Thread: Nightmare trying to importing rifle scope

I ordered a rifle scope from the US shop Natchez in July.
I have ordered scopes from them before without issue, and usually took 1 to 2 weeks to arrive.

But this time .....
4 weeks later it did not arrive, so I emailed Natchez, they said their tracking shows the scope is being held at Customs in Auckland.
I rang Customs in Auckland, got told I need to wait for a collection letter to arrive from NZ Post, which I can then take to Customs and collect the scope.
2 weeks later no letter arrived from NZ Post, I rang NZ post and got told I must get approval from Customs first, before NZ Post can post the scope.
So I rang Customs again, this time got told I must get an approval from the Arms Officer.
The local Arms Officer said I should have applied for an import permit first before trying to import the scope.

To make thing worse, I've recently changed address, so need to update my address on my firearms license before filling out the import permit.
I updated my address online, got an automatic email notification saying that the local Arms Office will be arranging for a home visit.
4 weeks later and haven't heard anything.

I'm starting to wonder if my scope will ever turn up