Importing brass

[soother223]

Off to the states for 2 weeks...

Can I bring some brass back with me?

From what I can gather on the Web it seems I can!

Any advice would be appreciated.

[MrCetrizine]

Brass cases are ITAR controlled. You risk arrest and imprisonment at the airport. You may slip through but I wouldn't risk it.

[terryh]

Soother,

 

This is a recurring question, the basic answer is as per MrC, brass, bullets, etc. are a controlled item. You will see lots of 'well I've ways brought things back' - yada-yada but what you get away with as opposed to what is legal are two different matters.

 

Here is the DDTC response to exactly your question, hope it clarifies?:

 

Yes, an export license is required for ammunition and for the components, brass, powder, bullets and primers.

Only a US person registered with DDTC as an exporter can apply for the license.

 

Stephen M. Geis
DDTC Response Team
Contractor, XL

NOTE: Information in this message generally discusses controls and information contained in the Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), both of which are authoritative on this matter. The Response Team fields basic process and status questions, and assists exporters in identifying how to get answers to more complex questions handled by the Directorate of Defense Trade Control's licensing and compliance offices. The Response Team's services are not a substitute or replacement for the advisory opinion, general correspondence, and commodity jurisdiction processes delineated in the ITAR, which should be used to obtain authoritative guidance on export control issues, and do not in any way relieve exporters from their responsibilities to comply fully with the law and regulations.

 

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[soother223]

Thanks guys!