Thread: Import Permits

What parts require permits to import and what parts should not?

Noting that police have interesting ways of interpreting the law.

Cheers.

I had to get a permit for detent springs and detents. I challenged this with my local AO and his words were we don't know if they will be fitted to an MSSA...

Dicks

What ever suits them

I think it says they will issue permits for "parts of the action" which is barrels, bolts, BCG, Upper and maybe lower receivers, and LPK for the AR and they don't have to issue them for the other parts. Pretty sure that's what it says.
So technically they don't have to issue them for stocks, handguards, etc.

But it depends on the AO I guess. Each have their own guidelines they follow.

That's what I was told last time I asked, but that was some years ago.

But the problem could be as well, that Customs wont release the parts without a permit.

If you have an E endorsement, just put every single part you want on the permit... Much simpler that way...

And remember that they are getting sticky about issuing retrospective permits if your goods have been seized at customs.

they wanted a permit for a scope mount from me last week, Ill just be getting a permit for everything from now on

Originally Posted by ebf

If you have an E endorsement, just put every single part you want on the permit... Much simpler that way...

And remember that they are getting sticky about issuing retrospective permits if your goods have been seized at customs.

Especially when its an offence to import restricted parts without a permit, technically the Police could prosecute you if you ask for one after you have ordered them.

Originally Posted by res

they wanted a permit for a scope mount from me last week, Ill just be getting a permit for everything from now on

Really???
That seems ludicrous!

Anything that is a "Part" requires a permit to import. For an MSSA, every component is a "Part". For A-cat, the only component that is a "Part" is the "action".

It gets tricky with ARs, because the "action" doesn't cleanly translate into AR-speak of Upper and Lower Receivers and so on. On top of that, Police are now interpreting that any component that COULD become part of an MSSA IS an MSSA "Part", requiring a permit to import. Shooters importing minor components for A-cat ARs have been caught out and lost their goods because of this.



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When I received my permit for the springs I had a letter from Police stating I had to hand the permit over to Customs in person. I'm in Chch, parts were in Auckland.

AO was fine me sending permit (obviously) but customs weren't as lenient towards receiving it this way.

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

When I received my permit for the springs I had a letter from Police stating I had to hand the permit over to Customs in person. I'm in Chch, parts were in Auckland.

AO was fine me sending permit (obviously) but customs weren't as lenient towards receiving it this way.

You could take it to Customs at Christchurch. They told me I could take mine to Wellington Customs. I just post mine to Auckland when they ask for them.

Originally Posted by jim160

You could take it to Customs at Christchurch. They told me I could take mine to Wellington Customs. I just post mine to Auckland when they ask for them.

Yeah nah they wanted permit presented to Customs where goods are being detained. We got there in the end after a couple of weeks...