If the import is for firearms, 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.Customs and Border Protection a certification, under penalty of perjury, to that effect .
3.Section II. Certification of Release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection official should complete Section II of this form if he is satisfied that the shipment of firearm(s), ammunition, and/or implements of war was authorized by the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection official should return the import permit, ATF Form 6 - Part I (5330.3A) to the importer and mail ATF Form 6A, with Section II completed, to the address specified below.
4.Section III. Verification 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 specified below.
Title 27 CFR Part 478 requires that within 15 days after release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, each firearm imported shall be identified 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 firearms 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 Form 6A is required for every importation of firearm(s), ammunition, and/or implements of war, with certain exceptions listed in 27 CFR Parts 447 and 478.
2.Section I. Importation Information. To obtain release of firearm(s), ammunition, and/or implements of war from the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the licensee 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).
3.Section II. Certification of Release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection official should complete Section II of this form if he is satisfied that the shipment of firearm(s), ammunition, and/or implements of war was authorized by the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection official should return the import permit, ATF Form 6 - Part I (5330.3A) to the licensee and mail ATF Form 6A, with Section II completed, to the address specified below.
Instructions for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces
1.ATF Form 6A is required for the importation of firearms, ammunition or implements of war authorized for importation on ATF Form 6 -Part II (5330.3B).
Instructions for Persons not
Licensed by or Registered with ATF
1.ATF Form 6A is required for the importation of firearm(s), ammunition, and/or implements of war, with certain exceptions listed in 27 CFR Parts 447 and 478.
2.Section I. Importation Information. To obtain release of firearm(s), ammunition, and/or implements of war 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).
3.Section II. Certification of Release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection official should complete Section II of this form if he is satisfied that the shipment of firearms, ammunition, and/or implements of war was authorized by the Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection official should return the import permit, ATF Form 6-Part I (5330.3A) to the individual and mail ATF Form 6A, with Section II completed, to the address specified below.
Record Retention Requirement
Federal firearms 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 firearms 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 firearms, ammunition, and implements of war.
2.Purpose. To determine that the importation of firearms, ammunition, and implements of war has taken place, to verify that the item(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 firearms, ammunition, and implements of war. 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.Effects of not supplying the information requested. Failure to supply complete information will delay processing and may cause denial of the application.
ATF Form 6A (5330.3C)
Revised August 2011
