importing

[Dustyman]

If travelling in the United States on holiday can you bring bullets for handloading back into the UK if purchased from a gun shop  or do they have to be declared and duty-paid? Or is it just not acceptable/legal?

 

 

[Catch-22]

Hmm, I personally wouldn’t.

The US can be very funny on components leaving their shores. I had wanted some brass cases, unavailable here, but would have needed them to be on a US export license.

Ive had various items (actions, barrel blanks, chambered barrels etc) and even complete rifles exported from the US. Simple enough process, takes time but you need the paperwork. Again simple enough but costs around $150 and takes several months to have it processed.

If they won’t simply ship brass cases, I can foresee bullets being seized by US border control. It might be worth checking their list of prohibited items, or those you need an export license for, but I bet bullets will be on there sadly.

[gazzarM1]

Been going over there for 30 years and have brought lots of reloading gear back over the years….would be extra careful nowadays not as it was

 

[phaedra1106uk]

Short answer is no, bullets and brass cases are still prohibited from export from the USA without an export license under ITAR.

Penalties for ignoring this are at a Federal level so pretty serious.

[dorg]

Go through reloading international and PBS , simple even buy online and get seller to ship to RI