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Thread: Rifle Scope - Customs Import Issues?

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    Rifle Scope - Customs Import Issues?

    Hey Guys,

    Has anyone attempted to import a Rifle Scope from the US?
    Do you need an import permit for these?
    Were there any issues in regards to muck around and time taken to get from Customs to your Door?

    Thanks in advance!

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    yes you need a permit
    you need to pick it up from customs as they wont send it from customs to you anymore

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    What Bill999 said.
    Also customs processing time could be aywhere from 3 weeks to 3 months at the moment on anything to do with guns, unless your lucky and it slips under the radar...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill999 View Post
    yes you need a permit
    you need to pick it up from customs as they wont send it from customs to you anymore
    Customs don't send them, it has nothing to do with them....

    NZ Post won't ship them, so if you use USPS expect to have to personally pick it up from say Auckland or get a real courier company to pick it up for you...

    If you use Fedex they will send firearms parts because they understand the fact the everyone within a 5 KM radius of it is safe....unlike NZ Post....

    This situation is so frustrating it is unbelievable, IMHO some Muppet has interpreted the legislation in an unintended way .....
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    currently having a shit fight with NZpost about an accessory, it was released by customs on the 1 nov, been chasing it, the shits havent notified me that they are not going to send it either. seems someone put it in the wronng spot and left it there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Konev View Post
    seems someone put it in the wronng spot and left it there.
    I think you will find they put it in the right spot for them on purpose...

    You are lucky they haven't pulled out this old chestnut they tried on me & a couple of people I know...

    "We are sorry, we can't find it, we have lost it, please lodge a claim with the supplier"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg View Post
    I think you will find they put it in the right spot for them on purpose...

    You are lucky they haven't pulled out this old chestnut they tried on me & a couple of people I know...

    "We are sorry, we can't find it, we have lost it, please lodge a claim with the supplier"
    Im waiting for that. id say i will be told that next week.

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    Changed a bit since my US mate brought me a VX6 from Florida.

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    After colfo have sorted the rest of this government shit after march2020, it would be good if they could send their lawyers after the nz post case
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    Funny as they must be targeting items from the states as I’ve bought in 2 scopes on two different occasions from vector optics in China.

    Never got held up by customs or NZ Post!

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    They have told me that EVERYTHING from Brownells gets stopped, and thrown into a waiting bin...
    Not sure about other overseas vendors.

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    Anyone got any recommendatioons for courier companies to pick stuff up from the mail center? NZcouriers say they wont pick up from the competition, Fastway (or whoever the hell they are called now) cant understand basic english let along be given directions for a pickup and DHL are as known, fucking useless.

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    Hit up ol' A330 driver, if you pass his GC test he might help you out as far as getting something sent from the "great nation"
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    Thanks for all the feedback guys!
    Does anyone know if Binos also get caught up in this bs?
    I would expect they dont, as they are used for alot more than just hunting, but you never know!

 

 

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