I recently bought a Hornady LNL AP and LNL Classic from Midway and sent them to Australia via a mail forwarding company, as the retail price here is twice what it is in the USA.

Currently on each there is a 500 free bullet (projectile) promotion, but I confirmed with Hornady that they will only send to USA or Canada. My mail forwarder will not send ammo out of the country and the only links I can find say that you need a $250 permit to export ammo from the US (plus I need a form in my country but that is free and quite easy to obtain).

Do any of you have suggestions about how I can get my bullets home? Is the permit required or is there another way to do it? Alternatively where would I go about selling them (would not want them to go to waste)

Thanks

I suggest you google BATFE, get their email address from their site, and ask them how to get your bullets legally shipped to you.

Likely they will tell you that bit is handled by the U.S. State Department, but as I recall, they also have the contact address for the correct State Department boys which they can give you.

You are trying to export component bullets not ammunition.
There probably some difference in the regulations.

Sadly, reloading components are restricted for US export (as is ammo, firearms etc). If you want to do this legally, you'll need to go through a formal export procedure. If you happen to come to the US on vacation in the next month or so...

- mike

I've looked into this too & legally you can't export them without the (expensive) State Department license.
If you have someone trustworthy in the US to whom they could be sent, then they could sell them for you on Gunbroker or elsewhere & forward the $. Just make sure you choose the most expensive bullets Hornady offer.

Thanks Everyone for your help, thats a shame about the license - you have to love it when there is a free trade agreement between countries... really helps trade and commerce

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