A seemingly common mistake people make on this subject, is the thought that they are importing the product to Canada, which is only part of the process. The other part, is that the product has to be exported from the other country first. The import side occurs when it crosses the Cdn border, the export occurs in the other country, and is regulated by that country, not Canada.
Therefore, you have to know the export laws of the country you are exporting from, and the laws of the country you are importing to.
The ITAR regs in the US cover exporting from the US and non-resident alien possession of ITAR regulated goods, while in the US. It isn't just reloading components and guns and scopes covered in it. It's also stuff you may not think of twice, design drawings, electrical components & drawings, parts & parts literature, service literature, that a US citizen or a non-resident alien can get prosecuted for, even for faxing or e-mailing outside the country, within the same company, or to a contractor. Other people may call that espionage, or supporting terrorism.
A Canadian citizen down there on a trip, is a non-resident alien in the US.
Reloading components are an ITAR regulated product. And that is the law you need to know about, in the country you want to export from.
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