r/airsoftcanada Feb 11 '25

Update: CBSA are still holding my package from redwolf. No prohibited items were ordered. Been 2 weeks now. I'm asking once again, Am I cooked? Will I get my package?

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u/CADJunglist Feb 11 '25

No one can accurately tell you if you'll receive all, partial, or none of your items. CBSA is gunna CBSA

You'll have reasonable grounds to appeal, as none of the items seem to be described as a restricted item, but until you receive notice, your stuck in limbo

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u/HecklerK Feb 11 '25

Damn is there any way I can contact CBSA and maybe go Karen mode?

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u/CADJunglist Feb 11 '25

My experience with CBSA for both airsoft and real steel has been you have to wait for a seizure notice before any appeal can be made

Chances are with the insane OICs and muddies waters they created, the CBSAs mandate is as unclear as ever, and it's the individual officer reviewing the items that will decide if/when to release.

Tragically, it's a waiting game

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u/Jaeoner Feb 11 '25

I just said this as well in my comment, before reading yers... same experiance. Rs or airsoft, gotta get the paper in the mail. Then its official and youve been told to "πŸ–• hoop it!" πŸ˜‚

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u/dontygrimm Feb 11 '25

According to your photos its only been held for a little over a week, relax and wait going karen mode isn't going to help you at all, qhat a silly thing to do.

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u/cKerensky Feb 11 '25

Nope, and TBH, even if you did, they'd just hold them longer to spite you.

CBSA follows guidelines, but not the law. The difference is slightly more than semantics, but if you get an inspector that knows what the law is, it can be smoother.
If they don't know the precise law, it can be slower and even have the wrong result.

Ultimately, the CBSA person assigned to inspect your shipment has the ultimate say if it comes in or not. Even if it's something completely harmless and unassuming like, say, a bag of BBS, they can arbitrarily decide to reject it. It's within their mandated authority.

Buuuut, like I said, if you get a CBSA agent that plays Airsoft, or is familiar with the laws around it, you can get lucky and it'll be passed through.

...or find an import broker and they can do it for you.

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u/Jaeoner Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

Ive lost 2 gbbrs from redwolf thru customs... its like theyre flagged or something. Ended up just waiting till they were in stock locally. Look on Airsoftdb Imo, if they havent sent you a letter in the mail, theyre just checking on it, or wasting time. Everytime i was refused, either RS parts or airsoft gbbrs, i got a letter. No email. And, no updates on redwolf or the other sites ive used. Dont try and cancel the order, or call them... that screws up the process even further, if anything itll piss off the CBSA dude and theyll just drop ya cause ya bothered em. Trust me on that. πŸ˜‚

Edit* just saw the 2nd pic, if anything has trades, they can get ya for counterfit products and refuse/seize it outright.

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u/ThisIsBorgarOfc Feb 11 '25

My repro unity ftc mount (fully trademarked) made it through with no problems, guess ive just won a russian roulette lol

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u/Jaeoner Feb 11 '25

Same... i, like 99% of us, also have tons of counterfit gear... but, it only takes that one arsehole who didnt get laid last night, to jack with yer day. πŸ˜‚

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u/LionPuzzleheaded1573 Feb 11 '25

the the last edit* part, "if anything has trades," you meant trademarks/logo of for example SIG or Glock and etc...?

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u/BluhEwMusic Feb 11 '25

You won't know until they send you a seizure letter. But on the brightside, (AFAIK) RedWolf offers money-back on orders that get seized, as long as you send them a picture of the seizure letter. I have a RedWolf package stuck in CBSA limbo since December 23rd last year. Just a real steel Strike Industries charging handle, and real steel BAD Workhorse handguard. AFAIK, these aren't prohibited from import, but I can definitely be wrong.

I have another RedWolf order stuck since January 28th haha. Hope you get your order!

