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If you need an export license from BIS for your transaction, the SNAP-R on-line electronic licensing system allows registered users to submit export or re-export license applications or commodity classification requests. You must first register and obtain a CIN company identification number prior to submitting an electronic license application or commodity classification request. Registration is free. Although relatively few items subject to the EAR require export licenses, other agencies require licenses in certain situations:.

If you produce these items, learn more about ITAR, and potential requirements to register with the U. The U. In addition, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission nuclear materials and U. Food and Drug Administration also have export control requirements.

Home U. Export Licenses: Navigating Issues and Resources. Export Licenses: Navigating Issues and Resources An export license is a government document that authorizes or grants permission to conduct a specific export transaction including the export of technology.

Export licenses are issued by the appropriate licensing agency after a careful review of the facts surrounding the given export transaction.

Do I Need a License? How do you find the right ECCN? Submitting a License Application If you need an export license from BIS for your transaction, the SNAP-R on-line electronic licensing system allows registered users to submit export or re-export license applications or commodity classification requests.

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Customhouse brokers, freight forwarders and common carriers engaged in business as dispatcher, handler, consolidator or transporter of wildlife or file documents with FWS on behalf of others. However, if a foreign supplier is entering the U. Foreign company ships to individual Foreign taxidermist, outfitter or guide ships to hunter.

However, if a foreign consignee is entering the U. Foreign company receives from U. Some products have a quota regulation that limits how much of the product can enter the United States during a specified time. There are two types of quotas to be aware of. Absolute quotas strictly limit how much of a product can enter the U.

Tariff-rate quotas allow a specific quantity of product at a reduced duty rate during the quota period. After the quota period, the duty rate goes up. As with obtaining an import license, a Licensed Customs Broker will be invaluable in navigating these various regulations. Customs brokers keep up with changes to import regulations and can assist in completing the needed documentation for all your import needs.

The process for obtaining an export license also entails working through specific federal agencies per CBP guidelines. For the five percent that do, the number of agencies to apply through is significantly shorter and easily managed through an online application process. While developing your plan to export, you should also consider that the countries you are exporting to may require a separate import permit or license on their end.

This may be the case whether the United States requires a license or not. If you know which country you will be exporting to, take the time to determine if you need to apply for such licensing. These are products or services with uses in commercial and military or proliferation applications. A special designation, EAR99, generally indicates that a product does not require a license.

However, it is always better to research ahead of time to determine whether that status is dependent on the product destination, end-user, or end-use. Other departments which oversee very specialized exports are the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U. Food and Drug Administration. All shipments requiring an export license must also have a Destination Control Statement DSC which declares that the goods are only being exported to the country or buyer indicated on official shipping documents.

Considering the nature of the majority of exports requiring licensing, a Licensed Customs Broker will be best qualified to guide you through the application process.

A customs broker can review the export regulations that determine which international buyers you can sell to and which countries and foreign markets certain products can be exported to. They can also provide a definitive answer to whether a product requires an export permit or not. Once you have determined whether or not you need an export license to ship your products, you can complete an export license application online through the BIS.