# 27 CFR § 447.32: Application for registration and refund of fee

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.32

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 CFR § 447.32
- **Heading:** Application for registration and refund of fee
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > SUBCHAPTER B—FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION > PART 447—IMPORTATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR > Subpart D—Registration

## Text

(a) Application for registration must be filed on ATF Form 4587 and must be accompanied by the registration fee at the rate prescribed in this section. The appropriate ATF officer will approve the application and return the original to the applicant.
(b) Registration may be effected for periods of from 1 to 5 years at the option of the registrant by identifying on Form 4587 the period of registration desired. The registration fees are as follows:
1 year
$250
2 years
500
3 years
700
4 years
850
5 years
1,000
(c) Fees paid in advance for whole future years of a multiple year registration will be refunded upon request if the registrant ceases to engage in importing articles on the U.S. Munitions Import List. A request for a refund must be submitted to the appropriate ATF officer at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Martinsburg, WV 25405, prior to the beginning of any year for which a refund is claimed.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1140-0009)
[T.D. ATF-8, 39 FR 3251, Jan. 25, 1974, as amended by T.D. ATF-215, 50 FR 42161, Oct. 18, 1985; T.D. ATF-484, 67 FR 64526, Oct. 21, 2002; ATF-11F, 73 FR 57240, Oct. 2, 2008; ATF 2013R-9F, 79 FR 46692, Aug. 11, 2014]

## Nearby sections

- [27 CFR § 447.1 § 447.1 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.1.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.2 § 447.2 Relation to other laws and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.2.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.11 § 447.11 Meaning of terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.11.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.21 § 447.21 The U.S. Munitions Import List.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.21.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.22 § 447.22 Forgings, castings, and machined bodies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.22.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.31 § 447.31 Registration requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.31.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.32 § 447.32 Application for registration and refund of fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.32.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.33 § 447.33 Notification of changes in information furnished by registrants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.33.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.34 § 447.34 Maintenance of records by persons required to register as importers of Import List articles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.34.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.35 § 447.35 Forms prescribed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.35.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.41 § 447.41 Permit requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.41.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.42 § 447.42 Application for permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.42.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.43 § 447.43 Terms of permit.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.43.md)
- [27 CFR § 447.44 § 447.44 Permit denial, revocation or suspension.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-447.44.md)

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