Skip to main content
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Search form
Search
Main menu
Who We Are
About
Executive Staff
Organization Structure
Our History
Contact
Headquarters
Media Contacts
Licensing Services
Hotlines
Careers
Special Agent
IO Investigator
Attorneys
Professional/Technical
Local ATF Offices
Charlotte
Nashville
San Francisco
International Offices
What We Do
Mission Areas
Firearms
Explosives
Arson
Alcohol & Tobacco
Regulations
Laws
Regulations
Federal Register
Rulings
News
Advisories
Press Releases
Social Media
Media Contacts
Most Wanted
Reward Notices
Resources
Download Forms
Order Paper Forms
Photo Galleries
Firearms Gallery
K-9 Gallery
Publications
FOIA Library
Fact Sheets
Regulations Library
Q&A
Firearms
Explosives
Careers
Data & Statistics
U.S. Firearms Trace Data
U.S. Firearms Commerce Report
AFMER
You are here
Home
»
Resource Center
»
Questions and Answers
Explosives Q&As
Quick Links to Explosives Q&A Category Pages
Applying for a Federal Explosives License (FEL)
Fireworks
General
Licenses and Permits
Plastic Explosives
Recordkeeping Requirements
Storage Requirements
U.S. Bomb Data Center
U.S. Military Explosives
Applying for a Federal Explosives License
What type of explosives licenses are available?
May a same-sex spouse of a deceased licensee (including a Special (Occupational) Taxpayer) carry on the licensed firearms (or explosives) business for the remainder of the term of the license?
Fireworks
When marking imported fireworks, do I have to mark each individual display shell that is imported?
What types of fireworks require an ATF license or permit in order to be lawfully transported or received?
What areas of a fireworks manufacturing plant are considered to be “fireworks process buildings?”
We hold an explosives importer license under which we import display fireworks for our company’s displays. Do we have to mark imported display fireworks if we only use the fireworks for company display shows?
Under what conditions may I temporarily store display fireworks (including low explosives for choreographed shows) on trucks?
Must partially assembled display fireworks be removed from a drying building for overnight storage?
I store display fireworks cakes and roman candles that contain only salutes. Are these cakes and candles considered bulk salutes requiring storage in a high explosives (Type-1 or Type-2) magazine?
I am a licensed importer of display fireworks. In which explosives records am I required to record the date and shift of manufacture?
How should I calculate the net explosives weight of display fireworks, such as display shells, cakes, and roman candles that are stored in the same magazine?
How must display fireworks be stored?
Are “display fireworks” considered to be explosive materials subject to regulation under Federal explosives laws and regulations?
Are “consumer fireworks” subject to regulation under the Federal explosives laws?
Are “Articles Pyrotechnic” subject to the requirements of the Federal explosives regulations?
Are there any marking requirements for display fireworks that are manufactured as a hobby and do not enter commerce?
Am I required to mark all of my imported display fireworks that I intend to sell or distribute?
Recordkeeping Requirements - Explosives
When must ATF Form 5400.4, “Limited Permittee Transaction Report (LPTR)”, be executed and how long must they be maintained?
When and where must a licensee or permittee maintain a daily summary of magazine transactions (DSMT)?
May I keep computerized records?
Is there a requirement for licensees and permittees to make an annual inventory of explosive materials on hand?
How do licensees and permittees account for explosive quantities in their records?
How do I account for packaged fireworks display shows in the daily summary of magazine transactions (DSMT)?
How can I obtain additional copies of ATF Forms?
Does a purchaser of black powder have to sign any forms at the time of purchase?
1 of 3
next ›
Email Updates
Subscribe to receive news and update from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Enter Email Address.
Enter Email Address