DDTC Increases Annual Registration Fee More than 191%
The State Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) announced today that it has increased the mandatory registration fees for manufacturers, exporters and brokers of defense articles, defense services or related technical data. Effective today, December 8, 2004, all new or renewing registrants must pay the increased annual registration fee of $1,750 (a nearly 191% increase of the previous annual fee of $600). Registrants may now renew their registration for a maximum of two years at a time ($3500 for two years). Previously, exporters could register for up to four years at a time. DDTC published a notice in today's Federal Register announcing this change (pmdtc.org/docs/FRNotices/22FR70888.pdf).
In addition, DDTC is changing the registration code format. The registration code will now include a letter prefix M (designating a manufacturer and/or exporter) or K (designating a broker) before the registrant's four- or five-digit registration number (e.g., K-1234 or M12345). The code will no longer include a four-digit prefix containing the month and day on which the registration will expire. For example, the code prefix "1205," which indicates the registration expires on December 31, 2005, will be dropped from the registration code.
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