DDTC Clarifies End-User Requirement for Revised Gun Suppressor Policy
As part of its revised policy on gun suppressor exports (see 2007130014), the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls will not authorize suppressor shipments without an ultimate end-user listed on the license, according to a July 15 alert from…
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Reeves & Dola. The law firm said it reached out to DDTC for clarification about its new policy and was told that suppressor exports licenses must list a specific end-user for the customer. “In other words, license applications that state ‘for commercial resale in NAMED COUNTRY’ as an end-use/end-user will not be acceptable for suppressors,” the alert said.