State Export Licensing Drops, Processing Time Rises Slightly, Says DDTC in New Analysis
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls published on Aug. 3 quantitative analysis of licenses received and processed at State over the past year (here). The Obama administration's Export Control Reform, a meticulous and time-consuming process that aims to…
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transfer dual-use items from State to Commerce control, has led to a severe decrease in State licensing, DDTC said in April (see 1504130021). The new analysis shows a general continuance of that trend, but State received and processed slightly more licenses over the past several months. Processing time rose gradually over the past year despite the decrease in licensing. The average processing time in July 2015 registered at 27 days. State processed licenses in July 2014 at an average of 21 days. State will give monthly updates on the licensing trends "in order to provide greater transparency and predictability for US defense firms in planning munitions license submissions," DDTC said.