importing magazines from USA

[CorditeCrazy]

That’s great news

[AshleyR]

From 9 March 2020, most small arms, parts, and accessories were moved from ITAR's USML (United States Munitions List) to EAR's CCL (Commerce Control List), concluding a review process that started all the way back in 2011. Benefits include reductions in procedural burdens and costs to the US firearms industry, and probably most importantly for us, ITAR's $100 export limit no longer applying to these items (For orders exceeding the ITAR $100 limit, there were hefty export permit fees, so those are effectively gone too now).

However, this does not mean that items like magazines can be freely posted over by your US friends; EAR still has paperwork and export controls that must be complied with. Couriers and freight forwarding companies are still unlikely to accept these items, so you will still have to use a US-based exporter that specializes in firearms. However, the bar is much lower than before, and US retailers like Brownells are well positioned to assist you with the process.

https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...longer-warrant

[Flanjet]

From 9 March 2020, most small arms, parts, and accessories were moved from ITAR's USML (United States Munitions List) to EAR's CCL (Commerce Control List), concluding a review process that started all the way back in 2011. Benefits include reductions in procedural burdens and costs to the US firearms industry, and probably most importantly for us, ITAR's $100 export limit no longer applying to these items (For orders exceeding the ITAR $100 limit, there were hefty export permit fees, so those are effectively gone too now).



However, this does not mean that items like magazines can be freely posted over by your US friends; EAR still has paperwork and export controls that must be complied with. Couriers and freight forwarding companies are still unlikely to accept these items, so you will still have to use a US-based exporter that specializes in firearms. However, the bar is much lower than before, and US retailers like Brownells are well positioned to assist you with the process.

https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...longer-warrant

Does this mean it is cheaper to personally import firearms as well? That $250 fee is usually what kills the deal..

[Brendank]

Does this mean it is cheaper to personally import firearms as well? That $250 fee is usually what kills the deal..

Depending what it is. If you're ok with the $250 export permit, then cool. Just remember you need an import permit on the S.A side as well... Not as cheap or easy as it looks.

[phant1m]

@Brendank: What $250 permit? Also s.a side is ITAC which is not costly. Biggest cost now is the shipping as far as I know.

[Flanjet]

Depending what it is. If you're ok with the $250 export permit, then cool. Just remember you need an import permit on the S.A side as well... Not as cheap or easy as it looks.

Im assuming the $250 fee has changed, but ive emailed Brownells to see if anything has indeed changed.
If the savings, if any, are there and are passed on to the consumer here in SA, im happy to buy local.
But im not seeing it.
Ive seen how prices have dropped in the last year for AR15s, but not on other firearms.
Im in the market for a Sig P320 xcompact, but the local prices are not lining up with the price difference, say comparing the Compact to the X compact overseas.

[Flanjet]

@Brendank: What $250 permit? Also s.a side is ITAC which is not costly. Biggest cost now is the shipping as far as I know.

Suppliers, like Brownells, charge $250 to cover their costs for the export permit needed for the firearm/parts to leave the country.
Not sure if this has changed.

[Stevin]

Suppliers, like Brownells, charge $250 to cover their costs for the export permit needed for the firearm/parts to leave the country.
Not sure if this has changed.

To clarify the ITAR Export Permit has a price of $200, and Brownells charges $250 to do it for you, so they make a little off the top for their service.

I've also been struggling to get clarification on if the parts moved from ITAR to Dept of Commerce has the same zero cost export permit as the rest of items that fall under their jurisdiction. I would assume there is some sort of relief from ITAR costs, as one of the goals of the change was to reduce costs on US made items making them more appealing to export.

It says it in press release I read many months ago.

[phant1m]

Oh ok. have not imported from Brownells before. This was as per other firearm related companies that the $100 limit no longer applies.

[Stevin]

Which other companies? Sounds like it might be time to support them.