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International Firearms Transfer Process: importing into the US


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I am wondering if anyone here has experience with having firearms (semi-auto) imported/transferred from Europe into the US. I have a seller in Germany that I am trying to finalize a deal with on a semi-automatic pistol and have no idea what type of FFL I need to use in order to have the firearm imported. Anyone have any guidance for me?

Also, any fees a first-timer wouldn't know about it (from the US side...I have been told about all of the non-US fees by the seller).

Thanks in advance.

 

Stephen

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I have a friend who is an importer so could send him a message, but there is a couple of requirements for the model, needs to be a "sporting" model, and will need to be engraved with the importers info. So just in case it's a 1923 artillery Luger or something rare it'll destroy the value to have an importer engrave their info on it. (No idea if there is such a Luger, just pulled something as an example)

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You may wish to refer to the following ... Keep in mind that the costs of importation, for a single piece, can often make a good deal, not so great.

In terms of fees, also consider the customs house, importer, shipping.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/210/~/requirements-for-importing-new-or-antique-firearms%2Fammunition

and

https://www.atf.gov/file/11871/download

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56 minutes ago, damcv62 said:

I have a friend who is an importer so could send him a message, but there is a couple of requirements for the model, needs to be a "sporting" model, and will need to be engraved with the importers info. So just in case it's a 1923 artillery Luger or something rare it'll destroy the value to have an importer engrave their info on it. (No idea if there is such a Luger, just pulled something as an example)

Thanks for the response. I am very interested in hearing what your importer friend has to say. Please do ask him for me.

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35 minutes ago, aalbert said:

You may wish to refer to the following ... Keep in mind that the costs of importation, for a single piece, can often make a good deal, not so great.

In terms of fees, also consider the customs house, importer, shipping.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/210/~/requirements-for-importing-new-or-antique-firearms%2Fammunition

and

https://www.atf.gov/file/11871/download

Thank you for the links. I am afraid you may be right about the great deal going south and quickly due to fees. I am hoping I may still come in under what I've seen them going for in the US the past year or so.

Fingers crossed!

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