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Chris Farris
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Posted: September/22/2006 at 10:20 |
SWFA, Inc. only does business within the SWFA, Inc. has decided to cease all international sales due to credit card fraud and the majority of the products SWFA, Inc. offers, being restricted and prohibited for export by the A list of prohibited products and a list of debarred, denied, and embargoed countries; entities and or persons can be found by contacting:
We will only ship to SWFA, Inc.'s export policy is not negotiable in any manor. Edited by Chris Farris - November/28/2007 at 11:37 |
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Here is some further clarification. It is our descision not to export, all scopes are not banned from importation neither are all mil-dot scopes like many people think. The "mil-dot" scope ban rumors and misinformation in regards to import and export have been going around since about Sept. 12th, 2001. Here is some information that I've obtained over the last 5 years while importing our SS scopes and working with XOTIC and the USMC on the SSDS contract. ------------------- If the scope is built to military specification for use by the military it is governed by the U.S. State Department. The actual restrictions are spelled out in detail under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), more specifically under The United States Munitions List Part 121.1, 22 CFR Ch. 1, f. Riflescopes and sighting devices that are not manufactured to military specifications qualify as "commercial items and are governed by the U.S. Department of Commerce under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).
U.S. State Department International Trade Administration Regulations (ITAR) http://www.pmdtc.org/consolidated_itar.htm http://www.pmdtc.org/reference.htm Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Department of Commerce Export Export Administration Regulations (EAR) http://www.access.gpo.gov/bis/index.html ITAR covers any optic that is built to military specifications. There is no general mil-dot reticle restriction on exporting or importing. However a mil dot reticle is a common feature on most military issued scopes and this is where the misinformation stems from. The penalties are severe enough that most companies have applied a broad restriction on exporting them selves. For instance, if they are not sure what can and can't be exported it is easier to just not export any optics. The manufacturers notify us when their products get issued a NSN number with a letter stating that the product is now officially bought by the Here is the part of the ITAR that refers to scopes: Defense Article |
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We still have customers from foreign countries call and want to buy restricted items, we explain why we can not and they ask if we could ship it to a U.S. address and then their buddy would ship it to them.....just so you know this is still highly illegal. SWFA, Inc. will not directly or indirectly export or assist in exporting any product(s) purchased through SWFA, Inc. Edited by Chris Farris - November/28/2007 at 11:38 |
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