Thread: Importing parts

Anyone had any issues recently importing stocks? Should I be getting an import permit from the police?

Unless it was for a E cat it shouldn't be necessary. I've ordered two stocks recently from McMillan & received no problems. No permits required, even managed to come through customs & not get hit with GST on both counts.

Originally Posted by LJP

Unless it was for a E cat it shouldn't be necessary. I've ordered two stocks recently from McMillan & received no problems. No permits required, even managed to come through customs & not get hit with GST on both counts.

How the hell do people get that? I always get hit with gst

Plain stupid luck - The invoices were clearly marked with their true values

Originally Posted by baldbob

How the hell do people get that? I always get hit with gst

God hates you

Originally Posted by Wildman

God hates you

And me, never got anything over $450 through.

My last stock was confiscated in the US, and the shipper busted and being done for 'Illegal Export of Items of War - under ITAR regs' or something similar.
Rem 700 hunting stock...

WTF!!!!!!! that is a bit stupid isn't it a sporter stock getting seized and the company done for selling items of war to a person from a neutral country?, I want to get a boyds stock for my XS7 don't tell me it will get seized at US customs too if I went ahead with it once I have the funds to do it.

There was a time where you couldnt get a certain sized screw out of the US (something common for model trains IIRC), as the mfg of it also supplied it to a company making NV gear for the Govt.

Originally Posted by Spanners

My last stock was confiscated in the US, and the shipper busted and being done for 'Illegal Export of Items of War - under ITAR regs' or something similar.
Rem 700 hunting stock...

Was that money down the drain?

Na - I paid with Paypal and put in a refund .. got money back, then found out about it a week later

Sweet

Sucks for the seller though. It's no wonder most won't even respond to foreign inquires.

I'm a bit suprised your stock got stopped to be honest Spanner, as I recently went right through the ITAR list and there wasnt anything on there that jumped out at me about rifle stocks! I even went as far as talking to a trade representative and the US embassy in Wellington. You might find that your stock was part of a bigger order that included some items on the no-no list??

My query related to a scope that has a 'Gen 2' reticle that they initially stopped. It took a bit of work to get resolved but I got it here in the end

I have only been hit once with GST this year and not one of my orders has been under $1.5k.........stoked!!!

Originally Posted by Proudkiwi

You might find that your stock was part of a bigger order that included some items on the no-no list??

Why would I 'find' that? I know exactly whats in my orders, this was from a private ebay seller and was a stock only.

I've been doing this for a few years now, have over $30k worth on its way at the moment, so I think I have a good idea of how it all works