ITAR COMPLIANCE AND DEFENSE TRADE
ITAR Compliance and Licensing
Navigate International Traffic in Arms Regulations requirements with experienced guidance for registration, licensing, technical agreements, classifications, foreign-person access, and regulated defense trade activities.
How we can help
Manage Defense Trade Requirements with Greater Confidence
ITAR compliance can affect how defense articles, technical data, software, and defense services are developed, shared, exported, temporarily imported, and accessed by foreign persons. Paragon Trade Solutions helps organizations evaluate their obligations and prepare the registrations, licenses, agreements, and supporting documentation required for regulated activities.
Practical Guidance for Complex ITAR Matters
We work with defense contractors, manufacturers, technology companies, exporters, research organizations, and other regulated businesses to assess transactions, classify products and technical data, prepare authorization requests, and address licensing conditions. Our guidance is tailored to the parties, destinations, end uses, technologies, and business activities involved.
ITAR Compliance and Licensing Services
Registration and Advisory Opinions
We assist with Directorate of Defense Trade Controls registration matters and advisory opinion submissions involving regulatory interpretation, jurisdiction, licensing, and proposed defense trade activities.
Temporary Export Licensing
Paragon supports DSP-73 temporary export license applications and DSP-74 amendments for defense articles that will be exported temporarily and returned to the United States.
Permanent Export Licensing
We prepare and support DSP-5 permanent export license applications and DSP-6 amendments for the authorized export of unclassified defense articles and related transactions.
USML Classification and Jurisdiction
We evaluate products, software, technical data, and services for potential US Munitions List classification and assist with Commodity Jurisdiction requests when regulatory jurisdiction is unclear.
Temporary Import Licensing
Paragon assists with DSP-61 temporary import license applications and DSP-62 amendments for qualifying defense articles entering the United States on a temporary basis.
Classified Export Licensing
We support DSP-85 applications involving the export or temporary import of classified defense articles, technical data, and related defense services.
General Correspondence
Paragon prepares General Correspondence submissions and supports requests involving re-exports, retransfers, changes in end use, and other authorization-related matters.
US and Foreign National Employee Licensing
We help evaluate and prepare authorizations for foreign national employees, foreign-person access, and US persons providing controlled services or technical data while abroad.
Technical Assistance Agreements
Paragon supports the preparation, amendment, and administration of Technical Assistance Agreements involving controlled technical data, training, and defense services.
Manufacturing License Agreements
We assist with Manufacturing License Agreements that authorize foreign manufacturing activities involving US defense articles, technical data, or defense services.
Warehouse Distribution Agreements
Paragon supports Warehouse Distribution Agreements for approved overseas distribution arrangements involving unclassified defense articles and authorized foreign parties.
Regulatory Analysis and Guidance
Paragon evaluates proposed activities, transactions, products, technical data, and defense services to help organizations understand applicable ITAR requirements and compliance obligations.
A STRONGER DEFENSE TRADE PROGRAM
Address ITAR Requirements Before They Delay Your Activities
Effective ITAR compliance requires more than submitting license applications. Organizations need accurate classifications, controlled access to technical data, properly screened parties, complete records, and internal procedures that reflect how regulated products and services are actually handled.
Paragon Trade Solutions can help your organization:
- Determine whether products, software, technical data, or services are ITAR-controlled
- Identify licensing requirements before exports, imports, transfers, or technical discussions occur
- Evaluate foreign-person access to facilities, systems, equipment, and controlled information
- Prepare licenses, agreements, amendments, and General Correspondence submissions
- Review provisos, authorization conditions, and record keeping responsibilities
- Strengthen internal procedures for handling defense articles and technical data
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Frequently Asked Questions
The International Traffic in Arms Regulations govern the export, temporary import, transfer, brokering, and furnishing of defense articles, technical data, and defense services controlled under the US Munitions List.
Determining ITAR jurisdiction generally requires reviewing a product’s technical characteristics, design purpose, capabilities, development history, and potential US Munitions List category. A Commodity Jurisdiction request may be appropriate when jurisdiction remains uncertain.
No. ITAR requirements may also apply when controlled technical data is disclosed to a foreign person, accessed through an information system, discussed during training, or provided as part of a defense service.
A DSP-5 generally authorizes the permanent export of unclassified defense articles. A DSP-73 generally authorizes a temporary export when the defense articles are expected to return to the United States.
A Technical Assistance Agreement may be required when a US person provides controlled technical data, training, assistance, or other defense services to a foreign person. The specific authorization depends on the activity and parties involved.
A Manufacturing License Agreement authorizes certain foreign manufacturing activities involving US defense articles, technical data, or defense services. It establishes the approved scope, parties, products, and compliance conditions.
Foreign-person access may require authorization depending on the information, employee’s nationality, location, role, and proposed access. Organizations should evaluate licensing needs before providing system, facility, or technical access.
Provisos are conditions or limitations placed on an approved authorization. They may affect shipment, access, end use, reporting, documentation, or other activities and must be reviewed before relying on the license.
A re-export or retransfer may require prior authorization depending on the original license, destination, end user, end use, and applicable provisos. Approval of the original export does not automatically authorize later transfers.
Yes. Paragon can help organizations evaluate registration requirements, prepare registration-related information, and address compliance considerations associated with regulated manufacturing, exporting, brokering, or furnishing defense services.
Accurate classifications, controlled technical data, properly structured agreements, and a clear understanding of each transaction can help organizations reduce risk and avoid preventable licensing delays.
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Need Help with an ITAR Compliance or Licensing Matter?
Whether you are evaluating jurisdiction, preparing an export license, addressing foreign-person access, developing a technical agreement, or strengthening your defense trade compliance program, Paragon Trade Solutions can help you identify the appropriate next steps.