Ya its probably pretty close to 6 or 7 after all said and done.. The outfitter should fix you up with all the correct paper work for brining your firearm over the boarder.. as long as you have your ducks in a Row and dont have a bad criminal history you shouldnt have a problem, if you have a criminal history you might have some issues getting over the boarder.. They gave my dad $hit cause he had a Negligent driving on his record from 30 yrs ago.. But he just had to cough up a couple hundred bucks then they let him through..