customs

Never allow the word gun or trigger, or bang stick to be on the shipping declaration or forms, all parts are '' fishing equipment''.
I do this when I travel as well.

Cheers, Don

Most suppliers will invoice you the way you want so WHAT DON SAID also in TNT fishing supplies are duty free so organize yourself accordingly

Don is right.

You can order from Freedive Store, mechs and line guides, priority shipping to T&T direct to your address is $17. The content will be described as fishing parts, valued at whatever you want, sent as gift from a person not a business to help avoid duties. At Freedive Store we feel your customs pain

Sure safety can and should be used, don't point your gun at anyone when it's loaded, and don't load your gun out of the water.

If you mean a safety like Neptonics, no.

I would have someone disassemble the USA mech and send it in bits before I cast my own trigger.

Cheers, Don

Your country seems to be worst than mine in that aspect...

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thanks alot , customs can be a pain .

Yes they can. But fortunately, in countries I've lived in where they ARE a pain, they also usually will "negotiate" .

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Yes they can. But fortunately, in countries I've lived in where they ARE a pain, they also usually will "negotiate" .

That's the main problem; they are a pain because they are willing to negotiate ALWAYS! :nono:

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That's the main problem; they are a pain because they are willing to negotiate ALWAYS! :nono:

I hear you Marco, but here, almost everything we use on the farm is imported. Truck loads of feed will take longer at the border, shrimp going out, the same. And then, going to and from Mexico... There is no way to work around the corruption. Immigration, resident application, police "gifts"...it sucks but how do you change it?

Dread you wont get anywhere spearfishing with that roll over mentality:laughing: I know tons of trinis who regularly import speargun parts and even guns broken down into their base components without incident... My strong advice before you shoot your foot or someone else with a trigger mech that slips is to just go with Dan labeling it as a fishing downrigger part or what the hell ever and continue your build.... It has taken gun fabricators years and millions in research and develoment to build strong safe Mechs

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Guys just spoke to my customs broker and she told me that spearguns are considered a grey area . You actually need a permit to import spearguns or speargun components but because it is for fishing most times customs let you pass . however if you meet an officer in a bad mood they do have the authority to confiscate them therefore a permit from the police department is necessary for importation . she said it is a relatively easy permit to get , not like a firearms permit . i therefore decided to try to make my own trigger mech , i do have access to jeweler style casting tools . going to try to cast them out of Chrome Cobalt alloy which does not contain any iron so it is not a stainless steel . it is extremely strong and will NEVER rust [ same alloy in hip transplants ] . when i get started i will make a new thread with pics . although if possible can any one post pics of their trigger mech internals . thanks .

Thanks for the clarification.

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hey guys , just spoke to the Police Service regarding importing the speargun. i have to say they were very kind and helpful . it turns out you do need a permit to import the speargun but the permit is not because they view it as dangerous , it is because it looks like a fire arm . what you have to do is supply a picture of the speargun you are going to order and they will supply you with the permit , when it is shipped to Trinidad they will inspect it and make sure it is not a fire arm , then it will be released to you . the permit is not hard to get and you do not have to be at least 25 yrs old like a fire arms permit . i have to say i do support this measure because Trinidad does have a problem with illegal fire arms and crime , but the permit is not difficult to get at all it is more of a heads up for the Police to know that you are importing something that looks like a fire arm [ pneumatic speargun ].

That sounds fair enough...
I imported a gun from Turkey (yes, it has borders with Iran, Iraq and Syria so it might had something to do with that) and long story short, I had to pay for the police to make an assessment of the "gun" to make sure it wasn't a firearm and that it could be delivered to me after some DHL fees.
Ordered another two that were sent by regular mail (although without the spear) and they arrived just fine.
I really try to avoid DHL, Fedex, UPS when customs will be involved...

As a side note I think that some countries (there's a lot of examples) get an unfair bad image from the media due to some punctual or localized issues that are not representative of the country's people or culture...