GTW Export Control
FEATURE
Export Control Reform
and the ammo industry
With export rules about to change in the US, Gun Trade
World has turned to Orchid Advisors for a detailed look at
what you need to do if you work in the ammunition trade.
When Export Control
Reform (ECR) takes
eff ect in 2019 in the
US. sporting ammunition will
accompany non-automatic and
semi-automatic fi rearms on their
journey from the International
Traffi c in Arms Regulations’
(ITAR) to the Export
Administration Regulations
(EAR).
Ammunition that is primarily
non-military in nature will be
classifi ed under Export Control
Classifi cation Number (ECCN)
0A505 of the Commerce
Control List (CCL), rather than
Category III of the United States
Munitions List (USML).
WHAT WILL THAT CHANGE
MEAN FOR EXPORTERS OF
AMMUNITION?
Other than the need to learn
new acronyms, there are two
consequences of ECR for
ammunition exporters that
stand out. First, US exporters of
sporting ammunition will be able
to ship to 34 countries without
a licence. Th at’s the good news.
Th e second major consequence,
the not-so-good news, is that
determining which ammunition
is controlled by the EAR and
which by the ITAR will involve
some analysis and may sometimes
require an offi cial government
determination.
SHIP AMMUNITION AND
COMPONENTS TO 34 COUNTRIES
WITHOUT A LICENCE
Exporters of ammunition that
migrates from the ITAR to the
EAR will enjoy one big benefi t
that exporters of fi rearms will not.
Th e table (right) lists the countries
that ammunition exporters will
not need any export licence at
all to export ammunition or
components to.
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AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BULGARIA
CROATIA
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
ESTONIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
HUNGARY
ICELAND
IRELAND
ITALY
JAPAN
SOUTH KOREA
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
UNITED KINGDOM
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