OMB No. 1140-0007 (01/31/2021)
Section I - Importation Information (Use a separate ATF Form 6A (5330. 3C) to describe articles imported under each permit. Also, use a separate form
for each shipment under the same permit.)
1. Name and Address of Importer 2. Name and Address of Foreign Seller
4. Federal License No. and/or AECA No. (If any)
5. Country Where Manufactured (Required)
6. Import Permit No. (When importation authorized by
permit) (Required)
8. Gross Value of Shipment (In U.S. dollars)
10. Port of Entry 12. Type of Entry 13. Date Release
15. SignatureofCustomsandBorderProtectionOcial 16. Title 17. Date
Section III - Verication of Importation (completed by licensed and/or registered importers only)
18. I have examined the above shipment and found it to:
3. Name and Address of Foreign Shipper
U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Release and Receipt of Imported Firearms,
Ammunition and Defense Articles
(See Instructions on Back)
9. Shipment of Firearms, Ammunition and/or Defense Articles (For rearms, enter (SG)-Shotgun; (RI)-Rie; (RE)-Revolver); (DD)-Destructive Device; (MG)-Machinegun;
(SI)-Silencer; Frame or Receiver) (For ammunition, circle the appropriate type; Ball, Incendiary, Wadcutter, Shot, Armor Piercing-(AP), or Tracer)
Name of Manufacturer
Number and
Kind of
Packages
Type
Barrel
Length
Overall
Length
Quantity
(Each
type)
Ammunition
(Ball
Incendiary,
Wadcutter,
Shot, AP,
Tracer)
U.S.
Munitions
Import List
Category
Model
Caliber
Gauge
or Size
Serial
No.
Firearms
Defense Articles
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19. Signature of Importer 21. Date
ATF
E-Form 6A (5330.3C)
Revised January 2018
Containtherearms,ammunitionand/ordefensearticlesintheexactquantityandasdescribedinItem9above,or
Contain the following discrepancies:
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Expiration Dates
7. Telephone No.
20. Title or Status (Individual, member of rm; if ocer of corporation,
give title)
Ideclareunderthepenaltiesprovidedbylaw,thatthisvericationofimportationistrue,correctandcompletetothebestofmyknowledgeandbeliefand
thateachrearmismarkedandcanbeidentiedasrequiredby27CFRPart478.
14. I certify that the above articles were authorized for importation by the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and were released from
the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or were authorized to be removed from a Customs bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone.
Import Permit Number:
Section II - Certication of Release From U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Instructions
Instructionnstructions for Federally Licensed
and/or Registered Importers.
1. ATFF6A(5330.3C)isrequiredforeveryimportationofrearm(s),ammunition,
and/or defense articles, with certain exceptions listed in 27 CFR Parts 447
and 478.
2. Section I.ImportationInformation.Toobtainreleaseofrearm(s),ammunition,
and defense articles from the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP), the importer may (1) complete Section I of the form, in duplicate,
and present one copy to CBP along with his import permit, ATF Form 6 Part
I (5330.3A) or (2) submit Form 6 and 6A data electronically to ATF via the
Partner Government Agency (PGA) message set. For additional information on
how to submit PGA data to CBP electronically, please see:
https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/atf-supplemental-guidance-ace,. For
assistance in setting up an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) account,
please cont the CBP Ace Helpdesk at 1-866-530-4172. Questions for ATF
may be directed to: Imports-Helpdesk@atf.gov.Importersarestillrequiredto
send in their copy of the Form 6A to ATF within 15 days of release from CBP
custody.OnlySectionsIandIIIarerequired.Iftheimportincludesarearm(s)
for which the serial number(s) are not known at the time the ATF Form 6 Part I,
Applcation and Permit to Import Firearms, Ammunition and Defense Articles,
the serial numbers must be reported in Section III of the form (see below) within
15 days from release from CBP custody.
Iftheimportisforrearms,theirpartsorcomponents,orammunition,the
importer also must present to U.S. Customs and Border Protection a copy of the
export license authorizing the export of the article or articles from the exporting
country.Iftheexportingcountrydoesnotrequireissuanceofanexportlicense,
the importer instead must present to U.S. Customsand Border Protection a
certication,underpenaltyofperjury,tothateect.
3. Section II. CBPwillreleasetheshipmentiftheyaresatisedthattheshipment
ofrearm(s),ammunition,and/orDefenseArticleswasauthorizedbythe
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. CBP will no
longer complete Section II of the Form 6A.
4. Section III. VericationofImportation.Within15daysafterthearticle(s)
has been released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the licensed
and/or registered importer must complete Section III of the duplicate copy
ofATFForm6Aandmailittotheaddressspeciedbelow.
Title27CFRPart478requiresthatwithin15daysafterreleasefromU.S.
CustomsandBorderProtection,eachrearmimportedshallbeidentied
by engraving or casting on it the following: (1) serial number, (2) model,
(3) caliber or gauge, (4) name of manufacturer and country where manufactured,
and(5)thename,city,andStateoftheimporter.Ifrearmsserialnumberswere
not known or reported at the time of import, the importer must report those
serial numbers in an attachment to block 18. He also must post in his permanent
recordsallrequiredinformationregardingtheimportation(27CFR478.112).
