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Buying Scopes from Ebay

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:54 pm
by vivekpeter
Hi friends..

I have ordered a rifle scope from Ebay USA (They ship it to India). Is it legal to do so, because one of my friends here said I could land in trouble (he said I would be labelled a Terrorist!).

Please guys, I need your thoughts on this.

Regards,
Vivek

Re: Buying Scopes form Ebay

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:52 pm
by jonahpach
go right ahead! Scopes do not come under the purview of the arms act and usually attract customs duty at par with other optical devises.

Re: Buying Scopes from Ebay

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:01 pm
by Rijo Joseph
In UK there is a rule not to take scope above 4x out of there country with out export license. :x

For US

http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/index.htm (shipping scopes to india require EAS...which is used to track where the scopes are going to, and to whom. :x



Got this issue when some one was trying to bring one. BEWARE

if you are lucky you can get one.

Re: Buying Scopes from Ebay

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:26 pm
by dilipvp
There are few scopes listed in dealextreme website, with free shipping worldwide. They ship from hong kong , but not sure about the quality.

Regards,

Re: Buying Scopes from Ebay

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:43 pm
by vivekpeter
Thank you guys!

Re: Buying Scopes from Ebay

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 8:12 pm
by SUFFIX
Scope I think has import restriction.

Re: Buying Scopes from Ebay

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:34 pm
by Happy
Hi Vivek,
please do keep us posted on all developements.....
Thanks and Regards
Happy