Form ATF F 5320.20 ATF F 5320.20 Application to Transport Interstate or to Temporarily Ex

OMB No. 1140-0010 (xx/xx/xxxx)

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

Application to Transport Interstate or to Temporarily
Export Certain National Firearms Act (NFA) Firearms

(See Reverse for Instructions and Privacy Act Information)

For ATF Use Only

Part I - Application (Submit in Duplicate) (Print or Type all Entries)

NFA Control No.

1. Name and Address of Registered Owner (full name, number, street, city, state and zip code)

2. Firearms to be returned to original Location
Yes

No

3. Dates firearm(s) will be away from original location, if to be
returned to that location, (or dates in transit, if to be perrmanently
relocated).

1a. Telephone Number (include area code)

From (month, day, year)

To (month, day, year)

4. Firearm(s) to be Transported (Complete New Forms for Additional Firearms)
Manufacturer

Type of Firearm
(Machinegun, etc.)

Serviceable
(Yes or No)

Caliber
or
Gauge

Model

Barrel Length

Overall
Length

Serial Number

5. Reason for Transportation of Firearms (example: Permanent change of Address)

6. Transporting From (number, street, city, county, State, and zip

7. Transporting to (number, street, city, county, state, and zip code)

8. Mode of Transportation (name and address of carrier, if by common or contract carrier)

Items 9 thru 11 shall be completed if firearm(s) is/are being temporarily exported.
9. State Department License No.
10. Port of Exit

11. Port of Reentry

Note: If firearm(s) will not be returned or relocated on or before the date specified, submit a new ATF Form 5320.20 (see instructions “e” and “f”).
The undersigned certifies that the information on this form is to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and complete, that the transportation does not involve a transfer
of title, that the transportation or possession of the listed firearm(s) is not inconsistent with the laws at the place of destination, that all such laws will be complied with, and
that, where applicable, all temporary export license provisions undere the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 have been compiled with.
12. Signature of Owner

13. Date

Part II - Action by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
By authority of the Director, application to transport or temporarily export the above-listed firearm(s) to and from the location, and for the time period indicated, is:
14.

Approved (with the following conditions, if any):

15.

Disapproved (for the following reason(s)):

16. Signature of Authorized ATF official

ATF Form 5320. 20

Instructions
a.

A written request and prior authorization from ATF to transport interstate
or in foreign commerce any destructive device, machinegun, shortbarreled rifle, or short-barreled shotgun is required under the provisions
of Section 922 (a)(4), Title 18, U.S.C., and Section 478.28, Title 27,
CFR, A letter of request, in duplicate, containing all information required
on this form, may be submitted in lieu of the form.

d. The origianl of ATF Form 5320.20 will be returned to the registered
owner. Approval authorizes the registered owner to transport the
designated firearm(s) only during the time period specified in item 3.
THE AUTHORIZATION DOES NOT CARRY OR IMPORT RELIEF
FROM ANY STATUTORY OR REGULATORY PROVISIONS
RELATING TO FIREARMS OTHER THAN 27 CFR 478.28.

b.

The registered owner of NFA firearm(s) shall complete two copies of ATF
Form 5320.20 and forward the forms to the Director, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV
25405 (Attention: NFA Branch).

e.

In the event item 2 is checked “yes” and the firearm(s) is not
returned to the original location by the date specified. the registered
owner shall submit a new application on ATF Form 5320.20 to
receive approval to return the firearm(s).

c.

All signatures on both copies of the form shall be in ink. A facsimile
signature is not acceptable. All other entries on the form shall be printed
in ink or typewritten.

f.

If a contract or common carrier is used to transport the firearm(s) a
copy of ATF Form 5320.20 shall be furnished to the carrier and
shall be in the possession of the carrier for the duration of the
transportation. This will meet the requirements of sections 922(e)
and (f) of the Gun Control Act of 1968.

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 Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 922(a)(4)). Disclosure of this information by
the applicat is madatory if the applicant wishes to transport in interstate or foreign commerce any destructive device, machinegun, short-barreled
shotgun, or short-barreled rifle.
2. Purpose. To determine whether the proposed transaction of the listed items is reasonably necessary and consistent with the public safety and appli
cable State and local law.
3. Routine Uses. This information will be used by ATF to make the determinaation set forth in paragraph 2. No information obtained from an
application, registration, or records required to be submitted by a natural person in order to comply with provisions of the National Firearms Act or
regulations issued thereuder, 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 filing of the application.
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 form is in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information you provide is used to compile statistics on the manufacture and
exportation of firearms. The furnishing of this information is mandatory (18 U.S.C. § 921(g)).
The estimated average burden associated with this collection of information is 20 minutes per respondent or recordkeeper, depending on individual circumstances. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions 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.

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