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A-V

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Hello,

I live in british columbia and recently found some website on wich you can bid on firearms.

A friend of mine told me, you can buy firearms from anywhere in the USA and get them mailed to yourself in canada. :confused:

I would like to have some kind of certitude about this statement.

(The weapon I am looking to purchase is a bolt-action 10-rounds mag .338 lapua)

Any advices are welcome.
 
For one the magazine is over the legal limit so if you did import it, it would have to be pinned to 5

As well as you do need your PAL.

However I'm not sure how the actual process works, and what you will have to do
 
A-V said:
Hello,

I live in british columbia and recently found some website on wich you can bid on firearms.

A friend of mine told me, you can buy firearms from anywhere in the USA and get them mailed to yourself in canada. :confused:

I would like to have some kind of certitude about this statement.

(The weapon I am looking to purchase is a bolt-action 10-rounds mag .338 lapua)

Any advices are welcome.
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Not that easy. You need to pay about $500 per gun (or per shipment?) to a Canadian importer to process this - check Questar ad link at the top of this page.
Good luck.
 
Hey, I think you might be talking about theyre 3rd party import service?

So you can get the gun shipped to them and they will handle all the stupid problems customs will give to you, for the fee of 500$?

If thats right it would be interesting. Anyway, for the magazine size, would probably better to phone call the seller and make a deal with him.
 
Its bolt action, magazine capacity is irrelevant.
Firearms can be imported from the US. But it isn't just a matter of putting the thing in a box and mailing it.
 
A-V said:
Hello,

I live in british columbia and recently found some website on wich you can bid on firearms.

A friend of mine told me, you can buy firearms from anywhere in the USA and get them mailed to yourself in canada. :confused:

I would like to have some kind of certitude about this statement.

(The weapon I am looking to purchase is a bolt-action 10-rounds mag .338 lapua)

Any advices are welcome.
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Hopefully your friend enjoys his stay in prison.
 
Thanks a lot about all these answers, I did not expected as much in a single day!

I always like getting documented before spending my money.
 
This might be of some help:

http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/firearms_armes_a_feu/other-autres/index.aspx?lang=eng&view=d
 
Rugerman said:
This might be of some help:

http://www.international.gc.ca/controls-controles/firearms_armes_a_feu/other-autres/index.aspx?lang=eng&view=d
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Woah, talk about good infos!

So, these 3rd party import services are actually only normal PAL owners that applied to Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) for an International Import Certificate (IIC) and they make you pay because they have to register the firearms with the CFC and ensure that the package is safely sent. I am not sure yet if that is worth 500$, time will tell me, I guess.
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The reason it is a good idea (but not the only option) to go through an importing company is that the problem usually isn't importing the gun into Canada. The problem is exporting it out of the US. Yep, that's two separate and distinct operations and they fall under two sets of regulations. The US Dept of State governs exportation of firearms (less shotguns which falls under the US Dept of Commerce).

Some people import from the US through a US exporter to handle the US side of the paperwork. Do a good search here on CGN and you'll find a lot of the details and some suggestions who to deal with. If you deal with someone like Questar, they should take care of both sides of the border.

Best of luck.
 
A-V said:
Woah, talk about good infos!

So, these 3rd party import services are actually only normal PAL owners that applied to Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) for an International Import Certificate (IIC) and they make you pay because they have to register the firearms with the CFC and ensure that the package is safely sent. I am not sure yet if that is worth 500$, time will tell me, I guess.
:runaway:
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funny how when you dont know what you dont know how simple some things can seem...
 
From the Canadian side no problem, is the American side the problem.
Canada allow imports, but USA control all export, and unless the american exporter have wath they call the Export license (issued by Department of State at cost of US $ 2600.00 per year ) the firearm or part of it will be confiscate and the exporter face serious penalties.

Last year I want to send a siamese mauser action to a gunsmith in Wa. state to have some work done.
I check with Ottawa Forain Affairs office and they told me no problem ship, I them call head office of A.T.F. in Virginia and explain my intention, they also told me no problem, just to be shure they suggest to give a call to Department of State, I did and they had no problems, but recomend I talk to US Customs, I did, all ok I ship by post.
2 weeks after, the smith call me to advise that the work was completed, rebarreled with new barrel that I supply, new chamber 45/70 cut and he was returning it to me.
3 days later we both got informed by US Customs that the barreled action was under seasure and the smith was facing fine and penalties.
I call the US Custom and explain that the barelled action was mine from the start and send all documents to prove it, that I talk to all branches of the US Government prior sending it and told ok... they didn't care unless we got a US export license the action wold not leave the US soil, I must make opposition to the seasure to freeze the procedure other wise after 30 days the action would get destroy. I did.
The Smith on his side contacted Department of State and explain the situation... they still need the export license $2600.00 .
This talk back and for between Department of State, Smith , US Custom and myself Stat went on for 6 months... finally I found a good Chief at Department of State that after explaining all, and sending him all document, including copy's of all e-mail comunication hunderstood the problem, its ok to ship into US, but not ok to leave the US soil even if belong to me. When I ask the permission to ship I never mention that as the work was done the action would be return to me, it was ovious .... finally the Chief was able to issue the Export License, apparentely for a screw up situation they could issue Once in a life time a free special export license, so I put the Smith in touch with this Chief and 9 months later I got my action back .

Moral of this story insure that the person or firm that ship to Canada has a valid export License before buyng .
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roberto
 
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A-V said:
I would like to find someone I could pay for doing this paperwork stuff here in B.C.
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Sorry to be off topic. I believe there is plenty of good information here for you to go by. I just want to know how you've posted numerous times in here but still have 0 posts listed?! :runaway:
 
atticus said:
Sorry to be off topic. I believe there is plenty of good information here for you to go by. I just want to know how you've posted numerous times in here but still have 0 posts listed?! :runaway:
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Posts in this section do not get added to your count.

Newbie's eventually have to venture out to other forums to gain post cred ;)
 
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