Explosives Regulations, 2013

Marginal note:Import, export or transport in transit

45 A person may import, export or transport in transit 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, exported or transported in transit for personal use and not for commercial purposes;

• (b) the explosive enters or leaves Canada with the person importing or exporting it or, if the explosive is transported in transit, it remains with the person transporting it at all times; and

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

• (d) the quantity of the explosive being imported, exported or transported in transit is not more than the quantity set out in the table.

  Item	Column 1	Column 2
  	Explosive	Quantity
  1	Model rocket motors that have a maximum total impulse of 80 newton-seconds (NFPA alpha designations A to E, as indicated on the motor or its packaging)	6
  2	Avalanche airbag systems	3
  3	Small arms cartridges — imported or exported	5 000
  4	Small arms cartridges — transported in transit	50 000
  5	Percussion caps (primers) for small arms cartridges — imported or exported	5 000
  6	Percussion caps (primers) for small arms cartridges — transported in transit	50 000
  7	Empty primed small arms cartridge cases — imported or exported	5 000
  8	Empty primed small arms cartridge cases — transported in transit	50 000
  9	Black powder and hazard category PE 1 black powder substitutes	8 kg, in containers of 500 g or less
  10	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.