Is the buy on your behave people,do they do the customs work along with the
RCMP letter part of the transaction,or merely the purchase from the the US
seller to the FFL dealer?
I am still going to buy from up here,but just interested in maybe a future buy
later from the US.
Here is some info from one of them I received a year or so ago This was a antique hand gun on Gun Broker Auction site that the U.S. seller would not ship to me in Canada:
From Borderview: Typically, you would setup a GunBroker account, make the purchase, and have it sent to us for export transfer to you. Alternatively, if the seller is unwilling to sell to a non-U.S. buyer, we could use our "Buy on your Behalf Service" option (details at
http://www.borderview.com/services/for-individuals/buy-on-your-behalf-service-details/).
The good news about antique firearms, as you probably read on our website or elsewhere, is that they do not require the normal "Full export license" but rather can be exported under an "exemption" if that exemption is filed and claimed by a registered exporter. This only takes about 1-2 days to process. We would normally ship to you from our Seattle office using USPS Priority Mail International which is usually $20 to $35 for a single handgun like that. The export filing is $79 USD for Canada, as you likely saw on our website.
From me: You would be responsible for getting your own RCMP letter Now having posted this, if you read my former posts I said this:
3. Buy it from a reputable seller in the U.S. who knows antiques , one that is FFL licensed and licensed to export. Requires a RCMP letter sent to him to be shipped with the firearm and proper invoice-- make sure proper documentation is on the customs declaration form. Remember all pkgs are subject to ex ray and or inspection so the B.S. of just putting antique on it is just B.S. advice to get it held up for who knows how long if they discover a "weapon" in the package that isn't declared. H Wally had a real good statement. Border Officials can play their own games. As someone said this way of doing it is no hassle. If you do it right " it isn't". Just don't try to sneak it through without proper paper work, or drive down pick it up and try to sneak it back to the border. A very important thing to always remember that all Officers and Officials, Customs, Police etc look at fire arms as "weapons" not Antiques or Rabbit or Target fire arms so cover your ass. Most important: deal with reputable sellers in the U.S. , it's not just the laws or Customs you have to worry about- it's your money you have to send and a unscrupulous seller could just pocket the cash and not reply and you are SOL . Hope this helps: Cheers
