Thread: Importing rifle stocks from the US

Originally Posted by steven

a) you can bring in a complete AR15 upper (BCG and barrel and receiver) say, no permit needed and none will be issued.
b) you can bring in a stripped lower without any MSSA parts on it, no permit needed and none will be issued.

That is not correct. A permit is required for a complete upper, as this is the action.

Police policy is a permit is required for an AR15 lower as well.
From NZPOL website:
"A permit is not required for parts of a sporting rifle or shotgun other than the complete action (upper and/or lower receiver for AR/AK types)."

Further information from the NZPOL guide for importing parts:
Section 18 of the Arms Act 1983 provides for the issuance of permits to import for the purposes of section 16 of the Arms Act 1983. There is no provision for Police to issue a permit
to import for components of firearms, other than those that fall within the definition of ‘part’ above.

To summarise, the only component of a firearm (that is not a pistol, restricted weapon or MSSA) that requires a permit to import is the action of that firearm.

Police do not have a practice of issuing a letter stating that a component does not require a permit to import and suggest that if further information is required by overseas authorities, reference can be made to this information on the New Zealand Police website.
http://www.police.govt.nz/sites/defa...f-firearms.pdf