this is what an exporter needs to know about;
http://www.hitdv.com/TechEnterprise_...R_Tool_Kit.pdf
the bottom area of this article illustrates why an exporter needs to know about the above;
http://www.reedsmith.com/_db/_docume..._on_Canada.pdf
There is also another outfit that paid a 6000.00 fine and the owner is now on 60mos probation, still in business, but he has a page posting all the regs he has to meet on his website now, about exporting scopes. Euro Optics
a couple of vendors explanations about shipping;
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/genera...nal_sales.aspx
http://www.hurricanebutterflyresearc...irearm-dealers
There are ways to get items shipped legally out of the states, it will take time and money and some forms to fill out.
So, it needs to be a really good deal, or something that is avail absolutely nowhere else, and you'd best not be in a hurry.
And you ought to be careful about warranty also, some companies will not go thru the trouble it takes to send it back, like Leupold, or Nikon.