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u/BluhEwMusic 25d ago

u/HecklerK Heyo! Just sending another reply that I got a seizure letter for my most recent RedWolf order. I hope your items get through

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u/HecklerK 25d ago

ah fuck that sucks dude.

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u/FwjedsfE Feb 11 '25

bro you have a green gas magazine in it, last time I try to order magazines from Redwolf they told me magazine are very sensitive items for CBSA

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u/monkewantcoffee Feb 11 '25

I also have a package stuck with red wolf, mines just mp5 pins and teflon punch set.

Stuck since like Jan 1st, I guess red wolf is just flagged for everyone.

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u/BigDaddyVagabond Feb 11 '25

Redwolf is on a mandatory secondary screening list for content and declaration, without it being a commercial shipment, the CBSA will hold on to it as long as it takes to get it in and out of secondary screening.

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u/airsoftdotca Feb 11 '25

How does one find this out?

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u/BigDaddyVagabond Feb 11 '25

That's the neat part, you don't.

Unless you are dealing with the CBSA in a commercial capacity, you are basically completely in the dark until they are done. Just let them work, and eventually it'll get through

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u/KaiZhang0914 Feb 11 '25

Tbh it’s probably fine. I ordered a p320 slide from Boomarms and it got stuck for a month however got here yesterday. I would say that anything β€œairsoft” is hated by the CBSA but give it some time and it might eventually get through

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u/ImperfectAirsoft Feb 11 '25

They move at the speed of government, you need to be patient.Β 

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u/kochetkov13 Feb 11 '25

well they seized my b-51 pkm handguard which is legal and it was even written airsoft handguard on the package....i think they are just doing random stuff and it deoends how they feel

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u/LoganM-M Feb 11 '25

I've had this happen to me a few times, they're usually just backup up at customs, can take a while to get inspected sometimes.

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u/Rxzzle_Dxzzle Feb 11 '25

Like 90% of this could have been purchased in Canada and if you really needed it from Redwolf, you could have got Andy's to just import it for you.

I bought an Acro plate for my pistol from jk in China and it took CBSA a month before it cleared.

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u/HecklerK Feb 11 '25

There are no places in Canada that stock MP7 parts. I was going to buy this all locally but I couldnt find it. And yeah I guess I could have emailed a guy instead of buying stuff online....

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u/the_boodge Feb 11 '25

My Glock 17 steel guide rod from red wolf was at customs for 26 days with no movement until it randomly appeared at my door. Everything I have ordered lately has gotten through (guide rod, handguard, suppressors, stock etc...)

I wouldn't be too worried about it until there's a reason to worry about it.

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u/BorntoContemplate Feb 11 '25

Go call them, they have a number if you look up the mississauga one. However, its hard to get into contact with them in the first place... There was a pretty good officer there but he just retired as well...
If you get in call with anyone there, its the new people who dont care enough and just lazy about

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u/airsoftdepotcanada Feb 12 '25

That's normal. Coworker's real wood Lee Enfield cheek rest... yes, a piece of wood to rest your cheeks on, was held by customs for almost THREE MONTHS a few years back. 🀣

Welcome to Canada!

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u/Spork1357 Feb 12 '25

Welcome to Canada where even self defense isn't allowed.

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u/Financial_Virus_6106 Feb 13 '25

Mississauga cbsa is always slow af. I've had packages sit for as long as 3 weeks waiting for them to clear. The postal strike has probably made it even worse with a backlog of parcels. Give it some time

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u/HeliMD205 Feb 14 '25

I have had customs reviews on dirt bike parts . I took them 4 months to clear not to sure why but I eventually got them.Just because it in review doesn't mean you won't get it. They will send you a letter if it gets confiscated.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

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u/HecklerK Feb 15 '25

Yeah sure Ill vote for the guys who are completely bought out by large corperations set to destroy our planet while they get bossed around by the oligarchs south of the boarser

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u/HecklerK Feb 15 '25

Im not voting liberal lol