Form ATF F 9 (5320.9) ATF F 9 (5320.9) Application and Permit for Permanent Exportation of Fire

OMB No. 1140-0008 (xx/xx/xxxx)

U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Application and Permit for Permanent
Exportation of Firearms

(Chapter 53, Title 26, United States Code) (Submit in Quadruplicate. See Instructions on Reverse.)
To: Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405
Part 1 - Application. The undersigned transferor hereby makes application to export the firearm(s) described herein. The application is supported
by the attached certified copy of written order or contract of sale of such firearm(s) to consignee.
1. Name and Address of Foreign Consignee

2. Intended Port of Exportation
(Including air freight)

3. Number of Firearms Included in
this Application

4. Description of Firearm(s) (If additional space is needed, continue on a separate sheet using the format below.)
Line
No.

Type (Machine gun, destructive device,
short barreled shotgun or rifle, etc.)
(a)

Caliber,
Gauge or
Size
(b)

Model
(c)

Length of
Barrel(s)
(d)

Serial Number
(f)

Overall Length
(e)

1
2
3
4
5
5. Name of Exporter (And trade name if any)

7. Federal Firearms License (If any) (Give
complete 15-digit number)

6. Address (Number, street, city, county, State, zip code)

8. Employer Identification Number

9. State Department License Number for this
Specific Shipment

Under penalties of perjury, I certify that I am the lawful possessor of the firearm(s) described on this form and any accompanying sheets, and that I
have examined this application and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct and complete.
1 0 . Signature and Title (Owner or authorized official) (See instruction 1c.)

1 1 . Date of Application

Part 2 - Permit (This portion to be completed by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
1 2 . This Application is:
1 3 . Assessment of Tax Incurred by this Transfer Will
Be Made Unless Proper Evidence of Exportation
Approved
Disapproved: (Reason)
is Received on or Before:

1 4 . Examiner

1 5 . Date

1 6 . Authorized ATF Official

1 7 . Date

Part 3 - Certification by Customs
I hereby certify that the described merchandise, covered by a shipper’s export declaration on file in this office, was laden and cleared as described
below:
Laden In (Name and/or type of carrier)

Date Cleared

Signature of Customs Official

Port Of

Foreign Destination

Date

Part 4 - Certification of Mailing by Parcel Post/Exportation
I certify that there has (have) been posted at this office today, parcel(s) addressed as indicated in Item 1, Part 1 of this application, declared to be
firearms by the transferor named in Item 5, Part 1, or the transferor’s authorized agent, who has waived the right to withdraw same from the
mails.
Post Office Name or Stamp

Signature of Postmaster, By

Date Posted

ATF Form 9 (5320.9)

