[5][6] The BAFA is tasked with oversight of the Arms Trade Treaty in Germany, and the domestic Kriegswaffenkontrollgesetz (War weapons control act).

[7] The BAFA receives arms and dual-use export license applications and also uses a consolidated list to determine how the item should be controlled.

Hereby it considers embargos and international regulations such as the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

[11] Moreover, the office supports countries outside the European Union in case they are about to establish their own export control systems.

It promotes management consulting, helps companies to present their products at international trade fairs etc.