Firearms and Explosives Import System (FEIS) Files

The agency also used these files as a register of persons dealing in articles on the U.S. Munitions List. This series contains information on persons and businesses that import firearms, ammunitions, explosives, and implements of war into the United States.

The records contain descriptive data on the se materials including registration periods, licensee names, import company names, application status, commodity types, and permit specifics, such as expiration data and Special Occupational Taxpayer (SOT) class and indicators. The records also include importation information, including customs entry numbers, export countries, ports of entry and gross value of shipments. This data comprises government records extracted from the Archival Research Catalog (ARC).