Anybody have any info on exporting a scope to Australia??? Is it legal for a US citizen to sell and ship a scope to Australia?
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Rifle Scopes Export laws for tactical scopes
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Exporting scopes from the US is not easy, for most you will need an export permit. It is not legal for a US citizen to export a scope without a permit I believe.
It depends on the scope.
US State Department - Policy - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
US Munitions List - Category I(f) - don't forget the clarification note.
US State Department - Policy - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
US Munitions List - Category I(f) - don't forget the clarification note.
I know that if they're thermal vision optics, you're gonna have a bad time...
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Sporting scopes - Depends on destination country. For most "western" countries like Australia there's just some paperwork that needs to be completed
ITAR controlled scopes - nope. Need to be a registered exporter and file DSP-5/83 forms
ITAR controlled scopes - nope. Need to be a registered exporter and file DSP-5/83 forms
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Non ITAR controlled scopes should fall under EAR ECCN 0A987.
Category 0 here:
Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
Category 0 here:
Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
It's a steiner 4-16x50. Liberty optics site says it's ok...
No problem with Steiner scopes being sold. Leupold MK 8 is a different story due to ITAR laws. That's a law enforcement/military only scope in Australia due to the laws.
If so, there's still some paperwork that needs to be completed and archived by you.
Meanwhile an entire warehouse full of high tech equipment, including late gen night vision goggles, that we gave to the Syrian rebels fell into Al Qaida's hands when they captured a rebel base. I'm sure that equipment isn't being shared with anyone now, right? I would think a Steiner rifle scope would be the least of our concerns.
Yea no doubt!!! I would rather not have the Feds kick down my front door and ship me of to Guantanamo bay though! I read something a while back about a man in Oregon that got busted selling some scopes on ebay, I'm not sure where he was sending them...
Finally found the link, this is what you're dealing with for non-ITAR scopes.
eCFR ? Code of Federal Regulations
And here's the supplement with the A:5 list: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/f...52-supplement-no-1-to-part-740-country-groups
eCFR ? Code of Federal Regulations
And here's the supplement with the A:5 list: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/f...52-supplement-no-1-to-part-740-country-groups
Care to expand on that as it really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Specifically the in Australia due to the laws part. What laws?
