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Export Licenses Not Needed for Shipments to Puerto Rico, DDTC Clarifies

Export licenses are not required to ship defense products to Puerto Rico, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls said in a frequently-asked-question released May 19. The DDTC also stressed that licenses are not needed for defense exports to American Samoa,…

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Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. “No export occurs when a defense article is shipped to Puerto Rico,” DDTC said. “Therefore, no export license or other approval from DDTC is required.”