Form DS-4294 Brokering License Requirements

Brokering Prior Approval (License)

DS 4294 Requirements and Screenshots

Brokering Prior Approval (License)

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Brokering License Requirements – ITAR Part 129.6

  • Cover Page

    • Transaction ID (optional)

    • Documents

      • No drop-down list of options for documents. User can enter a description/title of the document and attach what they want.

  • Block 1 - 2 – Basic Information

    • Date Prepared (auto populated and required)

    • Applicant Information

      • Registration Code (required)
        Business Rule – Registration Code must be a K Code.

      • Name (required)

      • Attention (required)

      • Address (required)

      • City (required)

      • State

      • Zip/Postal Code

      • Country (required)

  • Block 3 - Certification Statement

    • Select appropriate statement(s) (required)

      • A

      • B

      • C

      • D

  • Block 4 - Describe Brokering Activity

    • Action to be taken by the applicant to facilitate the manufacture, export, import, or transfer of a defense article or defense service (which may be referred to as a “defense article or defense service transaction”)

  • Block 5 - Persons who may participate in brokering activity

    • Brokering Participants: (at least 1 required)

      • Name (required)

      • Address (required)

      • City (required)

      • State

      • Zip/Postal Code

      • Country (required)

      • Nationality (required)

      • Place of Business Information:

        • Name (required)

        • Address (required)

        • City (required)

        • State

        • Zip/Postal Code

        • Country (required)

    • Add

  • Block 6 - 9 - Description of Defense Article or Defense Services that may be involved

    • 6. Commodity Information (at least 1 required)

      • USML Category (required)

      • USML Sub Category (required)

      • Is defense article significant military equipment (SME)?

      • Name or Military Nomenclature (required)

      • Estimated Quantity (required)

      • Estimated U.S. dollar value (required)

      • Line Item total (auto calculated)

      • Security Classification (required)

      • Add (ability to add multiple commodities)

    • 7. Total Value (auto calculated)

    • 8. End User (at least 1 required)

      • Name (required)

      • Address (required)

      • City (required)

      • Country (required)

      • Add (ability to add multiple end users)

    • 9. End Use (required)

  • Block 10 – Related to direct commercial sale or FMS program (required)

    • Statement whether brokering activities are related to a sale through direct commercial sale or under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program or other activity in support of the U.S. Government

  • Block 11 - Empowered Certification Statement (required)

    • Certification that the request is complete and accurate

      • If at the time of submission certain information required in Block 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 is not yet available, this fact must be stated and explained in the certification required.

    • Signature (Empowered official)



On successful submission, assign case number. Numbering convention is BA-L###-YY. Number resets yearly back to 001.


Follow same rules for internal business rule validation...

  • Verify registration code is valid (exists, name and code match and not expired)

  • Run names through watchlist

  • Flag any licensing warnings (countries)

  • Assign case based on USML category



screen shots as of 3/17





















Incomplete block 5 and 10, therefore explanation text box is required.





Complete and valid Blocks 4 -10 information, therefore explanation block disabled.





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