buying sights/accessories/rail mounts from china. Legal?

[kellen6671]

Am I legally able to buy and ship firearm accessories from china? I searched a bit but came up empty, or was searching the wrong keywords

 

[Cifyra]

You will be arrested by the RCMP for supporting communism. If you have anything in your house marked "Made in China", I suggest you burn them now.

 

[Sherlock Gnomes]

You can buy them but watch if you buy through ebay. Some sellers do not know about the ITAR regs and you will lose your shipment.

 

[kellen6671]

You can buy them but watch if you buy through ebay. Some sellers do not know about the ITAR regs and you will lose your shipment.

Can you elaborate a little? I was mostly looking at aliexpress

 

[Izzit]

You can buy them but watch if you buy through ebay. Some sellers do not know about the ITAR regs and you will lose your shipment.

The OP asked about items from China, ITAR regs only affect items shipped from or via the USA.

Regards,

Izzit

 

[Izzit]

Double post....

 

[kellen6671]

The OP asked about items from China, ITAR regs only affect items shipped from or via the USA.

Regards,

Izzit

thank you. I love buying little cheapy things from china all the time, figured I would try a tactical flashlight or laser for 10 bucks for fun

 

[Sherlock Gnomes]

I ordered from an ebay seller and due to their global shipping it went through US and got confiscated

 

[kellen6671]

I ordered from an ebay seller and due to their global shipping it went through US and got confiscated

ahh too bad. everytime I order it either goes through vancouver or straight to markham

 

[Armored Metal]

thank you. I love buying little cheapy things from china all the time, figured I would try a tactical flashlight or laser for 10 bucks for fun

I've ordered from China with no problem. I bought a flashlight clamp for a picatinny rail and a Cree LED flashlight. The clamp seems to be made for the Airsoft market and is of dubious quality but the flashlight surprised me. It's an Ultrafire which I carry at work in a Surfire flashlight holster (more expensive than the flashlight). Lots of guys at work like it and plan to get one. Others, regret buying the more expensive brands.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post a link so PM me if you want to know where I got it. They have other little cheap things for AR's, like lasers and red dots that might interest you.