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DFARS 225.903 Exempted supplies.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This DFARS section points to the Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) for an explanation of the term "supplies" and for the required format of a duty-free certificate. It also requires that the duty-free certificate be printed, stamped, or typed on or attached to Customs Form 7501, and executed by a duly designated officer or civilian official. This matters to contractors because it governs how duty-free documentation must be handled for exempted supplies.

Applies to: Exempted supplies and the duty-free certificate process

What it requires

  • Print, stamp, or type the duty-free certificate on the face of, or attach it to, Customs Form 7501
  • Have a duly designated officer or civilian official of the appropriate department or agency execute the certificate in the format provided at PGI 225.903(b)(ii)

Key terms: supplies · duty-free certificate · Customs Form 7501 · PGI 225.903(b)(i) · PGI 225.903(b)(ii)

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The text

(b)(i) For an explanation of the term “supplies,” see PGI 225.903(b)(i).

(ii) The duty-free certificate shall be printed, stamped, or typed on the face of, or attached to, Customs Form 7501. A duly designated officer or civilian official of the appropriate department or agency shall execute the certificate in the format provided at PGI 225.903(b)(ii).

← 225.902 Procedures. · 225.1070 Clause deviations in overseas contracts. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 225

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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