My husband is back in the UK for his fathers funeral. He has been left 3 old rifles, nothing fancy or of any great value, but sentimental all the same!
Does anyone know the logistics of bringing back through customs . . . is it possible. OH doesn't yet have his firearms licence here in BC, but we do know others who could receive them????

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publicati...f5044-eng.html

If he hasn't got his PAL yet he'll have to leave them with a firearm dealer (RFD) in the UK. The local police will issue a section 7 permit to cover the temporary possession by the estate for transfer to the RFD. (I assume the rifles we're talking about are section 1 rifles requiring licensing, not air rifles. Air rifles not subject to licensing in GB are not subject to licensing here either, you just declare them to HMRC and the airline and declare them to CBSA on arrival).

The RFD will have to get an export licence from BIS (formerly DTI) and to get one he'll need an import licence from DFAIT, called an international import certificate (IIC).

With that paperwork the RFD can arrange with a freight forwarder to send them to Canada. You can register the firearms before arrival with the Canada Firearms Centre. On arrival you go to the local CBSA office with the IIC, PAL and registration certificates and pay the duty and HST (if any, not sure if it applies to transfers by bequest) and take possession of them.

Lot of effort for three used rifles, sentimental or not. Unless they're particularly rare or valuable I wouldn't bother myself. Few RFDs can be arsed with doing small exports. Replacement guns of a similar make and model will likely be cheaper in Canada.

We used these guys http://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/find-us/ to ship our guns and they did an outstanding job. I can't remember the name of the lady we dealt with though.

We took the guns to them, they did all the necessary paperwork to ship them over to Canada. The guns were shipped to an importer in Ontario (very nice guy) who then stored them until OH had completed his PAL (possession and acquisition licence).

Once OH had got his licence he sent a copy of the importer who then shipped the guns to us. All in all it was a very simple process - can't remember how much it cost but it wasn't a lot compared to the value of the guns to OH - he is glad he didn't sell them as he has found nothing comparable to one of them over here.

Best of luck ... if you need any more detailed info please PM me and I'll try to answer!

J