Your experience importing

[juanvaldez]

That is what Pm's are for . We are talking two dealers here, one that provides this service to pay the bills and supports this site not two everyday Joes lending a hand. Perhaps things have changed since I was in businees.Also after doing one by myself it can become voodoo very quickly as the OP is starting to find out.To each his own which is fine for me to see it differently than you do. take care

If he has a ffl holder working for him in the US...he already paid for a service to import. I do not think he should have to pay twice and am more then willing to help him out for free. I did not see him in negotiations with Prophet River or any other dealer and if that was the case I apologize if anyone felt I was undermining their business. I just like to help out.

 

[Prophet River]

Hi Jay does this mean I can get a friend in Michigan to purchase a rifle for me and I just have to get the info and register on our side and I can take it across the border back into Canada with no problem

No problem on the Canadian side as long as you declare it and pay taxes and duty and present proof of registration.

However, what people don'r realize is that its actually quite easy to get firearms into Canada. The difficult part is getting them out of the USA legally. Its also very expensive to get State Department approvals. If you simply drive it to the Canadian border you have broken US law by even possessing the firearm on US soil without proper documents AND by not presenting and logging (48 hrs) US state department (commerce department, if a shotgun or scope) to the US border you have comitted a serious offense in the USA.

If he has a ffl holder working for him in the US...he already paid for a service to import. I do no think he should have to pay twice and am more then willing to help him out for free. I did not see him in negotiations with Prophet River or any other dealer and if that was the case I apologize if anyone felt I was undermining their business. I just like to help out.

Not to worry. He has already started an import with Joel and SHOULD be able to get it registered with the CFC. These guys just started up doing exports and I hope they do well; we've known Joel for years and even use his services commercially because of geographic location once in a while. I'm sure they'll get it worked out.

 

[juanvaldez]

Hmm, weird reply from the CFC... Completely opposite to what I got! The business I bought two shotguns from in Buffalo gave me all the info for the two shotguns... I then called the CFC, told them what I was doing and was given some info like verifiers name & number AFTER telling them what the firearm was & it's specifics, barrel length, shot #'s, model etc... Went to the online registering link & registered the firearms online. Just got the reg certs by mail...

Cheers
Jay

Its the registering part that messes up the CFC. I got the same person once it seems. Last import I did was just verified by cfc and I registered online.

 

[Jay]

Hi Jay does this mean I can get a friend in Michigan to purchase a rifle for me and I just have to get the info and register on our side and I can take it across the border back into Canada with no problem

The Buffalo Gun Center is who I bought the two shotguns from. Complying with Canadian registration requirements was straightforward & I did that myself. Complying with the US requirements to export are taken care of by The Buffalo Gun Center & they charge $100 per gun for that service. It also includes one of their employees driving IN TANDEM to the US Border, so you ARE NOT in possession of the firearms in the USA, and the employee explains & shows all the paperwork to the American Border Guards. After they check the paperwork over, you take possession of the guns and immediately drive over the bridge to Canada where you declare the firearms, show them the registration & pay your duty if applicable...

Sorry I wasn't more clear.

Cheers
Jay

 

[Joep17]

The Buffalo Gun Center is who I bought the two shotguns from. Complying with Canadian registration requirements was straightforward & I did that myself. Complying with the US requirements to export are taken care of by The Buffalo Gun Center & they charge $100 per gun for that service. It also includes one of their employees driving IN TANDEM to the US Border, so you ARE NOT in possession of the firearms in the USA, and the employee explains & shows all the paperwork to the American Border Guards. After they check the paperwork over, you take possession of the guns and immediately drive over the bridge to Canada where you declare the firearms, show them the registration & pay your duty if applicable...

Sorry I wasn't more clear.

Cheers
Jay

Exactly! When I did it, I had to pay the US FFL fee, plus their mileage to drive to the Alberta/Montana border and my 2 tanks of fuel to get to the border. The fuel alone was about the same that Clay charges for this service. Except it was a few weeks for him to do it vs the 9 months it took for me to do it myself.

As gun owners, we love to do as much as we can ourselves and do not put a value on our time when working on our favorite passion. However, as I get older, my need for "instant gratification" becomes higher and having Clay do it faster and cheaper has worked best for me.

I have been stopped twice now inside the US border for searches by US Customs and wont try to get anything to the border myself.

As a "DYI" guy, I do encourage everyone to try it on their own and then do a cost/benefit analysis after and then figure out the way that works best for them.

Good luck with the process and I truly hope you get a great firearm that works well for you.

Cheers!
Joe P.

 

[archie_james_c]

We are talking two dealers here, one that provides this service to pay the bills and supports this site not two everyday Joes lending a hand.

I would think Clay pays his bills by selling extremely high end and fine sporting equipment. Importing sure helps no doubt, but I think Juan was just being helpful....relax d-bag.

Do you tell people to shut up when they give someone a hand online trouble shooting a gun, because they're stealing business from the smiths?

 

[3macs1]

I would think Clay pays his bills by selling extremely high end and fine sporting equipment. Importing sure helps no doubt, but I think Juan was just being helpful....relax d-bag.

Do you tell people to shut up when they give someone a hand online trouble shooting a gun, because they're stealing business from the smiths?

OHHHHHHH tough guy. I scared. You missed the point entirely which doesn't suprise me. I will give you another clue to see if you can keep up.
I don't care if Clay makes 50 cents a year off this service Prophet River is a contributing site dealer so gets my business.Maybe you can take your two clues and figure out the rest
Regardless it is worked out in the end for all parties

 

[Jefferson]

somewhat incorrect information here

the border crossing are now shared,

1. bringing scopes for competition back the canadian side are now asking for a USA export permit, same for primers or a jug of powder, this I know for others are letting me know their experiences,

getting a little ugly out there, if you get a woman or a guy that does not like guns you are being interogated,

this from the competitive shooting crowd who cross the border many times a year in BC Alberta and Sask,

be careful your vehicle is at stake,

Jefferson