Thread: Importing AR15 parts from the USA ***bangs head against wall***

So it seems my AO now issues and NZ customs wants to see a permit for AR15 uppers and lowers, complete or stripped.

ho hum....all good got 2 pink forms....off I go.

regards

Is your stuff already in customs?

Not in the least bit unusual,

One set of parts is and they are letting it through no problems as its not an upper or lower. They rang me and only confirmation hey wanted was these bits were not going on an E, so yeah!!!!



The uppers and lowers are shipped and I assume in transit as its 4+ days since Brownells shipped them. Again talking to NZCustoms and their AO guy seems OK with me sending up the pink slips once he actually sees the parts in front of him. I have the pink slips here so I will send them tomorrow anyway.

Huge improvement in dealing with NZCustoms I must admit, they could be so hard, awkward and expensive in the past, insisting I go through an import agent for second hand parts. I hope this is now typical, if so cool.

Originally Posted by mikee

Not in the least bit unusual,

Well when the AO said in September you dont need a permit and I wont write you one and Banana said yes you do I was kind of....Oh. Im buggered....



I guess we'll float along until someone "high up" changes their mind again and we/I go through this again.

This may be a dumb question but what are these pink slips, I have some AR parts arriving in the next couple of months. Are these pinks slips is what customs sends?

A-cat import permits are pink

Will I need one of these slips for a jp trigger spring kit?

Originally Posted by Trevs

This may be a dumb question but what are these pink slips, I have some AR parts arriving in the next couple of months. Are these pinks slips is what customs sends?

Pink slips is the pink coloured import permit, it is what your AO hands to you and you post it to NZcustoms when they ask for it. So most parts wont need one.

dp

Originally Posted by Konev

Will I need one of these slips for a jp trigger spring kit?

No, unless they are going in an E in which case, yes.

Originally Posted by Banana

A-cat import permits are pink

Pink permits for girl guns white permits for boy guns

Lol

is brownells normally slow at getting orders sent out or should i start asking them what is going on :\

A couple of days is normal