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Thank you for your time on this question, I have recently been asked to ship once fired brass to Canada. I have looked up the regs to the best of my ability, and find nothing saying no.. The only thing I have found is an inert, and live round.
Does any one know if there would be any thing I should know about this prior to shipping to Canada?

Thank you for your time again,
Brasshound...

Shipping empty brass here is not a problem. I have said this before, if you identify the brass, as rifle brass, cartidges, or cases, you may have a problem. If you identify the item as brass samples, or as just brass, they will go through just fine. Double check there are no live primers and ship 'em on up!

R.

It is illegal to ship firearm parts or reloading components including brass,from the U.S.A. to Canada without the proper export permit.The laws that you would be breaking would be American laws.

Holy Crap! I have been getting a fairly regular supply of brass from several sources in the states, and have never had a problem come up on either end! Are the parts still regulated by the value? Or is it now all parts? When did this change?

R.

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/fs-fd/import-importer-eng.htm

From that link


If you get deeper into the U.S. laws,you will see that the law also applies to ammunition components.

http://pe.usps.com/text/Imm/ce_003.htm#ep2041503

I dont know, did I miss something? I have read both the link above, and the link provided by the USP service.

I do not know, you tell me what I read...


Thanks..

You missed something all right.You are reading the USP mailing rules instead of the ITAR regulations concerning the export of firearms,firearms parts,ammunition,and ammunition components out of the U.S.A.

http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/regulations_laws/itar.html

(1) The components, parts, accessories and attachments controlled in this category include, but are not limited to cartridge cases, powder bags (or other propellant charges), bullets, jackets, cores, shells (excluding shotgun shells), projectiles (including canister rounds and submunitions therefor), boosters, firing components therefor, primers, and other detonating devices for the defense articles controlled in this category.
(2) This category does not control cartridge and shell casings that, prior to export, have been rendered useless beyond the possibility of restoration for use as a cartridge or shell casing by means of heating, flame treatment, mangling, crushing, cutting or popping.


Thanks Stugglejumper... I would have never found that link with out your guidence...



Thanks for keeping me out of trouble..

Brasshound..

Plenty of people do send components from the U.S.A. to Canada illegally and don't get caught,but why take a chance on being charged with federal crimes?Some once fired brass isn't worth a criminal record.

I am afraid; most individuals do not even know they are committing a crime.
The USP link should have been more helpful in my opinion..
So much for transparency....

It is a federal law that covers exporting by any means of shipping,rather than being a mailing restriction.It is perfectly legal to mail brass cases within both the U.S.A. and in Canada,so I can easily understand why it isn't mentioned.

Oh, I understand what you�re saying, but they are both Federal agencies.
You would think they would be inter-connected some how, even if it were just a link to the specifics of international shipping.


Again, Thank you for providing the info.

Brasshound....

That is the entire problem,the government usually finds a way to screw up most things.Why should anyone even care if an American sends a small amount of brass casings or bullets to a Canadian.

Why is it illegal to have a riflescope shipped up to you in Canada? We can buy them in the store, doesn't make any sense. I suppose this nonesense all came about because of 9/11.

You can thank Clinton for these laws.

You can buy them in the store down there, we can buy them in the store up here. WTH can't we ship them back and forth? I have no idea...

What I read about the scope, is any MIL SPEC. Scope was illegal to ship, not a regular scope. It specifically used that as a reference. Basically, any thing GOV. is bad...

Any scope can be shipped from the States to Canada with the appropriate Canadian import permit and the US export permit...

As far as I know, we can ship scopes and brass from Canada to the US with no permits, but can't bring them into Canada from the US, without permits...dumb.