Importing Rifle Barrel
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Bavarianbrit
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Looking to import rifle barrel for (from?)gunsmith in Germany to RFD in UK
The German smith will know who will sort his export papers out perhaps Krico. Cheshire gun room in the UK perhaps for the import as they ship to the US a lot.
The German smith will know who will sort his export papers out perhaps Krico. Cheshire gun room in the UK perhaps for the import as they ship to the US a lot.
Unfortunately Krico doesn't do it anymore.
I've done the BAFA export licence through Sabine from Sabine Schneider - Waffen- und Munitionshandel
Uk import through www.pbs-int.co.uk
Heym SR20
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It was once very easy when we were part of the EU. Since then its a pain in the backside. I ordered a barrel to friendly RFD and it was part of a consignment of a good number of barrels. Cost of doing one barrel is prohibitive. The real embuggerance was British Customs who couldn’t work which coloured ink to use to complete the import process so it put on the too bloody difficult pile. Took over 6 months for them to come through and the end cost was nearly twice the cost of the barrel in Germany. The galling bit was UK Customs charged storage fees whilst they worked out how to process things.
Unless the German is particularly special, if I were you I would look at a barrel from one of the UK barrel-smiths, or use a barrel blank that is already in the UK.
Unless the German is particularly special, if I were you I would look at a barrel from one of the UK barrel-smiths, or use a barrel blank that is already in the UK.
GJF
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Many thanks
Very sadly the Op is going to be singularly disappointing or at best frustrated by the options and costs available to him in this regard.
I wish him every success in his endeavours.
K
I wish him every success in his endeavours.
K
Bavarianbrit
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Just a thought. If it is not chambered on the German side it allows private purchase without any paperwork. Is this the same in the UK as it is not yet a pressure carrying part?
GJF
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Good thinking
But afraid it is
Essexsussex
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GJF
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You would still be required to 'negotiate' both Export and Import niceties at my reading.
K
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