The FAA is a known quantity, relatively speaking. I got on the phone with the FSDO and went over the process, contacted a DAR and have started priming the paperwork. This will be a first for me and the IA I work with, but the process seems to be well outlined. CBP is opaque by comparison. It...
In the process now. CBP Bellingham, WA is telling me I must have a broker since the item is worth more than $2k. Since my aircraft is US made, it has no duty, but modifications may be subject to duty depending on where the parts were made.