agent protective gear, which may include one additional filter canister, to be exported is with the individual's baggage or effects, whether accompanied or unaccompanied (but not mailed); and

(3) The body armor, which may include a helmet, or chemical agent protective gear, which may include one additional filter canister, to be exported is for that person's exclusive use and not for reexport or other transfer of ownership. The person must declare it is his intention to return the article(s) to the United States at the end of tour, contract, or assignment for which the articles were temporarily exported.

(g) The license exemption set forth in paragraph (f) of this section is available for the temporary export of body armor or chemical agent protective gear for personal use to countries listed in §126.1 of this subchapter provided:

(1) The conditions in paragraph (f) of this section are met; and

(2) The person is affiliated with the U.S. Government traveling on official business or is traveling in support of a U.S. Government contract. The person shall present documentation to this effect, along with the Internal Transaction Number for the AES submission, to the CBP officer.

(h) The license exemption set forth in paragraph (f) of this section is available for the temporary export of body armor, which may include a helmet, or chemical agent protective gear, which may include one additional filter canister, for personal use to Iraq, provided the conditions in paragraph (f) are met, and the person is either affiliated with the U.S. Government traveling on official business or is traveling in support of a U.S. Government contract, or is traveling to Iraq under a direct authorization by the Government of Iraq and engaging in activities for, on behalf of, or at the request of, the Government of Iraq. The person shall present documentation to this effect, along with the Internal Transaction Number for the AES submission, to the CBP officer. Documentation regarding direct authorization from the Government of Iraq shall include an English translation.

(i) The license exemption set forth in paragraph (f) of this section is available for the temporary export of body armor, which may include a helmet, or chemical agent protective gear, which may include one additional filter canister, for personal use to Afghanistan, provided the conditions in paragraph (f) are met.

(j) If the articles temporarily exported pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (f) through (i) of this section are not returned to the United States, a detailed report must be submitted to the Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance in accordance with the requirements of §127.12(c)(2) of this subchapter.

(k) To use the exemptions in this section, individuals are not required to be registered with the Department of State (the registration requirement is described in part 122 of this subchapter). All other entities must be registered and eligible, as provided in §§120.1(c) and (d) and part 122 of this subchapter.

[58 FR 39299, July 22, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 17534, Apr. 12, 1999; 70 FR 50962, Aug. 29, 2005; 71 FR 20541, Apr. 21, 2006; 74 FR 39213, Aug. 6, 2009; 77 FR 25867, May 2, 2012; 78 FR 40631, July 8, 2013]

§123.18 Firearms for personal use of members of the U.S. Armed Forces and civilian employees of the U.S. Government.

The following exemptions apply to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and civilian employees of the U.S. Government who are U.S. persons (both referred to herein as personnel). The exemptions apply only to such personnel if they are assigned abroad for extended duty. These exemptions do not apply to dependents.

(a) Firearms. Port Directors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall permit nonautomatic firearms in Category I(a) of §121.1 of this subchapter and parts therefor to be exported, except by mail, from the United States without a license if:

(1) They are consigned to servicemen's clubs abroad for uniformed members of the U.S. Armed Forces; or,

(2) In the case of a uniformed member of the U.S. Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, they are for personal use and not for resale or other transfer of ownership, and if the firearms are accompanied by a written authorization from the commanding officer concerned; or

(3) In the case of other U.S. Government employees, they are for personal use and not for resale or other transfer of ownership, and the Chief of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission or his designee in the country of destination has approved in writing to Department of State the import of the specific types and quantities of firearms into that country. The exporter shall provide a copy of this written statement to the Port Director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

(b) Ammunition. Port Directors of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall permit not more than 1,000 cartridges (or rounds) of ammunition for the firearms referred to in paragraph (a) of this section to be exported (but not mailed) from the United States without a license when the firearms are on the person of the owner or with his baggage or effects, whether accompanied or unaccompanied (but not mailed).

[58 FR 39299, July 22, 1993, as amended at 70 FR 50962, Aug. 29, 2005]

CATEGORY I—FIREARMS, CLOSE ASSAULT WEAPONS AND COMBAT SHOTGUNS

* (a) Nonautomatic and semi-automatic firearms to caliber .50 inclusive (12.7 mm).

* (b) Fully automatic firearms to .50 caliber inclusive (12.7 mm).

* (c) Firearms or other weapons (e.g. insurgency-counterinsurgency, close assault weapons systems) having a special military application regardless of caliber.

* (d) Combat shotguns. This includes any shotgun with a barrel length less than 18 inches.

* (e) Silencers, mufflers, sound and flash suppressors for the articles in (a) through (d) of this category and their specifically designed, modified or adapted components and parts.

(f) Riflescopes manufactured to military specifications (See category XII(c) for controls on night sighting devices.)

* (g) Barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for the articles in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this category.

(h) Components, parts, accessories and attachments for the articles in paragraphs (a) through (g) of this category.

(i) Technical data (as defined in § 120.10 of this subchapter) and defense services (as defined in § 120.9 of this subchapter) directly related to the defense articles enumerated in paragraphs (a) through (h) of this category.

Technical data directly related to the manufacture or production of any defense articles enumerated elsewhere in this category that are designated as Significant Military Equipment (SME) shall itself be designated SME.

(j) The following interpretations explain and amplify the terms used in this category and throughout this subchapter:

(1) A firearm is a weapon not over .50 caliber (12.7 mm) which is designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or which may be readily converted to do so.

(2) A rifle is a shoulder firearm which can discharge a bullet through a rifled barrel 16 inches or longer.

(3) A carbine is a lightweight shoulder firearm with a barrel under 16 inches in length.

(4) A pistol is a hand-operated firearm having a chamber integral with or permanently aligned with the bore.

(5) A revolver is a hand-operated firearm with a revolving cylinder containing chambers for individual cartridges.

(6) A submachine gun, ‘‘machine pistol’’ or ‘‘machine gun’’ is a firearm originally designed to fire, or capable of being fired, fully automatically by a single pull of the trigger.

NOTE: This coverage by the U.S. Munitions List in paragraphs (a) through (i) of this category excludes any non-combat shotgun with a barrel length of 18 inches or longer, BB, pellet, and muzzle loading (black powder) firearms.

This category does not cover riflescopes and sighting devices that are not manufactured to military specifications. It also excludes accessories and attachments (e.g., belts, slings, after market rubber grips, cleaning kits) for firearms that do not enhance the usefulness, effectiveness, or capabilities of the firearm, components and parts.

The Department of Commerce regulates the export of such items. See the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730–799).

In addition, license exemptions for the items in this category are available in various parts of this subchapter (e.g. §§ 123.17, 123.18 and 125.4).

EXPORT - ITAR

U.S. Arms Transfers: Government Data

§123.17 Exports of firearms, ammunition, and personal protective gear (i.e. Body Armor).

§123.18 Firearms for personal use of members of the U.S. Armed Forces and civilian employees of the U.S. Government.

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