by plant_one » Sun Aug 27, 2017 10:32 am
to ship pretty much anything firearms related internationally a dealer (or individual) must maintain special licencing ($2250/yr) and comply with all ITAR regulations via customs.
all told its a fairly significant amount of red tape as i understand it, and just how much varies from depending on the destination country of said products.
needless to say its a right proper pain in the pickle. and it even applies to individuals :/
i was trying to ship 1k peices of LC 7.62x51 to a buddy down under a while back (pre sandy hook) so he could convert a bunch to 7mm-08 for himself and a few friends. it got picked up by customs as an ITAR violation - i didnt even know empty, unprimed brass fell under the rules. i got a nasty letter from customs regarding it, and had to sign a waiver saying basically that i was really stupid and now that i knew what i was doing was wrong i would face some harsh penalty's if i did so again. its been a while, but IIRC it was $75k or $100k penalty for a future offense.
at least i got my brass back that customs had grabbed, and lucky for him since i had to split it between two boxes because of weight, the smaller box got past customs so he did end up with a couple hundred pieces.