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My one experience was on the other end of the scale. Form signed by the dealer, but--at least at that time--someone else could be designated to receive the gun. Block for that right on the form. So it came to me, little rural Iowa post office. Postmistress collected the fees (she'd never done a gun before but she had done other shipments with customs fees and duty to be paid) and out the door I went to take care of the paperwork with the dealer.

But having heard a lot of negative stories, like Ted's above, doubt I'd try it again.

Yes, and all importers are supposed to mark in a conspicuous location....

Flat statements about ATF regulations, are sadly, usually not the rule.

The single gun I imported, the customer wrote to the BATF and received a letter explaining that as an 'Occasional' importer, it did not need to be marked.

The following is interesting information about the rifle, though not mentioned in the ATF letter, I did have to wonder if it had anything to do with their interpretation of the law IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE.

The rifle was a Ruger #1 among a group of actions sold to Heym and EXPORTED from the USA. Then used to build rifles and also marked by Heym.

Bought from a UK auction, all documentation referred to the firearm as a Heym, not a Ruger, though it still bore the Ruger serial number....

I told the buyer to keep the letter, and store it in a safe place. Probably should have asked for a copy, but with all the other paperwork, I forgot to do so.

So, rifle was not marked with my information, by authority of the BATF.

USA to Germany, to the UK and back to the USA and no markings beyond the Ruger & Heym factory markings.

Before I was an FFL, I bought a pre-99 shotgun from Australia. It was delivered directly to my doorstep, with customs forms, but no payment of duties.