doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Bringing a scope overseas

Here's what I went through to find out about the barrel I wanted to ship to Canada.
As I stated above, this is controlled by the Bureau of Industry and Security.

Telescopic sites are governed by FC1...

Scroll down until you see 0A504 Opt...follows (see List of Items Controlled). .

It's the equivalent of about two pages down.

Then go to the country list, find your country, and see if FC won has an on it.

If it does, the item cannot be imported.

Whether or not carrying a scope in your suitcase, qualifies as importing, I don't know.

As you can see, Austria will let you import a scope because there's no X in the FC1 column. Same with Germany and the UK.

Canada says no.

You should be fine bringing a scope like that in your carry-on. I’ve travelled with similar gear before and never had any issues, especially since it’s just an optic and not a controlled item like a firearm. Something like Vortex optics are usually treated the same way as your phone or laptop by the people who check what you bring on a plane in the United States and in most airports in Europe.. It is still a good idea to check the rules of the country you are going to visit, so you do not have any problems when you get there.