Tool of Trade Checklist
If the questions do not apply to the trip, the traveler may process the Tool of Trade Certificate without further export review. Please submit a copy to the Office of Export Compliance before departure.
If the traveler answers yes to any of the export screening questions, the traveler should contact the Export Control Officer for further review and instructions.
It can take up to 45 days to obtain U.S. Government approval for travel with equipment to sanctioned or embargoed countries or other destinations under U.S. Department of State travel warnings, or trips involving the shipment of equipment or biological materials.