27 CFR § 447.61 - Unlawful importation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s447.61"
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title: "27 CFR § 447.61 - Unlawful importation."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "447.61"
section_name: "Unlawful importation."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION"
part_number: "447"
part_name: "IMPORTATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "22 U.S.C. 2778; E.O. 13637, 78 FR 16129 (Mar. 8, 2013)."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-8, 39 FR 3251, Jan. 25, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated by T.D. ATF-487, 68 FR 3747, Jan. 24, 2003."
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# 447.61 Unlawful importation.

Any person who willfully:

(a) Imports articles on the U.S. Munitions Import List without a permit;

(b) Engages in the business of importing articles on the U.S. Munitions Import List without registering under this part; or

(c) Otherwise violates any provisions of this part;

Shall upon conviction be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.

[T.D. ATF-8, 39 FR 3251, Jan. 25, 1974, as amended at 39 FR 4760, Feb. 7, 1974; T.D. ATF-215, 50 FR 42162, Oct. 18, 1985; T.D. ATF-287, 54 FR 13681, Apr. 5, 1989]