Redirecting Defense Gear? Fill Out This Quick Form
Published Date: 3/31/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of State wants to keep collecting info when people or businesses ask to change who uses certain defense hardware, how it’s used, or where it’s sent. This affects exporters and importers of defense items and helps the government keep track of important shipments. You’ve got until April 30, 2026, to share your thoughts, and it usually takes about an hour to fill out the form.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
OGL Pilot May Reduce Individual Reviews
DDTC has launched a pilot Open General License (OGL) program under ITAR Sec. 120.22(b) that may authorize certain transfers of defense articles to predetermined parties without case-by-case approval. The notice states OGLs eliminate the need for individual review of certain lower-risk transactions and may provide flexibility for U.S. industry and allies to maintain, repair, and store defense articles.
Mandatory DS-6004 for End-User Changes
If you export, temporarily import, reexport, or retransfer defense articles and you want to change the end-user, end-use, or destination, you must submit form DS-6004 to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC). The collection estimates 1,695 respondents and 2,234 responses, with an average time of 1 hour per response and a total estimated burden of 2,234 hours; responding is mandatory.
Five-Year Record Retention Requirement
If you reexport or retransfer defense articles (including under Open General Licenses), you must retain transaction records for five years from the date of the reexport or retransfer. Required records include a description of the defense article or service, name and address of the end-user and contact information, the responsible natural person, the stated end-use, the transaction date, the Electronic Export Information Internal Transaction Number, and method of transmission.
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