Are muzzleloaders export-controlled in the US?

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I can't find any specific info on this, but what little I can find does seem to indicate that muzzleloaders are treated like high-power air rifles... but I very well could be wrong.

If I want to buy an inline muzzleloader in the states, can I do so legally? And can I export to Canada?

I doubt I'd save any money that way, but it might open up options I can't find here in Canuckistan.
 
Percussion muzzleloaders inline/traditional are treated as regular non restricted firearms as far as importing goes.Flintlocks though can be imported directly without any problems normally
 
To my knowledge, and that being second hand, Muzzleloaders are not classed as firearms but primitive weapons in the US. Pyrodex and other blackpowder substitutes are not explosives but propellants, black is. I have known folks that have bought in Michigan and brought them back. Declared at the Canadian side, they take the info and enter it into the system, probably hit you on tax. I have brought T7 back in the past, no issues.
That being said, the powers that be, change things daily so triple check before but I know of a butt load of Knight rifles that came in this way and a bunch from Walmart in Port huron
 
Antique firearms (i.e.,
those manufactured before 1890) and
reproductions thereof, muzzle loading and black
powder firearms except those designs based on
centerfire weapons of a post 1937 design, BB
guns, pellet rifles, paint ball, and all other air
rifles are EAR99 commodities.
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EAR99 is a classification designation for an item that is subject to the EAR but not specifically described by an ECCN on the CCL. NLR, which stands for “No License Required,” is a shipment designation.
 
Focus909 said:
EAR99 is a classification designation for an item that is subject to the EAR but not specifically described by an ECCN on the CCL. NLR, which stands for “No License Required,” is a shipment designation.
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So I am to take from this, and my general research, that muzzleloaders are EAR99 and therefore I can buy one in the US and bring it home to Canada (and also possibly Pyrodex pellets?).
 
TheCoachZed said:
So I am to take from this, and my general research, that muzzleloaders are EAR99 and therefore I can buy one in the US and bring it home to Canada (and also possibly Pyrodex pellets?).
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No, not exactly - firearms, parts etc are classified differently from state to state regarding who can, how to transport etc. Figure out which states you will be passing through and check their regulations/laws.
 
TheCoachZed said:
I can't find any specific info on this, but what little I can find does seem to indicate that muzzleloaders are treated like high-power air rifles... but I very well could be wrong.

If I want to buy an inline muzzleloader in the states, can I do so legally? And can I export to Canada?

I doubt I'd save any money that way, but it might open up options I can't find here in Canuckistan.
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I don't know the current status, but a number of years ago, I had the same question. The result was - not export controlled if exported by individual. I didn't check if businesses need the export license.
 
I bought a Whitney Navy Revolver (Civil War vintage) from ancestryguns in the U.S. it arrived in Montreal with no problems.

Taxes for the Whitney at the Post Office.

 
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They have export list published in eCFR Section 774

Muzzleloaders are EAR99. Powders are good too. But don't bring any metallic cartridge components unless file LVS first (need export license)

Not controlled (EAR99):
-Powders
-Percussion caps
-Lead bullets/round balls intended for muzzleloading
-Antique firearms (i.e., those manufactured before 1890) and reproductions thereof, muzzle loading and black powder firearms except those designs based on centerfire weapons of a post 1937 design, BB guns, pellet rifles, paint ball, and all other air rifles are EAR99 commodities.

Controlled:
- 0A505 Loaded cartridges
- 0A501.y.7. Firearms manufactured from 1890 to 1898 and reproductions thereof.

Controlled but limited import allowed under low value exemption (but you need US citizenship or filing business for this)
- 0A505.x Regular bullets for reloading (FMJ's etc.)
- 0A505.x Cases
- 0A505.x Primers
 
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