Current Processing Times

Current Processing Times
Average processing times for applications finalized in October 2026
ATF Form		Processing Office	eForms	Paper
Form 1	Application to Make and Register a Firearm	NFA Division	5 days	14 days
Form 2	Notice of Firearms Manufactured or Imported	NFA Division	1 day	6 days
Form 3	Application for Tax-Exempt Transfer of Firearm and Registration to Special Occupational Taxpayer (SOT)	NFA Division	1 day	4 days
Form 4 Trust	Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm	NFA Division	5 days	20 days
Form 4 Individual	Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm	NFA Division	4 days	18 days
Form 5	Application for Tax-Exempt Transfer and Registration of Firearm	NFA Division	1 day	7 days
Form 6	Application and Permit for Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War	Imports Branch	2 days	6 days
Form 6 NIA	Application/Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition by Nonimmigrant Aliens	Imports Branch	-	10 days
Form 7	Application for Federal Firearms License (FFL)	Federal Firearms Licensing Center	-	60 days
Form 9	Application and Permit for Permanent Exportation	NFA Division	1 day	1 day
Form 10	Application for Registration of Firearms Acquired by Certain Governmental Entities	NFA Division	4 days	4 days
Form 20	Application to Transport Interstate or to Temporarily Export Certain National Firearms Act (NFA) Firearms	NFA Division	3 days	5 days
Form 3311.4	Application for Alternate Means of Identification of Firearm(s) (Marking Variance)	Firearms Industry Programs Branch	-	30 days
Form 5400.13	Application for Explosives License or Permit (FEL/FEP)	Federal Firearms Licensing Center	-	90 days
Form 5400.28	Employee Possessor Questionnaire (EPQ)	Federal Firearms Licensing Center	-	90 days
Finalized applications include only those approved, disapproved, withdrawn, or returned without action. Days reflected are average, some forms may take longer for additional research or fluctuations in number of applications received.

Monthly Data for Certain NFA Applications (October 2026)
		Submitted	Approved	Finalized
Form 1	AOW	82	47	74
	SBR	7,423	6,522	7,648
	SBS	551	468	533
	Silencer	2,249	1,800	2,042
Form 4	AOW	219	224	234
	SBR	3,760	3,774	3,887
	SBS	495	495	533
	Silencer	74,484	76,381	78,312
Total NFA eForms Total NFA Forms		185,582	184,189	187,299
Total NFA eForms Total NFA Forms		187,411	186,151	189,532
Finalized applications include only those approved, disapproved, withdrawn, or returned without action.

Processed Year-to-Date
	Submitted	Approved	Finalized
Form 1	245,482	197,603	227,560
Form 3	798,550	786,563	787,776
Form 4	1,427,561	1,369,993	1,405,144
Total NFA eForms	2,514,718	2,399,704	2,464,303
Total NFA Forms	2,550,531	2,429,096	2,498,242
Calendar Year 2026 data updated as of November 5, 2026.

Firearms Registered in the NFRTR
	Form 1	Form 2	Form 3	Form 4	Form 5	Form 10	Other	Total
Any Other Weapons	11,745	16,402	14,377	22,348	20,305	764	12,442	98,383
Short-Barreled Rifles	751,227	42,116	56,089	192,732	251,236	3,207	6,403	1,303,010
Short-Barreled Shotguns	37,102	6,539	9,238	24,306	120,145	6,539	8,251	212,120
Silencers	89,155	377,655	1,508,761	5,049,440	365,908	671	705	7,392,295
Updated as of November 5, 2026. This table excludes firearms reported as destroyed, exported, and voided.

Please note that ATF utilizes customized Standard Query Language (SQL) to collect information from system databases. An SQL query may not capture all methods in which the requested information has been manually entered into system data fields. Thus, while each individual record is accurate, there is an inherent, albeit wholly unintentional, margin of error as to the aggregate statistical information requested.

Last Updated: November 13, 2026