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Manufacturers
Answers to some common questions related to the manufacturing of firearms and ammunition.
Must a person who engages in business in both manufacturing firearms and importing firearms have a separate license to cover each type of business?
Are licensed manufacturers required to file an AFMER form even if the licensee did not manufacture any firearms during the reporting period?
Are licensed manufacturers required to report the production of firearms?
Must a licensed manufacturer pay excise taxes?
Is a person who reloads ammunition required to be licensed as a manufacturer?
May a person licensed as a manufacturer of firearms also manufacture ammunition?
May a person licensed as a manufacturer of ammunition also manufacture firearms?
