No ATF Signature Required for Form 6A DIS Submissions, Says CBP
Filers do not have to get a signature from CBP or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) prior to submitting ATF Form 6A (Release and Receipt of Imported Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War), said CBP in…
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a CSMS message (here). Clarifying an earlier message on transition procedures for partner government agency submissions in ACE (see 1604220037), CBP said the ATF Form 6 (“Application and Permit for Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War”) accompanying the submission of Form 6A through the Document Imaging System (DIS) serves as proof of ATF approval for importation. Form 6 and 6A should be submitted simultaneously with entry, and both forms are required for release, said CBP. Filers are still required to provide a copy of the Form 6A, with Sections I and III completed, to ATF within 15 days of the release. The earlier message clarified procedures for DIS submission of PGA-required documents prior to deployment of an agency’s PGA message set.