I have found that my last few orders the shipping was high when I placed the order, but I received a refund on what I'm assuming was the difference between the actual and estimated shipping charges.
The cost of anything tooling-related to reloading (ex. not actual cartridge components) is so high in this country that it's quite often cheaper the order & ship to the US and then bring it over the border yourself. None of it is covered by ITAR or Canadian import laws so the worse that'll happen is that you'll be forced to pay the duty.
I have lots of gripes with X-reload. The website often flat out doesn't work for me, shipping for powder is insane and I can't ever seem to buy more than 2 of anything, like they limit you..? Too bad because their prices are OK and selection is pretty good.
Not to hijack this thread, but just to let everyone know. My shipping costs are reasonable & no HazMat fees on shipping powder.
Regards, Henry
Not to hijack this thread, but just to let everyone know. My shipping costs are reasonable & no HazMat fees on shipping powder.
Regards, Henry
I was told that reloading components were under ITAR as well but in Jan they were trying to remove a pile of restrictions through ITAR, although it does not look like this has happened yet.
As far as I know, reloading components (brass, bullets, powder, dies) fall under ITAR.
The tooling for reloading definitely does not, I have confirmation from the US retailer I have purchased from... they said they never fill out the export paperwork for the tooling and haven't had a problem in the ~10 years they've been selling reloading equipment.



























