Explosives Regulations, 2013

Marginal note:Importation

45 A person may import an Footnote ^*explosive set out in the table to this section without a permit if the following conditions are met:

• (a) the explosive is imported for personal use and not for commercial purposes;

• (b) the explosive enters Canada with the person importing it;

• (c) in the case of Footnote ^*small arms cartridges, the cartridges do not include a tracer, incendiary or similar military component or device (for example, an armour-piercing projectile); and

• (d) the quantity of the explosive being imported is not more than the quantity set out in the table.

  	Column 1	Column 2
  Item	Explosive	Quantity
  1	Model rocket motors that each have a maximum total impulse of 40 newton-seconds (NFPA alpha designations A to E, as indicated on the motor or its packaging)	6
  2	Avalanche airbag systems	3
  3	Footnote for TABLE *Small arms cartridges	5 000
  4	Percussion caps (primers) for small arms cartridges	5 000
  5	Empty primed small arms cartridge cases	5 000
  6	Black powder and hazard category PE 1 black powder substitutes	8 kg, in containers of 500 g or less
  7	Smokeless powder and hazard category PE 3 black powder substitutes	8 kg, in containers of 4 kg or less

• Return to footnote ^*Terms preceded by an asterisk are defined in section 6.