---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 123.3"
title: "22"
number: "123.3"
heading: "Temporary import licenses."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/123.3"
---

# §123.3. Temporary import licenses.

- (a) A license (DSP-61) issued by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is required for the temporary import and subsequent export of unclassified defense articles, unless exempted from this requirement pursuant to [§ 123.4](/cfr/22/123.4.md). This requirement applies to:
  - (1) Temporary imports of unclassified defense articles that are to be returned directly to the country from which they were shipped to the United States;
  - (2) Temporary imports of unclassified defense articles in transit to a third country;
- (b) A bond may be required as appropriate (see [part 125](/cfr/22/part125.md) of this subchapter for license requirements for technical data and classified defense articles.)
- (c) A DSP-61 license may be obtained by a U.S. importer in satisfaction of [§ 123.4(c)(4)](/cfr/22/123.4.md?p=c-4) of this subchapter. If a foreign exporter requires documentation for a permanent import, the U.S. importer must contact the Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the appropriate documentation. A DSP-61 will not be approved to support permanent import requirements.

## Notes

### Amendments

[58 FR 39299, July 22, 1993, as amended at 71 FR 20540, Apr. 21, 2006; 77 FR 22670, Apr. 17, 2012]

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 2, 38, and 71, Pub. L. 90-629, 90 Stat. 744 (22 U.S.C. 2752, 2778, 2797); 22 U.S.C. 2753; 22 U.S.C. 2651a; 22 U.S.C. 2776; Pub. L. 105-261, 112 Stat. 1920; Sec. 1205(a), Pub. L. 107-228; Sec. 520, Pub. L. 112-55; Section 1261, Pub. L. 112-239; E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129.

### Source

Source: 58 FR 39299, July 22, 1993, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[58 FR 39299, July 22, 1993, as amended at 71 FR 20540, Apr. 21, 2006; 77 FR 22670, Apr. 17, 2012]