Can a small rifle part be imported without much trouble or does one have to apply for an importer license.
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Can a small rifle part be imported without much trouble or does one have to apply for an importer license.
From where to where? Are you in Canada?
From Canada to the US.
All firearms (military and commercial) and Military Firearms parts require an importation license approval.
What about civilian firearm parts being shipped between the UK and the US? I'm thinking of getting a specific civilian target rifle front sight from England, and I want to make sure I do everything legally when I have it shipped to the US. I also have a civilian rifle magazine to be shipped from the US to the UK.
Why not talk to customs personally and end this middleman stuff? They'll give you the clear poop.
Small parts shipments under $100; not including military barrels, bolts, breech blocks and receivers, which were banned from importation in July 2005, are exempt from a BATFE Form 6 import permit.
I have bought parts from Canada and Europe through ebay. No problems at all. All were less than 20 bucks though. I noticed that the listing of the package contents were "hardware"....chris3
What Brian has related here is EXACTLY what U.S.Customs have been telling me every time I check.This has been the case since mid 2005 all as per Brian's statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian Dick
For parts coming NORTH the limit is $500 and Canadian Customs are VERY decent so long as you do NOT try to "pull a fast one" and try to BS them about "go fast" parts.I have on a few occasions been asked to help I.D. internal parts for COMBLOC small arms which I am quite familiar with and probably will be again if needed.I do this STRICTLY on account of my NOT wanting to see the LEGITIMATE gun owners being tarred with the drug dealing,gangbanging,blowing each other away element,brush.In BC it is one particular group who seem to break these laws and could really care less if legitimate gun owners get hurt.
Brian- 2 questrions, if I may. Can bolt aprts (i.e. firing pins, springsextractors) be imported? 2ndly, what is a short definition of a breech block, as regards small arms? TIA.
Donzi
[QUOTE=Brian Dick;112841]Small parts shipments under $100;" not including military barrels, bolts, breech blocks and receivers"
Question #1 - Yes
Question #2 - The law is written by lawyers who probably don't know a barrel from a buttplate so it's another grey area. I would steer clear of any bolt bodies or carrier assembly type parts.
Another note: U.S. sellers must be careful when shipping parts to Canada or elsewhere because registration with the Office of Defense Trade Control and export licensing from either the Dept of Commerce or the Dept. of State could be required. I've said before that the minimum fine for violation is one million dollars so take it to heart. If you want to learn. Go to the Dept. of Commerce website and check out the cases that have been prosecuted. They aren't joking.
Yeah, we are used to complaining about Canadian bureauocracy in Canada but U.S. customs are far stickier now. I have purchased small parts for WW2 era 1911's from private citizens in the U.S. not realizing that they could get into a lot of trouble with their government just for trying to help a militaria enthusiast out.
Canada customs told me as long as it wasn't a handgun barrel or frame I could receive them legally. Just write on the outside of the parcel EXACTLY what it contains. There will be a lot less hassle if you are honest than if you attempt to deceive customs agents.
The import/export regulations in the USA are stricter than any other country in the so called "free" western world and have been since 1968. Another bit of mythology dispelled about how easy firearms related things are here.