Is the hazmat fee something new? I have ordered hard to find, special, milsurp, or sale priced ammo from numerous sources, and have never paid a hazmat fee. Primers, and powder, yes. Loaded ammo, no.Shipping and hazmat fees will negate any savings found on-line.
Ammunition is considered "ORM-D", same as butane lighters and aerosol hairspray. These items are regulated only in the packaging being labeled , ORM-D.
I've never paid a hazmat fee in the U.S. for loaded ammo.Shipping and hazmat fees will negate any savings found on-line. Buy ammo locally.
If it is not something required by your state you have been getting ripped off. There is no requirement for a hazmat fee on loaded ammo. The only requirement, as quoted previously, is that the package be labeled "ORM-D"I think I've always paid a hazmat fee on ammo online.