shipping a gun out of the country...export???

toad67

Have a kurz mauser listed on the auction side, and a guy in Germany has some interest in it. He asked about having it exported to him from the US. Since I've never looked into it, is it tough to find someone who can do it, and if so, would it be so cost prohibitive to do so along with all of the extra shipping? Thanks.

11b6r

Not hard to find- we have talked about this before. Try these folks- https://www.simpsonltd.com/pages/exports

Expensive? Your charges start at $450.

mark christian

An export license is needed, as well as several other documents. The export license costs a few hundred bucks. You can hire folks to do it...for a fee. Take a look at these two:


http://www.johnsonfirearms.com/export_import/

http://weexportguns.com/

My feeling is that it is not worth the time and trouble for firearms valued at below $5000.

fordsix

buyer should pay all that fees[:0]

mmppres

Go thru some one who has dealt with this type of shipment.They have all the paper work needed an how to list everything needed. Be safe not sorry

nmyers

Make the buyer do the paper work.

Serious collectors in Europe often have a "US representative"; he is an FFL, who also has an export license (or works with an exporter). All you do is ship the gun to the US representative (he'll send you a copy of his FFL), & you ship to him; the hard work & payment will not be your problem.

Neal

Warbirds

You are getting the value of the gun and twice it?s weight in gold in potential headaches.

Ditch-Runner

JMHO
sell here in the states unless they are willing to do all the paper work arrange the shipping and pay 3x its value

shootuadeal

Anytime I have been asked about sending a gun out of the country I tell them I will happily ship it to any US based FFL exporter. So far I have never had a single one take me up on it.

kimi

quote:Originally posted by fordsix
buyer should pay all that fees[:0]


Yep. I used Simpson once with no problems whatsoever.

CaptFun

On the find an FFL Page there is a link for finding an Export Agent...

http://www.GunBroker.com/c/user/dealerinternational/

droptop

Hard to find an exporter for regular "stuff". Legal Pellet guns are very hard. Like Mark C said,,, Real Guns less than 5 grand, not worth the effort/cost.

That being said, people with connections & money can buy anything they want, legally, similar to the good ole' days in the U.S. buying a full auto, only needed paperwork and $200 tax stamp,,,, but NOTHING was imported, they were already in the U.S.