Gentlemen, I have a question related to shipping a knife from your country. The wife and I recently hunted bears in New Brunswick. She unfortunately left her custom hunting knife there and we're trying to get it back. Our outfitter is having quite a time finding a shipping agent that will ship this horrible "weapon" to the states. Any ideas? I suppose I could book another bear hunting trip , but the wife doesn't want to wait a year for her knife - it's kinda special. Thanks for any advice.

Not sure why there would be any problems, no laws restricting knives being sent. He should just put it in a box, mark it personel property being returned and it should ship just fine, however he sends it. Unless it is huge no one needs to know its a knife, otherwise ask him to bring it south if he is going to any shows in the us, then he can mail it without declaring it at customs at all.

Maybe your outfitter has developed a liking for your wife's knife and doesn't want to return it. Should be no reason he can't just put in a box and hand it over to Canada Post.
Grizz

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Maybe your outfitter has developed a liking for your wife's knife and doesn't want to return it. Should be no reason he can't just put in a box and hand it over to Canada Post.

That's exactly what I was thinking Grizz!!!!

There is no reason he couldn't put it in a box and send it regular airmail....I've never heard of anyone having any trouble with a knife. I realize this is going the other way, but have recieved two or three from the states by regular post. A buddy of mine that is a knife-o-holic orders one every other week from the US. General the US export laws are WAY tougher than the Canadian export laws.

Tell him to either mark it "Return of Personal Property", or "Gift" with a value under $50, and you should be golden. Otherwise, you'll get it opened by Customs for sure and probably have to pay some kind of tax/duty on an estimated value.

Cheers,
Canuck

Tell him to put a fork and a spoon in the box with the knife and tell the shipper it is eating utinsils.

I have heard of recluctance by Canada Post to ship a knife, but the reluctance was overcome in the end.

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Originally posted by N E 450 No2:
Tell him to put a fork and a spoon in the box with the knife and tell the shipper it is eating utinsils.

Now that's what I'm talking about! Genius! I've forwarded this thread and the ideas herein to our outfitter. Hopefully some of the info here will be useful. Thanks!

If its causing him problems, he isnt trying hard enough. Tell him to box it up and ship it. Should be zero issues....sounds like your outfitter likes his new knife....

This continues to be an issue that we can't resolve. Can any of you kindly Canadians point me to the regulations that govern shipping "return of personal property" or something similar? I'd really like to nail this down so we can get the knife back.

Thanks again,
Troy

All that is required is to wrap it, label it "cutting tool", and "gift" and write a value of $50,- on the box. You are being shafted.

This is beginning to look like the issue I had with an outfitter in NE Alberta who wouldn't return a rifle I loaned him (no border issues involved in that one). Two years now and I still haven't got it back.

Have him send it to me, and I'll forward it.

Frans

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Originally posted by Charles_Helm:
I have heard of recluctance by Canada Post to ship a knife, but the reluctance was overcome in the end.

They ship rifles!

Frans

You are being mucked about, and royally. No shipping agent is required, Just box it, declare the contents at the post office, and mail it. Done. My wife mailed her knife from BC to AK last month. She had a short turn-around flight and was worried that her luggage would get lost. The only thing preventing her from going with total carry-on was that terrorist's tool of a knife, so she mailed it. No problem.

Unless the guy is dealing with the stupidest Canada Post clerk of all time, it is my humble opinion that you are getting screwed around by your outfitter, royally.

I just read the list of non-mailable items on the Canada Post website (see here), and unless I missed it, there is no mention whatsoever of knives being non-mailable (prohibited) or dangerous.

I was surpised to learn that it is illegal to mail dummy rounds (inert or replica muntions!). Guess I'll have to stop doing that.

So, in short, I think you'd be well justified to tell your outfitter friend to put that thing in a box and mail it to you, or else. I am sure you can find many ways of messing with him that would cost him much more than buying his own knife.

Cheers,
Canuck

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Originally posted by Frans Diepstraten:

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Originally posted by Charles_Helm:
I have heard of recluctance by Canada Post to ship a knife, but the reluctance was overcome in the end.

They ship rifles!

Frans

Yes, but it did take two trips to the post office to find someone who would mail a knife in the instance I mentioned. Always nice when bureaucrats exercise their initiative.

Shipping knives out of the US does have its issues. I know. Military type knives must be shipped priority by courrier not by post. Perhaps shipping such knives into the US is an issue with US customs and sometimes shippers just don't know the difference between a filleting knive and a military dagger. I know. Two 14.00 dollar filleting knives cost me S90.00 shipping, because the seller and the courrier did not undersand the homeland security rules concerning shipping knives within and out of the the US....

But I can't see shipping knives to be an issue with Canada Post.???/

My personal suggestion woudl be to kick him in the nuts repeatedly, all the time yelling "ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS PUT THE EFFING KNIFE IN A EFFING BOX AND DROP ITIN THE MAIL, BIATCH!!"

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Originally posted by Gatehouse:
My personal suggestion woudl be to kick him in the nuts repeatedly, all the time yelling "ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS PUT THE EFFING KNIFE IN A EFFING BOX AND DROP ITIN THE MAIL, BIATCH!!"

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Originally posted by .366torque:

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Originally posted by Gatehouse:
My personal suggestion woudl be to kick him in the nuts repeatedly, all the time yelling "ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS PUT THE EFFING KNIFE IN A EFFING BOX AND DROP ITIN THE MAIL, BIATCH!!"

+1

Cheers,
Canuck

Well, despite all the initial difficulties, the old boy did come through for us just recently. Our outfitter passed the knife along the taxidermist that prepared my bear skin rug. He boxed up the knife and included it in the shipment with the rug and we experienced no troubles. The wife was quite relieved and very happy to have her knife back.

Oh yeah, the rug turned out quite nice too.

Finally. Glad it finally worked out.

Frans

He should've simply put "cutlery" on the customs declaration and shipped it to you Xpresspost.

The only restrictions on shipping knives into the US deals with "switchblade" types. Shipping into Canada, you've also got to take into account butterfly knives, push daggers and gravity flip knives. The butterfly knives and push daggers are prohibited in Canada, as are switchblades. There is an exemption for the skinner type hunting knives with the t-handles and gut hooks. They're okay. Also, any knife that can be flipped open using "gravity assist" may be rejected. i.e., many current military/LEO type knives made by Strider, Emerson, Spderco, etc...all you need to do in those cases is have the shipper tighten the blade screw a lot, or simply disassemble the knife and ship it that way. You'll have no problems with Canada Customs in those cases and its all perfectly legal.

Anyhow, glad you got your wife's knife back!

Hi DesertRam,
You should post a picture of this now famous knife.
I really appreciate seeing a good knife. Glad to see it all turned out to the good.
Take good care
Dave

I'll have to dig around to see if I have a picture somewhere. Its appeal is probably more sentimental than aesthetic, though it is a nice looking knife.