BIS Issues Forms for EAR Controlled Transactions

Posted 1/12/24

In its first material communication since imposing a "pause" on license issuance for firearms exports, Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued a collection of information addressing three activities: (1) Import Certificates/End Use Certificates, (2) Delivery Verification, and (3) Firearms Entry Clearance Requirements.

This notice is not directed solely at the firearms industry. Import certificate and end user statements are required in other EAR controlled transactions, not just firearms. And the delivery verification process can be used for any transaction under the EAR. It is only the third item that is specifically directed to the firearms trade.

"We don’t see this has having a significant impact on our industry," notes Larry Keane of the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

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