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VE3EFJ
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Importing a Transceiver into the US
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August 09, 2020, 08:34:29 PM »
I found no appropriate category for this one. It does involve the FCC so I put it in Licensing.
I am about to ship a transceiver into the US using my carrier, Canada Post. When I last did this a few decades ago I had to fill out an FCC form stating (something like) it was Radio Amateur equipment and conformed to Part 97 rules. It was something like that. The form went with the package on the outside.
Do I still have to do that, and if so where would I get the proper form?
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K6AER
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Re: Importing a Transceiver into the US
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August 09, 2020, 09:05:48 PM »
It not only has to conform to part 97 rules but also has to meet part 15 rules. Simply stating that it does will not fly. You have to present the testing certification reference documents.
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WA2EIO
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Re: Importing a Transceiver into the US
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August 10, 2020, 06:41:21 AM »
If this is a simple sale of personal equipment for personal use, which is done all the time, I would imagine that your carrier will have the appropriate customs forms.
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KD0REQ
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Re: Importing a Transceiver into the US
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August 10, 2020, 09:59:01 AM »
if the radio has a proper cert sticker, or it is listed on the FCC website, that ought to do it. check with a shipping service. otherwise, you'll have to contact the Canadian distributor for a certificate.
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W9IQ
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Re: Importing a Transceiver into the US
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August 10, 2020, 10:08:27 AM »
The FCC does not have any requirements of, or restrictions on, private sales of amateur radio equipment. There is no Part 97 or part 15 declaration required at all.
Your only concern is the normal customs forms.
- Glenn W9IQ
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- Glenn W9IQ
God runs electromagnetics on Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the wave theory and the devil runs it on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the Quantum theory.
KM1H
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Re: Importing a Transceiver into the US
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August 13, 2020, 12:02:51 PM »
I moved ham equipment to/from Canada (PEI) almost yearly with never any problems or duties. It is when you use a independent or government shipper that you get raped.
On an aside I used to sell/ship KW and more amps to Martinique and they were documented as active Antenna Tuners. The island followed French rules of a QRP 400W
Carl
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VE3EFJ
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Re: Importing a Transceiver into the US
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August 13, 2020, 09:10:31 PM »
Please accept my thanks and appreciaton to all those that commented. Perhaps my question was not phrased properly. It had to do with a form from the FCC to be filled out to allow import into the US of a device capable of transmission. The form needed to acknowledge that in this case it was Amateur Radio equipment. I KNOW it was a requirement the last time I shipped from Canada into the US which was Y2000 or prior. I did not get a helpful answer. I absolutely needed to know the answer before I shipped. Further investigation suggests the form in question is 740. Its requirement was dropped in 2016 for various reasons. Two of them were "information duplicated on other forms" and "information can be sourced readily by various search mechanisms". I paraphrase. This is an update of my findings and closes this thread. Thanks again - Wayne.
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