F1The Secretary of State shall, in case of suspicion, request the importing third country to confirm receipt of the dispatched shipment of firearms, their parts and essential components or ammunition.

Upon request of a third country of export which is a Party to the UN Firearms Protocol at the time of the export, F2the Secretary of State shall confirm the receipt within the F3United Kingdom of the dispatched shipment of firearms, their parts and essential components or ammunition, which shall be ensured in principle by producing the relevant customs importation documents.

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