Instructions for
Federal Firearms Licensees other than importers.
1. ATFForm6Aisrequiredforeveryimportationofrearm(s),ammunition,and/or
defense articles, with certain exceptions listed in 27 CFR Parts 447 and 478.
2. SectionI.ImportationInformation.Toobtainreleaseofrearm(s),
ammunition, and defense articles from the custody of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP), the importer may (1) complete Section I of the form,
in duplicate, and present one copy to CBP along with his import permit, ATF
Form 6 Part I (5330.3A) or (2) submit Form 6 and 6A data electronically to ATF
via the PGA message set. For additional information on how to submit PGA
data to CBP electronically, please see:
https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/atf-supplemental-guidance-ace,. For
assistance in setting up an ACE account, please contact the CBP Ace Helpdesk at
1-866-530-4172. Questions for ATF may be directed to:
Imports-Helpdesk@atf.gov.
3. Section II. CBPwillreleasetheshipmentiftheyaresatisedthattheshipment
ofrearm(s),ammunition,and/ordefensearticleswasauthorizedbythe
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. CBP will no
longer complete Section II of the Form 6A.
Instructions for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces
1. ATFForm6Aisrequiredfortheimportationofrearm(s)orammunitionor
defense articles authorized for importation on ATF Form 6 -Part II (5330.3B).
2. Section I.ImportationInformation.Toobtainreleaseofrearmsorammunition
or defense articles from the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the
member of the United States Armed Forces must complete Section I of the form
and present it to U.S. Customs and Border Protection along with his import
permit, ATF Form 6-Part II (5330.3B).
3. Section II.CBPwillreleasetheshipmentiftheyaresatisedthattheshipment
ofrearm(s),ammunition,and/ordefensearticleswasauthorizedbythe
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. CBP will no
longer complete Section II of the Form 6A.
Instructions for Persons not
Licensed by or Registered with ATF
1. ATFForm6Aisrequiredfortheimportationofrearm(s),ammunition,and/or
defense articles, with certain exceptions listed in 27 CFR Parts 447 and
478.
2. Section I. ImportationInformation.Toobtainreleaseofrearm(s),
ammunition, and/or defense articles from the custody of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, the individual must complete Section I of the form and
present it to U.S. Customs and Border Protection along with his import permit,
ATF Form 6 -Part I (5330.3A).
Record Retention Requirement
FederalrearmslicenseesmustretainthisformaspartoftheirATFrequiredrecords
permanently as prescribed by 27 CFR 478.129(d). Importers registered under the
ArmsExportControlActwhodonotalsoholdaFederalrearmslicensemust
retainthisformaspartoftheirATFrequiredrecordsforatleastthe6-yearperiod
prescribed by 27 CFR 447.34(b).
Privacy Act Information
The following information is provided pursuant to Section 3 of the Privacy Act of
1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a(e)(3)).
1. Authority. Solicitation of this information is made pursuant to the Gun
Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. Chapter 44), and Section 38 of the
Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (22 U.S.C. Section 2778). Disclosure of
this information by the applicant is mandatory for the release and receipt
ofimportedrearms,ammunition,anddefensearticles.
2. Purpose. Todeterminethattheimportationofrearms,ammunition,and
defense articles has taken place, to verify that the term(s) was (were) released
to and received by the importer or his agent, and to verify that the items released
were the items listed on the application for importation.
3. Routine Uses. The information will be used by ATF to make the determinations
set forth in paragraph 2. In addition, the information may be disclosed to other
Federal, State, foreign and local law enforcement and regulatory agency
personnel to verify information on the application and to aid in the performance
oftheirdutieswithrespecttotheregulationofrearms,ammunition,and
defense articles. The information may further be disclosed to the Department
of Justice if it appears that the furnishing of false information may constitute a
violation of Federal law.
4. Eects of not supplying the information requested. Failure to supply
complete information will delay processing and may cause denial of the
application.
ATF E-Form 6A (5330.3C)
Revised January 2018
MAILING INFORMATION
Chief, Firearms and Explosives Imports Branch
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
244 Needy Road
Martinsburg, WV 25405
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE
ThisrequestisinaccordancewiththePaperworkReductionActof1995.Thisinformationcollectionismandatorypursuantto18U.S.C.925,26U.S.C.5844,and22U.S.C.
2778. The purpose of this information collection is to allow ATF to determine that the article(s) described on the form have been released by the U.S. Customs Service to the
importer and to verify that the article(s) authorized to be imported were received by the importer.
The estimated average burden associated with this collection information is 24 minutes per respondent or recordkeeper, depending on individual circumstances. Comments
concerningtheaccuracyofthisburdenestimateandsuggestionsforreducingthisburdenshouldbedirectedtotheReportsManagementOcer,DocumentServicesBranch,
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Washington, DC 20226.
Anagencymaynotconductorsponsor,andapersonisnotrequiredtorespondto,acollectionofinformationunlessitdisplaysacurrentlyvalidOMBcontrolnumber.
ATF E-Form 6A (5330.3C)
Revised January 2018