DDTC Publishes Notice & FAQs on License Support Documentation

The purpose of this requirement is to confirm the legitimacy of the transaction, including the roles and responsibilities of all the parties. DTCL has received with increasing frequency supporting documentation that calls into question whether the applicants are in a position to fulfill their responsibilities as registered exporters and, in fact, whether anyone at the companies could meet the obligations as empowered officials under Section 120.25. In these instances, the applications have been Returned Without Action advising the applicants of the ITAR requirements. At this time, DTCL finds it prudent to iterate to exporters of defense articles the fundamental ITAR requirement for supporting documentation.