OOOH! Let's try it!
Again there is always some who want to jump up and down and blame greed. All the while ignoring the fact that this is done by some Fed agency. The shippers did not get together one day and dream this up. Some bureaucrat at an agency comes up with this stuff. Amazing how many people who should know better blame this on everyone else. Normally because the people they vote for are the real people doing this too them.
While there are federal hazmat laws, to my knowledge, there is nothing that forces shippers to charge a fee to implement those laws. The fees are made up by the shipping companies.
Ask someone who works in one of the Common Carriers how it works. I VERY much doubt you would believe them either so moot point. If it makes you feel better to think it costs them nothing to comply with the rules the Feds put on them and they are just shafting us? Hey works for me.
I'm not invested enough to feel a particular way about it. I don't order primers and powder online enough to make it an issue. I have seen some sellers waive the hazmat fee as a sales special, so that would indicate to me that it's privately imposed, rather than government mandated.Ask someone who works in one of the Common Carriers how it works. I VERY much doubt you would believe them either so moot point. If it makes you feel better to think it costs them nothing to comply with the rules the Feds put on them and they are just shafting us? Hey works for me.
Thats typically on large enough orders that usually cover the hazmat fee. The seller still has to pay the fee to ship.
Because of the way shipping works. I'm allowed to haul a limited number of hazmat materials under a certain weight before needing placards or a hazmat endorsement. Somethings don't really get that exception. Also, more often than not stuff like gunpowder is shipped in quantities you'd need hazmat placards and endorsement anyways at some point in the journey.
Loaded ammo isn't supposed to go through the mail either from or to. It's against postal regulations.
interesting...Loaded ammo isn't supposed to go through the mail either from or to. It's against postal regulations.
Shipping Restrictions & HAZMAT - What Can You Send in the Mail?
Learn about USPS guidelines on hazardous materials (HAZMAT) or dangerous goods, what it means if an item is restricted or prohibited, and if you may ship food, batteries, alcohol, hand sanitizer, liquids, marijuana, or tobacco through the mail.www.usps.com
I'm not saying it's not done, kind of like speeding only what the rules are. For me I ship all my ammo UPS. Ammo doesn't have a hazmat fee. The only thing it gets is the black and white diamond sticker but there is no extra charge over the regular freight rates. Powder and primers get the extra fee.
Curiosity got me and had to go back to your link, Its referring to "domestic" mail. It doesn't define domestic, but IIRC it means unlicensed, non professional, friend to friend etc. mail.
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