Orchid Blog

(Download) With the holidays fast approaching and the present-day shopping shift from in-store to on-line shopping, we thought it was a good time to discuss some of the important compliance factors to...

Are you ready?  We are in the peak of one busy season after another.  We’ve got hunting seasons opening and closing, the holiday season bringing shoppers out in the masses, and the many firearm...

  What is DTrade and How does it Impact My FFL Firearm Export Business   Last time, we promised to get into the nuts and bolts of exporting firearms and ammunition products and related technical...

Have you ever wondered why the ATF IOIs request so many different records and documents for review during your compliance inspection?  What are they looking for?  Why do they need more than just...

How Do You Record an A&D Book Disposition? The ATF required Book of Acquisition and Disposition is specific.  It dictates the information fields required, the specific format that must...

Firearm ITAR / Firearm Export Compliance Programs for my FFL Detailed guidelines are provided on the DDTC website. DDTC’s guidance doesn’t tell registrants exactly what they need to do, however. There is no...

(Download) By Jeffrey G. Grody After you register your company with DDTC (see last week’s Advisory), DDTC “strongly advises” you to implement an ITAR compliance program.  Why is this necessary? To understand...

If you manufacture firearms, firearm components or ammunition, you are required to register your business with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) of the U.S. State Department and pay a $2,250...

Are you up late at night, losing sleep; waiting, wondering, and fearing your next ATF compliance inspection?  If so, we are here to ease your fears by explaining the process in which ATF inspections may...