Everything you need to know about FFL dealers, firearms transfers, and how to use FFL Connect.
An FFL (Federal Firearms Licensee) is a business or individual licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to engage in the manufacture, importation, or dealing of firearms. There are 11 license types, from retail dealers (Type 01) to manufacturers (Type 07) and importers (Type 08). If you’re buying a firearm online or from out of state, the gun must be transferred through a local FFL dealer.
Federal law requires that firearms purchased from an online dealer or from a seller in another state be shipped to a licensed FFL dealer near you. You then visit that dealer, complete ATF Form 4473, pass a background check, and take possession of the firearm. The FFL dealer facilitates this legal transfer for a fee (typically $20–$50).
Use our FFL Dealer Search — enter your ZIP code and choose a radius. Results are sorted by distance and include the dealer’s address, phone number, license type, and expiration date. All dealers shown are currently active in the ATF database.
Monthly. The ATF releases an updated FFL master file each month, and we process that file within days of its release. Expired and revoked licenses are removed automatically, so every result you see is currently active.
Each FFL has a license type that indicates what they’re authorized to do:
For most transfers, you want a Type 01 (Dealer) or Type 02 (Pawn) FFL near you.
NFA (National Firearms Act) items include suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, AOWs, machine guns and destructive devices.
What changed. For suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs, the Form 4 approval, the wait, the tax stamp and federal registration are no longer required by ATF. The change follows an August 2026 federal court ruling and applies to everyone, not only the people who brought the case. ATF still accepts these forms from anyone who wants to register voluntarily.
What did not change.
This is an ATF enforcement policy, not a repeal of the law, and ATF has said it is still writing new rules and forms, including for dealer transfers of short-barreled rifles and shotguns. Ask your dealer how they are handling these transfers, and read ATF’s guidance for the current position. This page is general information, not legal advice.
For standard (non-NFA) firearms, yes — any active Type 01 or Type 02 dealer can complete the transfer. Some dealers charge a fee and may have requirements (e.g., they only transfer brands they carry, or they require a minimum purchase). Always call ahead to confirm transfer policies and fees before having a firearm shipped.
Our data comes directly from the ATF’s official monthly FFL master file — the same source used by firearms distributors and compliance systems nationwide. We parse expiration dates and automatically exclude expired licenses. That said, a dealer’s business hours, transfer policies, and availability can change between our monthly updates. We recommend calling ahead before visiting.
FFL Connect is two things. It is a free website for finding a licensed firearms dealer (an FFL) near any U.S. ZIP code, and it is a plugin for WooCommerce that lets online gun stores collect the customer’s chosen FFL dealer at checkout. Both use the same database of active licensees published by ATF, refreshed every month. FFL Connect is run by Fuzzy Holdings LLC in Rubicon, Wisconsin.
Yes. Searching for a dealer on fflconnect.net is free, with no account and no limit for normal personal use. Only the WooCommerce plugin for online stores needs a paid licence.
Each dealer sets its own fee. Most charge somewhere between $20 and $50 per firearm, and some charge more for handguns or NFA items. Dealers who have confirmed their listing with us show their transfer fee in search results. Always confirm the fee with the dealer before your firearm ships.
ATF’s published list has a little over 75,000 active licences as of October 2026, counting dealers, pawnbrokers, manufacturers and importers. Texas has the most, followed by Florida and Pennsylvania. See the count for every state on our FFL dealers by state page.
Install the FFL Connect for WooCommerce plugin, enter your API key under WooCommerce → FFL Connect, and mark which products or product categories need an FFL transfer. When one of those products is in the cart, the checkout shows a dealer picker with a ZIP code search, a map and a list. The chosen dealer becomes the shipping address and the dealer’s FFL number is saved on the order. The setup guide covers each step and takes about ten minutes.
The plugin itself is free and open source. It needs an FFL Connect API key, which is $49.99 per year for one store. That is a single payment with no automatic renewal: we email a reminder before the year is up, and renewing keeps the same key.
No. The dealer picker is added to the classic checkout, the one that uses the [woocommerce_checkout] shortcode. If your checkout page uses the Checkout block, swap it for the shortcode; the setup guide shows how.
Yes. Every FFL Connect licence includes an API key, and the WooCommerce plugin uses it to search dealers by ZIP code and to confirm the dealer on each order. If you want to use the data in something other than WooCommerce, contact us and tell us what you are building.
On this website FFL numbers are shown with the middle sections masked, for example 3-39-XXX-XX-XX-19693, the same way a licence number is abbreviated on ATF Form 4473. The first three and last five digits are enough to identify a dealer. Stores using the FFL Connect plugin receive the full number for the order.
Go to the dealer page, enter your complete FFL number, and either add details (website, phone, hours, transfer fee, whether you handle NFA items) or ask to be removed from the finder. It is free. A person reviews every request, usually within two business days, so that nobody else can change your listing. Dealers who confirm their details also get a page in our verified dealer directory that links to their website.
There are four usual reasons. The dealer may have been licensed after the last monthly ATF update. The licence may have expired or been surrendered. The dealer may have asked us not to list them. Or it is a large chain store that does not accept transfers, which we leave out on purpose. If none of those fit, let us know.
No. FFL Connect is an independent service built on publicly available ATF data. We are not affiliated with the ATF or any government agency. For official license verification, use the ATF’s EZ Check system.