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Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:10 pm
by bnz41
It would seem if the US customs had there way no items would leave the US.
On the 26th of February I placed an order none firearm related parts "Schmidt Rubin cleaning kit and a Mauser original cleaning rod" with Liberty Tree Collectors. Order was prosessed and dispatched to USPS on the 29th, went through there clearing area, package then was passed onto US customs, where it spent along time.
Yesterday I sent a e-mail to see if they could trace my parcel, got a reply back today, they were able to find my parcal was in US customs from the 29th Feb until the 21st of March were it was placed on a plane at Miami FL airport...bet something will be missing when it arrives..
Even the company are at a loss why it spent so much time with them...
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:20 pm
by phaedra1106
Is there any liquid in the cleaning kit?, last 2 trips I've had some liquid cleaners removed but not others. Birchwood Casey case cleaner as it's a Hazmat problem if it gets onto aluminium and this trip a pint of Hoppes #9 bore cleaner and 4 x 4oz bottles of RCBS case slick spray, both of which have been brought back before. They didn't touch the pint of CLP liquid spray or the 4 bottles of Montana X-Treme bore cleaner, conditioner and Tetra Gun cleaner.
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:37 pm
by bnz41
Hi.
No the cleaning kit is empty of any liquids/grease etc.
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:40 pm
by phaedra1106
If it's this one,
It says "The tins are 3 inches tall and mostly full of the amber lubricant" so it may be that.
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:47 pm
by bnz41
Thats the one...
When I placed the order stated containers empty..
So maybe your are correct, if you are then it will get stopped by our customs for sure
and will have to pay for the import duty.
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:23 pm
by ovenpaa
Luck of the draw I guess, I ordered some MN oilers from the USA last year part filled with original oil and they arrived in under a week
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:38 pm
by Michael Sproul
Just an FYI, if you've bought lights/batteries/chargers from deal extreme be careful with 'em. I've seen more than a few reports of chargers setting alight or getting very hot/smelly in people's houses!
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:02 pm
by majordisorder
Well I've just ordered 4 x .45 acp UZI magazines from a shop in the USA, hope they make it through this side of Christmas.
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 10:58 am
by ronboy
Hi, A interesting thought, when George dubya Bush was in office he stated that the greatest threat to USA was the UK.
Re: Getting difficult to get stuff out of the US.......
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:34 am
by ovenpaa
ronboy wrote:Hi, A interesting thought, when George dubya Bush was in office he stated that the greatest threat to USA was the UK.
I would have thought it was the other way round....