What exactly is OK to bring into Canada from the USA?

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Hi everyone,

I am able to have stuff shipped to a US address, and I pick it up to bring across myself (Declaring everything of course)...

I understand that guns, gun parts, and reloading supplies (Powder, primers, casings, bullets) cannot be exported, but is there anything else?

I was considering ordering some stuff from down there...

Are other reloading tools/accessories allowed, like presses and dies? What about scales?

What about snap caps, ammo cases, and gun cleaning supplies like oil/solvents, brushes, patches?

As far as gun parts go, I'm assuming that any part of a gun can't be exported? Items such as magazines, sights, trigger kits, etc?

Thanks!
 
you answered your own question. what your said "can't", can't....and what you said "can", can. Tools, dies, presses, scales good to go. Snap caps, ammo cases and cleaning supplies are good as well. Basically if it can attach to a gun it "can't" come back. No mags, triggers, sights including scopes or even springs, pins etc. Silly as it may seem.
 
"Anything in, on or through a firearm" can't be brought back from the US without the required permit/export licence. At least that's how the folks at Coutts, AB explained it to me a few years ago (just to keep it simple).
 
holsters, mag pouches..belts..I bring back these everytime I come back..way cheaper down there..I buy whatever I can legally bring back on Amazon and have it shipped to house down there and then bring back in checked luggage

If youre into relaoding at all get your self a RCBS chargemaster from Natchez...best deal I could find down there..or sometimes Amazon has them on for same price plus free shipping if youre a prime member

Someone told me that paper targets are way cheaper down there as well..never checked into it but theyd fit nicely on the bottom of a suitcase

YMMV now with the exchange rate
 
From an email I received from Brownells when inquiring about purchasing a slide or sights.

Regulated items must have an export license regardless of their value or quantities. Regulated items are: barrels, barrel liners, actions, receivers, frames, cylinders, flash hiders/suppressors. Also brass/bullets.

If the items listed on the order are gun component parts and their collective value is $100.00 to $500.00 an end-user statement can be required.

The export license application fee is now a flat rate of $250.00 regardless of the dollar value or quantities.
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Great replies! Thanks for confirming my suspicions... I just wanted to make sure if I order anything, I won't get in trouble bringing it across.
 
Rebes said:
Great replies! Thanks for confirming my suspicions... I just wanted to make sure if I order anything, I won't get in trouble bringing it across.
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Just because you read it on CGN does it make what people are telling you it is legal or safe to purchase while away in the US of A?
I would rather read someone telling you where to find the legislation and have a copy printed off from Uncle Sam's web site.
Targets are one thing, but some bullet tips might land one in some very hot water.
I would rather be a guest of the Crown in Canada for a week than a guest of Homeland Security for 24 hrs.
Be Safe and be Wise,
Rob
 
FLHTCUI said:
Just because you read it on CGN does it make what people are telling you it is legal or safe to purchase while away in the US of A?
I would rather read someone telling you where to find the legislation and have a copy printed off from Uncle Sam's web site.
Targets are one thing, but some bullet tips might land one in some very hot water.
I would rather be a guest of the Crown in Canada for a week than a guest of Homeland Security for 24 hrs.
Be Safe and be Wise,
Rob
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The OP had noted that bullets and other components are a no go, which I believe is correct these days. Tools such as presses, dies, etc....are good to go as far as I am aware. You're damn right on better safe than sorry though.... At the very least you could be looking at an extended period of time not travelling to the USA.....
 
kennymo said:
The OP had noted that bullets and other components are a no go, which I believe is correct these days. Tools such as presses, dies, etc....are good to go as far as I am aware. You're damn right on better safe than sorry though.... At the very least you could be looking at an extended period of time not travelling to the USA.....
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Kennymo, point well taken.
But again, just because I say something is good to go does one just take my word for it.
Sometimes I can unwnhittingly be an azz and sometimes I just make a point.
Today I was just making a point ... do a little research and have fun shopping.
Rob
 
I bought my scope in Michigan. On our way back to Canada, customs asked who spent the most so I raised my hand. He asked what my most expensive purchase was and I told him I bought a scope for my hunting rifle and he was fine with it
 
Adzyhany said:
I bought my scope in Michigan. On our way back to Canada, customs asked who spent the most so I raised my hand. He asked what my most expensive purchase was and I told him I bought a scope for my hunting rifle and he was fine with it
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not a problem bringing it in here but if you were caught by the boyzzz from the US of A then it'll be a different story, bet you wouldn't be visiting them for quite a while..
 
Adzyhany said:
I bought my scope in Michigan. On our way back to Canada, customs asked who spent the most so I raised my hand. He asked what my most expensive purchase was and I told him I bought a scope for my hunting rifle and he was fine with it
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CBSA doesn't care for the most part as long as you pay whatever taxes and duties are owed. Homeland security might have something else to say about it...

Also, just because you didn't get caught, doesn't mean it was legal!
 
Let's take this a step further... Are there any American companies that sell guns/ammo cheap, and are licensed to export to Canada, to private buyers???
 
dm9 said:
Here is a good CBSA starting point reference:

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5044-eng.html
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I would respectfully disagree. In order to bring something into Canada (import) you must first take it out of the US (export). Don't confuse the two. For example, Canada will say you can bring in 5000 rounds of ammunition. This is true. If you are caught bringing it out of the United States, you will most likely have it seized, be arrested, and not allowed back into the US.
 
In regards to ammunition (loaded cartridge) seems we can import up to a certain amount for personal use without an import permit. We still need an export permit from the US side.

A person is permitted to import up to 5000 rounds of small arms cartridges for personal use and not for resale into Canada without an import permit. An Import Permit is required to import larger quantities or if the ammunition is for resale in Canada. A person is permitted to export and transport in transit up to 5000 rounds of small arms cartridges without an Export or In Transit permit. An Export or In Transit permit is required to export and transport in transit larger quantities.
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http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/explosives/importation/9909
 
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