In 2020, around 232,395 rifles were imported into the United States from Canada, making it the leading supplier of imported rifles to the United States in that year. Brazil, Japan, Germany, and Spain rounded out the top five leading countries importing rifles into the U.S. in that year.
Number of imported rifles into the United States in 2020, by country of origin
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On May 26, 1994, the United States instituted a firearms imports embargo against China. Shotguns, however, are exempt from the embargo.
** Total weapon imports less than 1,000 per country.
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