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DDTC: Licensing, Registrations, and Public Access Delayed Until Further Notice
DDTC: Licensing, Registrations, and Public Access Delayed Until Further Notice
October 2, 2025/
Due to a lapse in appropriations, services at the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) are significantly curtailed, including Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) submissions for registrations, licenses (including batch submissions), speaker requests, customer support, Advisory Opinions, and Commodity Jurisdiction determinations. Public access to these applications is not available.
Requests currently in process at DDTC as of September 30th, 2025, will remain in that status; however, further review of actions that do not fall under “excepted” functions will be delayed until after the restoration of funding and resumption of operations. “Excepted" functions that may be continued during a lapse in appropriations include those necessary to respond to emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property, and those necessary for activities essential to national security, including the conduct of foreign affairs essential to national security.
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