I have a bunch of reloaded ammo. I’m taking the africa. Does it need to be in factory boxes?

[duckfish]

Wanting to find out if all Ammo needs to be in factory boxes going to africa I have it in plastic boxes with labels on it from the reloader

 

[deewayne2003]

No ammo doesn’t have to be in factory boxes; it just has to be in boxes specially designed to transport ammo.

 

[Aethyc00]

All my research seemed to indicate the brass being stamped to match the caliber was the only issue. Nothing about factory boxes as a requirement.

 

[thriller]

Wanting to find out if all Ammo needs to be in factory boxes going to africa I have it in plastic boxes with labels on it from the reloader

I use a pelican case for ammo personally

 

[JD Noblin]

I keep mine in MTM boxes that are then inside a small pelican case which I then lock using two combo-locks. I've never had any issue in any of the countries I've been in. In fact, I literally just locked up my ammo box and stuffed it in my checked bag....headed to Africa in the morning with my 500 Nitro and 338 Norma.

 

[Hyde Hunter]

ammo box needs to go into your checked bag but according to TSA it needs to have TSA locks and make sure you have a couple spares just in case some "knuckle head TSA agent" cuts them off. make sure your case with locks does not weigh more than 11 pounds total

 

[buffybr]

ammo box needs to go into your checked bag but according to TSA it needs to have TSA locks and make sure you have a couple spares just in case some "knuckle head TSA agent" cuts them off. make sure your case with locks does not weigh more than 11 pounds total

^^^^^ This ^^^^^

I believe the 11 pounds is a FAA requirement, and some countries also have their own requirements on how much ammo you can bring into their country, and some countries charge a fee for each cartridge.

On my first hunt in Mozambique I brought three 20 round boxes of ammo for my rifle. Then when I got there I could only bring 40 rounds into their country. That turned into an additional 30 minute plus delay at customs, then an additional almost 1 hour delay to get my ammo back when I returned home.

Talk to your Outfitter before you go, and I highly recommend using a firearms "meet and greet" service for your arrival in Africa.

 

[Hyde Hunter]

If you far flying on airlink to another country or elsewhere in South Africa, Airlink requires no more than 11 lb and they will weigh it as towards checking the head stamp on your ammunition. I don't know of another any other countries that do it but I know it is not done in South Africa that I have seen yet

 

[JimP]

In two trips I have never had the head stamp checked, all was good but it wasn't even looked at.

On 14+ flights it was only weighed once.

I just use plastic MTM 20 round boxes inside a MTM box that will hold more. I use foam to hold the boxes to keep them from bouncing around. I also put TSA locks onto the ammo box.