Recent DDTC Licensing Processing Times, CJs Have Slowed
At a recent AAEI conference1, an official from the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls discussed improvements made since 2006 in reducing the processing times for its export license applications and requests for commodity jurisdiction determinations. However, processing times for both rose in the first quarter of 2011.
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Processing Time for License Applications Rose Slightly in 2010 and 2011
In calendar year (CY) 2009, DDTC’s average processing time for export license applications was 15.5 days, down from an average of 43 days in CY 2006. Since CY 2009, the average processing time for export license applications has risen slightly to 16.2 days in CY 2010 and 16.6 days for the first quarter of CY 2011.
CJ Determination Request Processing Slowed in 2011
DDTC statistics also indicate that in CY 2010, it received almost 1,000 requests for commodity jurisdiction (CJ) determinations, up from 367 requests in CY 2006. During that same timeframe, DDTC reduced the average number of days it takes to make CJ determinations from 196 days to a low of 65 days in CY 2010. As of April 1, 2011, the number of average days for CJ requests has increased to 79.
(The purpose of a CJ request is to determine whether an item or service is covered by the U.S. Munitions List (USML) and therefore subject to export controls administered by DDTC pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR).)
(See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/03/11 news, 11060306, for BP summary of DDTC’s announcement that it will accept only the updated version of its online CJ request form effective June 3, 2011.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 06/14/11 news, 11061416, for previous BP summary on the discussion of the Administration’s export control reform initiative at the AAEI conference.)
1American Association of Exporters and Importers.