Importing gun parts: rifle scopes, stocks, magazines

[Martin248]

I moved to the US from Canada five years ago. Sold most of my guns in Canada before moving because the ATF processes were a PITA and I can mostly rebuy here cheaper. Also for the first couple years I was on a non resident work visa which makes firearm ownership a bit more awkward. Fast forward to today and I have my greencard now and I'm rebuilding my collection.

A friend of mine in Canada still is holding on to some of my stuff. I'm not going to bring the firearms across, but I'm wondering about parts.

I have a trijicon accupoint, McMillan stock, badger bottom metal, AICS magazines, and other similar gun parts.

Any legal obstacle to me bringing all that stuff back with me next time I go?

I'm putting together a new rifle here and it would be great to reuse some of those parts. I have the receipts from when I bought that stuff 7 years ago or so, so I can declare it, not sure if it can still be included in my "household effects" so many years later or if they will charge duties (at used prices?)

But what I'm more worried about is whether any of that stuff needs special import handling with ATF or State?

 

[Robbins290]

It's illegal to import gun parts commercially without a permit. Considering its personal use and no profit it made, It would be legal. I bought SMLE parts from a Canada company.

 

[Frank Ettin]

.... Considering its personal use and no profit it made, It would be legal. I bought SMLE parts from a Canada company.

OP, you really need a better answer than that — a wild guess and an anecdote.

As a lawyer, the way I’d approach the question is to first get an inventory of everything you was to bring in. Different thing could be subject to different rules.

Then I’d do a thorough search for the import law (including relevant case law) sufficient to (1) identify rules that I could be sure not to restrict your bring the part in; and (2) identify any rules that might be an issue and determine how to comply.

I won’t be doing that but perhaps someone has a better idea.

 

[CapnMac]

To add to Frank's comment, you also need to check with Canadian export laws, as well as the rules Canadian Post applies to items crossing the border (and they are sticky about Customs declarations and duties).