(1) The name and address of the
consignee as shown on this application and on the permit to
export must correspond with that shown on the foreign import
certificate.
(2) To avoid delays in clearance at the
port of export, be sure to enter the correct port on this
application. A copy of your export permit is sent directly to
the District Director of Customs at the port indicated on the
application for comparison with the permit presented for
clearance of the shipment. The shipment will not clear at any
other port without an amendment of the permit indicating a
change to that effect.
(3) The original or an authentic signed
and/or notarized copy of the foreign import certificate must
accompany this application. If this certificate is in a
foreign language, a translation must accompany the
application. If this certificate is needed to accomplish
entry of the drug into the country of destination, your
request for its return to you should accompany the
application.
(4) Application should be made in the
name of the registered legal entity, as shown on the DEA
registration certificate, and signed by a responsible
authorized official if a corporation, by a partner, or by the
person registered as an individual. Only persons registered to
export may be issued export permits. The registrations of
manufacturers, distributors, practitioners, researchers, etc.
do not entitle them to export controlled substances.
(5) Controlled substances in Schedule I
or II, or a narcotic drug in Schedule III or IV may be
exported from the United States to a country for subsequent
export from that country to another country:
a. Thirty days from the date of
exportation from the United States to the first country, the
exporter must return Copy 2 of Form DEA 161R with 7c
completed, that is, with the actual date of export and
actual quantity shipped.
b. The controlled substances must be
exported from the first country to the second country no
later than 180 days from the date of exportation from the
United States
c. Within 30 days after the controlled
substance is exported from the first country to the second
country or the order is canceled by the second country, the
person who exported the controlled substance from the United
States must deliver to DEA Headquarters documentation
certifying that such export from the first country to the
second country has occurred or was refused.
i. The company must provide on company
letterhead signed by a responsible company official the
following information: (1) Name of the second country, (2)
actual quantity shipped, (3) actual date shipped, and (4)
DEA export permit number for the original export to the
first country.
ii. For refused shipments, the company
must file a written request with DEA for return, a brief
summary of the facts warranting the return, and a DEA Form
357, Application for Import Permit. DEA will evaluate the
request and return a response in writing.
(6) Permits will be mailed to the
exporter at the address shown at the bottom of the application
unless contrary instructions are attached to and made a part
of this application.
(7) Identification of drugs to be
exported and the controlled substance content should be
entered on the application in the following manner: