DDTC Managing Director Says Exporters Still Submitting Many Low Quality Applications

The Managing Director of the Department of State’s DDTC reported that DDTC is still receiving a steady stream of low-quality applications. About 2 out of 10 applications that are received are considered inadequate and are being returned without corrections as is the current policy of the DDTC. Examples of such applications include the following:

1. Country name on application doesn’t match country on supporting documentation
2. No Purchase Order attached to license application
3. Values on application and purchase order are not consistent
4. TAA requests to change the terms of other companies’ TAAs
5. Lack of an original empowered official certification letter with submission of agreements and agreement amendments
6. Proposing to provide defense services to a foreign country without TAA
7. Lack of required Part 130 statement with submission of agreements and agreement amendments
8. Continually making late applications and evoking national security reasons for immediate case adjudication without adequate justification
9. Submitting multiple TAAs and licenses when only one is necessary
10. Poorly documented commodity jurisdiction requests
11. Incomplete or deficient registration requests

Exporters are encouraged to take more care in these matters when submitting applications.

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