Import, export and multimodal logistics for defense articles, from the supplier to the theater of operations. Every party is screened, every transfer is licensed, and every handoff is documented.
Our leadership has worked in import and export since the 1990s, mostly across Europe, and alongside the U.S. Commercial Service for about 15 years.
Defense articles and munitions brought into the United States through long-standing, vetted suppliers abroad, with ATF permits and customs handled end to end.
U.S. defense articles delivered to approved foreign governments and end users.
Air, sea and ground movement of regulated cargo, including Class 1 explosives and hazmat.
The documentation that makes a transfer lawful and keeps it that way: licenses, certificates, due diligence and records that hold up to any audit.
One accountable chain from the supplier's door to the point of need, including theater and austere environments.
Vetted suppliers in the U.S. and abroad, each screened, under NCND and documented before we engage.
Multimodal transport of regulated assets by air, sea and ground, with a record at every transfer point.
Delivered to the point of need, in the theater of operations or at home, with a clean paper trail behind it.
Like land navigation: a known start point, checkpoints along the way, and a confirmed finish. We plot the route through licensing, logistics and transportation before anything moves.
A U.S. export license (Form DSP-5) can't be filed until the paperwork from the purchaser, consignee and end user is complete. Sending these early is the fastest way to move a deal forward.
Proof of a real order from the party paying for the items. The purchaser may or may not be the end user.
A signed promise that the items stay with the named end user in the named country.
The importing country's official authorization to bring the items in, issued by its government.
Under the ITAR (22 CFR 123.10), the State Department will not issue a license for significant military equipment until it has a completed DSP-83. The consignee and end user agree not to resell, re-export or transfer the items to anyone else, or move them outside the named country, without the State Department's written approval first.
Because the form needs ink signatures from several parties in different countries, it is usually the slowest document to collect. Start it as soon as the deal terms are agreed.
We keep every signed certificate on file for at least five years after the license expires.
This is a general guide. The State Department decides what each license needs based on the item, the destination and the end user, and may ask for more.
Defense articles on the U.S. Munitions Import List need ATF approval before they ship. Here is what the import side looks like.
Exactly what is being shipped, so the permit matches the cargo.
Flint applies to ATF for permission to import the specific items listed.
When the shipment arrives, the approved permit is matched to the cargo and released through U.S. Customs.
Flint Import Arms follows U.S. import and export law, including the State Department's ITAR and the Commerce Department's EAR.
We follow the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and hold our employees, partners and agents to the same standard everywhere we work.
Suppliers and contractors complete the Flint Supplier Export Compliance and DDTC Registration Certification before we do business together.
Restricted parties and destinations. We do not do business with countries, companies or people barred under U.S. law, including countries restricted under ITAR §126.1, those under U.S. sanctions, and anyone on a U.S. government restricted-party list.
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