r/canadaguns • u/Emergency-Fuel-1735 • 3d ago

Application / Regulation advice Picking up packages across the border

Niche question I have that relates to the firearms community but not directly firearms related.

I’ve been eyeing some rifle bags (specially the Saviour Equipment SUP bags). Can’t seem to find them in Canada from any of our retailers (in store or online) so figured next best option would be to order from their online store but they only ship within the states. Fair enough, so I was planning to ship to and pick up at a PO Box in Washington state and drive back across the border. I live in Vancouver and the practice of getting packages delivered to a PO Box in Washington to get picked up and declaring them when returning is pretty common.

However, what would the legalities be for picking up a rifle bag and transporting that across the border? Obviously I intend to declare it as if it was any other usual purchase. And of course I know better than to order firearms/parts and doing so. But what about bags/pouches specifically designed to store/transport firearms?

Or am I simply overthinking it? Any and all comments are appreciated!

Edit* thanks for the replies! Definitely reassuring to know it’s okay and should be fine

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u/BigheadReddit 3d ago

You are overthinking it. There are no restrictions on importing a firearms case. Declare your purchase to CBSA at the port of entry. You’re likely to pay a duty, just show them the paperwork and let them figure out how much. Tell them what you purchased. It’s possible they MAY send you to secondary for an inspection. Let em do their thing. If you have nothing to hide you have no worries. Just FYI, with a few restrictions, you can also bring back firearms parts. Similar thing, just declare them.