ITAR: Can I ship an Eotech to Canada?

[Zman11]

Maybe giving them an optic to play with on US soil doesn't constitute "[d]isclosing or transferring technical data to a foreign person, whether in the United States or abroad" since it doesn't tell them anything about the technical data. Just don't show them the owner's manual?

It's considered providing a Defense Service, and requires the appropriate licensing by Department of State. Such a transaction, as described, would require prior authorization by the USG.

[Lugiahua]

But I never heard any range refusing a foreign customer because there are optics on range weapons...

[glbtrottr]

Why not? It's all perfectly legal - Obama sent 2000 guns to Mexico under Eric Holder without notifying Mexico ignoring Itar altogether. If the president can ignore ITAR and so can the AG, why can't you?




I kid...I kid.

[GettoPhilosopher]

Why not? It's all perfectly legal - Obama sent 2000 guns to Mexico under Eric Holder without notifying Mexico ignoring Itar altogether. If the president can ignore ITAR and so can the AG, why can't you?




I kid...I kid.

*headdesk headdesk headdesk headdesk*

Sent from my Galaxy S II. Please overlook any typos.

[dwtt]

Both are covered under ITAR and may not be exported without proper authorization by the U.S. Department of State.

Sorry. ITAR is bad juju..don't play with it.

If the OP wants to sell it, he still can. Just fill out the paperwork for a one time export with State Department, get the buyer to fulfill Canada's importation requirements, and the sale can be done legally. The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls at the State Department just wants to make sure you're not selling guns to people who will do harm to America or Americans overseas. You know, people like Al Queda, white supremecy Nazi groups, organized crime organizations, ...etc. Just go through the motions, have some patience, and you'll find out the impossible is really possible.

[proclone1]

I bet there have been plenty of Airsoft enthusiasts who bought and used the "real deal" optics and traded them across the Canadian border not knowing or realizing that there were laws against doing that.

[formerTexan]

Do it right, and getting the export permit, etc, or don't do it at all:

http://www.kptv.com/story/16203397/feds-say-corvallis-man-sold-military-grade-rifle-scopes-overseas