Talking to a friend in the UK on the telephone over Christmas and he tells me that any rifle that will take a charger clip and a thumb cut out in the action is now being banned as a Military import into the States.
This includes all commercial built rifles including the Magnum square bridge Mausers.
Is this correct?

News to me..................you might email the folks at AIM Surplus.  They sell mausers (and other rifles) in Ohio.

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They would know or their distributor would have the info.  I truly don't believe it.

Talking to another gun smith friend in NZ about wedding band barrels among other things, he told me that a friend of his who makes high quality and high priced Mauser actioned rifles from stainless steel cannot get an import license to send to customers in the States. 
This is all second hand info of course but I have no reason to doubt it.
As for getting anything out of the States these days just forget it.
I wanted fifty empty 218 Bee brass cases from Sinclairs some time ago and was told it would take two to three months to get an export license at a cost of I think about $160.00. 
Instead after a hunt around I found locally some once fired 25-20 cases to make into 218 Bee.
Regards. 
     

The US has almost fully implemented the regulations under both ITAR and CETAR and it basically comes down to any product, device or part thereof that can be readily converted to or has a military application is subject to Import or Export permits and Export restrictions, not including countries already banned from receiving military technologies.

Several Companies have spent the money and time to get Export permits allowing them to ship internationally, others due to the limited market donot and some companies in part due either to confusion or ignorance of the regulations in place are continuing to ship internationally.

In addition the US is now enforcing regulations, that make it illegal for any foreign national to be in possession of ammunition and or components while in the United States, unless they are their for a hunting trip (hunting license for a valid season and a Form 6 approval for an imported firearm), competition (invitation and proof of registration and a Form 6 for an imported firearm) or as a duly authorised member of their embassy or in the capacity as a member of a law enforcement agency on official duties.

At one time Canada, was exempt from most of the restrictions, but security issues and worsening relations with Canada's Government of the time (Liberal = Chretien) led to the elimination of the exemption and now getting most anything firearm related from the US can be time consuming and expensive.

Add to it that there is now only 2 (IIRC) authorized/recognized  Brokers for the Western part of Canada and it becomes, even more interesting.

Then we have the UN in all it's incompetent glory trying to implement a universal small arms treaty and you will find acquiring parts and components internationally to be just as hard.


Climbing off my soap box

You say:
Quote:


What you quote is the provision for a non resident alien to bring a gun into the U.S.

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§ 478.120 Firearms or ammunition imported
by or for a nonimmigrant alien.
(a) Any nonimmigrant alien who completes
an ATF Form 6 to import firearms or
ammunition into the United States, or any
licensee who completes an ATF Form 6 to
import firearms or ammunition for a nonimmigrant
alien, must attach applicable
documentation to the Form 6 (e.g., a hunting
license or permit lawfully issued in the
United States; waiver) establishing the
nonimmigrant alien falls within an exception
to or has obtained a waiver from the
nonimmigrant alien prohibition.
(b) Nonimmigrant aliens importing or
bringing firearms or ammunition into the
United States must provide the United
States Customs Service with applicable
documentation (e.g., a hunting license or
permit lawfully issued in the United States;
waiver) establishing the nonimmigrant
alien falls within an exception to or has
obtained a waiver from the nonimmigrant
alien prohibition before the firearm or ammunition
may be imported. This provision
applies in all cases, whether or not a Form
6 is needed to bring the firearms or ammunition
into the United States.

Since we are only allowed 2000 character per post i am making multiple post in responses

I. POSSESSION OR RECEIPT OF A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION BY A PROHIBITED PERSON:
18 USC § 922(g). Punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment. Pursuant to 18 USC § 924(e), may receive minimum sentence of 15 years without parole if offender has 3 or more prior convictions for a felony crime of violence (e.g., burglary, arson, extortion, assault) and/or drug trafficking felony.

Elements

   A. Knowing possession or receipt of a firearm or ammunition;
   B. By a subject who falls within one of the following categories:

       Felon - (Additionally, persons awaiting trial on felony charges are prohibited from receiving firearms. See 18 USC § 922(n));
       Drug user or addict - Inference of current use may be shown by evidence of recent use or possession or pattern of use or possession that reasonably covers the present time (e.g., positive drug test; conviction for use or possession within past year.);

       Alien - Includes illegal aliens and non-immigrant aliens. This provision does not prohibit an alien with a "green card" from possessing guns or ammunition. NOTE: certain exceptions in 18 USC § 922(y);

Apologies, I forgot about the green card exception.



Further down in first quoted page read 

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120.3

b) Is specifically designed, developed, configured, adapted, or modified for a military application, and has significant military or intelligence applicability such that control under this chapter is necessary.

ATF FAQ

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That must have been a part of a worldwide job creation program sponsored thru the UN or something like it--just think of the $ signs rolling around the various law offices everywhere, I'll bet they liked that. If a customs officer can't  manage to figure it out---it must be written properly. I'm sure it had a practical purpose when it was concieved, just got lost in committees and pork barrels and etc.