Can i get iron sights mailed to me from the USA?

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I want to pick up mojo sights and timney triggers for my stuff.. Have a really nice mosin and a couple SKS's i'd like to accessorize.

The american sellers cant send to Canada as a business..

Is there any reason iron sights (not scopes/whatever even) can't be mailed privately to canada by a friend I have down there?
 
This is a question to call the border and ask them about it, many stipulations, some companies do not allow the exportation of their product, some products the government does not allow exportation on. Pretty much, laws are in place to ensure to tax man always get his.what you are describing, sounds like your trying to avoid paying the duty on merchandise, the only way around it is to go through a company that imports, brownells charges nothing for any shipment 100 dollars or less, you just pay shipping and tax. If I were you, for timney triggers (since I assume you are looking at the higher priced ones) Go through Irunguns.com, 25(and 10 dollars for every additional item, you will not pay brokerage/importing fees) to ship it to Canada, then whatever shipping costs to your home from Alberta. If you are looking at cheap stuff, go through brownells.

SKS parts are in a huge abundance up here, if its the tri or quad front rail you are looking at getting, tape a couple of pounds to the front of your SKS and play around with it, the weight really makes those things not at all worth it ( Thats just my veiw) As its already and extremely front heavy rifle. Also, do not waste money on the dust cover scope mount, they are worthless.

But alas, when it comes to shipping, talk to the people at the border, strangers on the internet will tell you they do it all the time, some will say legal, others will say opposite.

I can say 1 thing 100% : "Gifts" To avoid being duty taxed, need to be under 60 dollars. Otherwise, you will need to declare what it is, the price, and then pay the duty/tax on said item, end of the day, it wont be worth it, might as well go through Irunguns.com or something.
 
im not worried about a few bucks in duty, im avoiding the fact that its illegal under US law to export certain technologies (such as high end optics, anything military issue etc) and that its illegal under canadian law to import certain american products such as firearm accessories (some of them, not all for some reason and it seems arbitrary).....

New peep sights (iron sights) should really not be a problem but the manufacturer says they are UNABLE to ship to canada.. which concerned me.

And i cant find a firearms company anywhere who sells mojo products in this country.

I suppose i will have to call 1 800 O CANADA and ask for CBSA and see if theres a reasonable explanation.

pretty obvious why we cant order magazines from the states... but peep sights?

arms export laws and gun control laws sometimes overlap in strange ways.
 
Oh its ####ing maddening, but, yeah, 30% is the initial duty, probably end up paying 40% in the end just to get it across he border. But it sounds like Mojo just may be a no go, like on brownells, they list "Cannot ship to canada" on some items, that is the manufacturers choice, sounds like Mojo is the one holding that up to be honest.

But yeah, take the time to see what the CBSA has to say, or maybe someone will chime in on here and help you out, sorry I couldnt really give any helpful info, I just live in vancouver, 45 min from the border, you have no IDEA how frustrating it is that I could order something, drive for an hour and a half, and pay less then half the price on some things, things that never seem to be in canada, and when they are, there is a MASSIVE price hike, such a hike , that they are grossly overpriced and no longer worth it, but I am not allowed to take it across the border myself.

But yeah, even for me to order voodoo tactical gear, at the border, I would instantly have to pay 30 % of what the cost was.

Anyway, I am gonna sub this, if no one else chimes in, be sure to post what the word is if you get to talk to the government about it. Before you do that, call Mojo tomorrow and directly ask them if they even allow their product to be shipped out of country at all, they said they wont ship to canada, ask them if they allow other companies to, lots of companies have middle men, like XS sites , you can through brownells and get whatever you want sent up here.
 
It's nothing to do with CBSA. Look up ITAR regulations and the need for an export permit for firearm parts.

A US business that wants to be able to legally export firearms parts has to go through a lot of paperwork and pay a lot of money.
 
Exactly, unless they use a middle man, and its not THAT expensive, its just the paperwork they need to do, the BUYER pays the expenses. which is a flat rate of 200 dollars for firearm related things, I beleive stocks and grips DO NOT fall into that category.

I am sure IRUNGUNS paid the big flat rate, due to them having a canadian site and place to ship inventory to then sell it, they new it would be worth it so they paid the necissary fees to open that door up. Now you can just straight order from their american site and wait the month.(Dont quote me on that, I have no idea of inner workings of IRUNGUNS)
 
The problem does seem to be on the USA side. It looks like they will not send any item that is firearm related for fear that a mistake could be made. I tried for nearly a year to get a chamber ream by mail. Finally got one while on vacation in the US. No problem at the border, it is just a tool and we were away long enough that there was no duty (although I would have happily paid it).
 
For gun parts to be exportable from the US, the manufacturer must be registered to have their products exported, and the export must be performed by a licenced exporter.

Both these conditions must be met.

Asking a friend to violate US federal law might not be the best way to maintain a friendship, if the package gets tagged.
 
i see IRUNGUNS.COM (which processes canadian orders) lists timney and mojo products of other types but not those items.
Ive sent an email. will have to see.

I can order from europe, but miswayUSA sites in norway and germany double the initial cost of the parts nearly in conversion to euro and then add 20% in tax, and then shipping is understandably nuts.. not paying $300 for iron sights for my mosin.

anyone going to america anytime soon?
 
Also looking for a mojo for a sks. Buying one in Canada seems like the easy way for sure but have yet to find one for sale.I pick stuff up from the border all the time but firearm parts are new to me
 
ADHDCanuck said:
anyone going to america anytime soon?
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This comes up monthly or weekly.

You do realize what happens if that person gets caught at a US exit check, don't you?

Automatic 5 year to life ban from entering the US, and put on the no-fly list. The no-fly list means you can't even overfly the US, even if you don't land. Want to go to the Caribbean? Need to go via Europe. And it's almost impossible to get off the no-fly list.

These are the MINIMUM penalties. The export law and penalties are identical if illegally exporting one trigger, or top secret nuclear materials.

Oh, and it does happen. Check where Homeland Security was watching sales from various vendors. They check foreign credit cards. They recently caught a Canadian guy who picked up an AR upper and nailed him as as he headed to the border.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nyw/press/press_releases/2013/august/David_Patel.html

Is it worth it?
 
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Not worth it,I was unsure if a aftermarket iron rifle site could be brought across the border just because I have seen a few online adds saying they shop some parts to Canada.not willing to hoop a mojo so if it can't be legally imported easily I won't be buying one
 
Bugrupt said:
Not worth it,I was unsure if a aftermarket iron rifle site could be brought across the border just because I have seen a few online adds saying they shop some parts to Canada.not willing to hoop a mojo so if it can't be legally imported easily I won't be buying one
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When a part crosses the border, two things happen simultaneously. It is being exported from one country and imported the the other.

Importing into Canada isn't the problem, Canada doesn't care what you import. The issue is export from the US, and they do care.
 
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