Registration
All manufacturers, exporters, and brokers of defense articles, defense services, or related technical data, as defined on the United States Munitions List (Part 121 of the ITAR) , are required to register with DDTC. Registration is primarily a means to provide the U.S. Government with necessary information on who is involved in certain manufacturing and exporting activities. Registration does not confer any export rights or privileges, but is a precondition for the issuance of any license or other approval for export.
Registration Form, Guidelines, and Other Documents:
Review Preparing a Registration Package on submitting a complete registration package and material changes to registration. A complete package consists of a DS-2032, Transmittal Letter, Legal Documentation and other attachments as needed.
General Guidance:
- Two options are offered. Option 1 offers the individual DS-2032 form and selection of each attachment separately. This is particularly useful to registrants who may require multiple attachment pages to provide the additional information needed to complete blocks 7, 8, 9, 10, or 11 of the DS-2032. Option 2 offers the DS-2032 form and the attachments as a single package and is best utilized by registrants who do not require multiple Attachment pages.
- In both Options 1 and 2, the DS-2032 Form and Attachments open in an Internet Explorer page. To download, select the "Save a Copy" button and save the forms to the desktop. The action downloads the documents from the website to the desktop allowing the work to be saved and completed at a later time.
- Option 1- Individual Form DS-2032 and Attachments. Start by downloading the DS-2032 and if additional pages required, check the box "Additional page(s) attached." The Attachment page may be completed at that time or at a later time by again, downloading to the desktop.
- Option 2 – DS-2032 and including all Attachments. Start by downloading and saving the DS-2032 which includes scrollable Attachments and complete as necessary.
- Print final copy, sign, and mail the hard copy to DDTC as part of the Registration package.
Option 1 - Individual Form - DS-2032
Attachment - Block 7 - Additional Directors, Officers, Partners, and Owners
Attachment - Block 8 - Additional USML Categories
Attachment - Block 9 - Additional U.S. Subsidiaries
Attachment - Block 10 - Additional Foreign Subsidiaries
Attachment - Block 11 - Additional Parent Companies
Option 2 - All Forms - DS-2032 including all Attachments
Download a Transmittal Letter. (Note: The transmittal letter suggested format must be modified, as applicable, regarding a conviction, indictment, ineligibility or foreign ownership and control.)
Download a standard registration incomplete letter.
General Questions on Registration:
For general questions on registration including preparation of registration forms and status, please contact the Response Team at (202) 663-1282 or by e-mail at DDTCResponseTeam@state.gov.