Instructions (See 27 CFR Part 479)
1. Any person desiring to permanently export a firearm without payment of the transfer tax must submit ATF Form 9 (5320.9), in to the Director, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405, for a permit providing for deferment of the transfer tax. No
shipment may be made until that permit is received from the Director.
a. ATF Form 9 (5320.9) should not be submitted until a State Department License for the exportation has been approved by the applicant.
b. Part 1 of ATF Form 9 (5320.9) must be completed by the applicant and submitted to ATF with a certified copy of a written order, contract of sale, or
other evidence showing firearm is to be shipped to a foreign destination. The transferor’s written certification attesting to that fact must appear on the
documentation. If the applicant wishes to transfer the firearm(s) tax free to another person who will export the firearm, the applicant must submit
ATF Form 9 (5320.9) with documentation that the transfer is a part of the exportation process.
c. The form must be completed by typewriter or pen and ink; penciled entries are unacceptable. The signature in item 10 must be entered in ink on all
four copies. Photostatic, facsimile or carbon copy signatures are not acceptable. Where the exporter is a Federal Firearms Licensee, only those
individuals ATF Form 7 (5310.12), Application for License, or an individual whom the licensee has certified to ATF as a responsible official, may sign
as the authorized official in item 10, Part 1.
d. Applications approved by ATF will serve as the permit to export the firearm(s) described on the application.
e. In the event exportation is not effected, all copies of the form must be immediately returned to ATF for cancellation: (27 CFR 479.116).
2. When the firearms are to be exported by other than parcel post, two copies each of the permit and the Shipper’s Export Declaration (Commerce Form
7525-V), and a copy of the State Department License, must be submitted to the District Director of U.S. Customs Service at the port of exportation, and
must precede or accompany the shipment in order to permit appropriate inspection prior to lading. The Customs official, after execution Part 3, will retain
one copy of the permit and return one copy to the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, NFA Branch, 244 Needy Road,
Martinsburg, WV 25405, as provided in Customs Manual Supplement No. 3284.02 dated March 12, 1979.
3. When the firearms are to be exported by parcel post, one copy of the permit must be presented to the postmaster at the office receiving the parcel. The
postmaster will execute Part 4 of ATF Form 9 (5320.9) and return the permit to the exporter.
4. Proof of exportation must be furnished by the exporter to ATF within a 6-month period from date of issuance of the permit by ATF. Satisfactory evidence
of exportation would be:
a. The certificate of exportation executed by a Customs official.
b. The certificate of mailing by parcel post executed by a postmaster.
c. A certificate of lading executed by a Customs official of the foreign country to which the firearm is exported.
d. A sworn statement of the foreign consignee covering the receipt of the firearm.
e. A return receipt, or photostatic copy, signed by the addressee or an authorized agent of the addressee, if the shipment of a firearm was made by
insured or registered parcel post.
NOTE: ATF receipt of the required documentation that the firearm(s) has/have been exported will relieve the transferor from the transfer tax liability. IF
SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE IS NOT FURNISHED WITHIN THE STATED PERIOD, THE TRANSFER TAX WILL BE ASSESSED.
Action by U.S. Customs Service
Upon receipt of an approved ATF Form 9 (5320.9), in duplicate, the Customs official may order such inspection as deemed necessary prior to lading of the
merchandise. If satisfied that the shipment is proper and the information contained in the permit to export is in agreement with the information shown in the
shipper’s export declaration, the Customs official will, after the merchandise has been exported, execute Part 3 of ATF Form 9 (5320.9). One copy will be
retained with the shipper’s export declaration. Customs will forward the remaining copy to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, NFA
Branch, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405.
Privacy Act Information
The following information is provided pursuant to Section 3 of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3)):
1. Authority. Solicitation of this information is made pursuant to the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. 5854). Disclosure of this information is mandatory
for the exportation of a firearm exempt from transfer tax.
2. Purpose. To determine whether the proposed transfer qualifies as an exportation exempt from tax.
3. Routine Uses. The information will be used by ATF to make the determination set forth in paragraph 2. In addition, ATF will use the information to
annotate the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. No informationobtained from an application, registration, or records required to be
submitted by a natural person in order to comply with any provision of the National Firearms Act, or regulations issued thereunder, shall, except in
connection with prosecution, or other action, for furnishing false information, be used, directly or indirectly, as evidence against that person in any criminal proceeding with respect to a violation of law occurring prior to or concurrently with the filing of the application. The information from this application
may only be disclosed to Federal authorities as provided in Section 6103, 26 U.S.C. (as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1979).
4. Effects of Not Supplying Information Requested. Failure to supply complete information will delay processing and may cause denial of the application.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
This request is in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information you provide is used to verify exportation of a firearm and justify
removal of the firearm from the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR). The information is required to show satisfactory proof that a
firearm may be exported without payment of the transfer tax in a manner as prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The furnishing of this information is
mandatory (26 U.S.C. 5854).
The estimated average burden associated with this collection of information is 18 minutes per respondent or recordkeeper, depending on individual circumstances. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestion for reducing this burden should be addressed to Reports Management
Officer, Document Services Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Washington, DC 20226.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
ATF Form 9 (5320.9)