Form F 5320.20 F 5320.20 Application to Transport Interstate or Temporarily Expor

OMB No. 1140-0010 (05/31/2016)

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)
Part I - Application (Submit in Duplicate) (Print or Type All Entries)
1. Name and Address of Registered Owner (full name, number, street, city, state and zip code)

2.

For ATF Use Only
NFA Control No.
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 permanently relocated).
From (month, day, year)
To (month, day, year)

1a. Telephone Number (include area code)
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

5.

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

6.

Transporting From (number, street, city, county, State, and zip code)

8.

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

7.

Barrel Length

Overall
Length

Serial Number

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

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 compiled 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 E-Form 5320.20
Revised October 2003

OMB No. 1140-0010 (05/31/2016)

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

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

(See Reverse for Instructions and Privacy Act Information)
Part I - Application (Submit in Duplicate) (Print or Type All Entries)
1. Name and Address of Registered Owner (full name, number, street, city, state and zip code)

2.

For ATF Use Only
NFA Control No.
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 permanently relocated).
From (month, day, year)
To (month, day, year)

1a. Telephone Number (include area code)
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

5.

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

6.

Transporting From (number, street, city, county, State, and zip code)

8.

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

7.

Barrel Length

Overall
Length

Serial Number

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

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 compiled 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 E-Form 5320.20
Revised October 2003

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 original 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
applicant is mandatory 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 applicable
State and local law.

3.

Routine Uses. This information will be used by ATF to make the determination 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
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 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 45 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.

ATF E-Form 5320.20
Revised October 2003