FAR 21.335 — Exporter Responsibilities
FAR 21.335 lists exporter duties: forwarding documents, preserving products, removing temporary installations, securing clearances, and cancelling U.S. registration.
In Plain English
FAR 21.335 spells out what an exporter must do when shipping U.S. aircraft, engines, propellers, or articles to a foreign country (unless that country agrees to different terms). The rule exists to make sure exported products arrive in airworthy condition, with proper paperwork, and that U.S. registration is properly closed out so the aircraft can be re-registered abroad.
Each exporter must:
- Forward all documents required by the importing country or jurisdiction.
- Preserve and package products to protect them from corrosion and damage during transit or storage, and state how long that protection is effective.
- Remove any temporary installations added for the export delivery flight and restore the aircraft to its approved configuration after delivery.
- Secure foreign entry clearances from every country involved in sales demonstrations or delivery flights.
- When title passes to a foreign purchaser, request cancellation of the U.S. registration and airworthiness certificates, return those certificates to the FAA, and certify that the U.S. N-numbers have been removed per § 45.33.
Regulation Text
14 CFR § 21.335§ 21.335 Responsibilities of exporters.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the importing country or jurisdiction, each exporter must—
(a) Forward to the importing country or jurisdiction all documents specified by that country or jurisdiction;
(b) Preserve and package products and articles as necessary to protect them against corrosion and damage during transit or storage and state the duration of effectiveness of such preservation and packaging;
(c) Remove or cause to be removed any temporary installation incorporated on an aircraft for the purpose of export delivery and restore the aircraft to the approved configuration upon completion of the delivery flight;
(d) Secure all proper foreign entry clearances from all the countries or jurisdictions involved when conducting sales demonstrations or delivery flights; and
(e) When title to an aircraft passes or has passed to a foreign purchaser—
(1) Request cancellation of the U.S. registration and airworthiness certificates from the FAA, giving the date of transfer of title, and the name and address of the foreign owner;
(2) Return the Registration and Airworthiness Certificates to the FAA; and
(3) Provide a statement to the FAA certifying that the U.S. identification and registration numbers have been removed from the aircraft in compliance with § 45.33.
Oral Exam Questions a DPE Might Ask
Q1What must an exporter do once title to a U.S. aircraft transfers to a foreign purchaser?
Per FAR 21.335(e), the exporter must request cancellation of the U.S. registration and airworthiness certificates, return those certificates to the FAA, and certify that the U.S. registration numbers have been removed in compliance with § 45.33.
Q2If a temporary fuel tank or other installation is added for the export delivery flight, what is required after delivery?
FAR 21.335(c) requires the exporter to remove, or cause to be removed, any temporary installation added for export delivery and restore the aircraft to its approved configuration after the delivery flight.
Q3What are the exporter's responsibilities regarding documentation and foreign clearances?
Under FAR 21.335(a) and (d), the exporter must forward all documents specified by the importing country and secure proper foreign entry clearances from every country involved in any sales demonstration or delivery flight.
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