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Arms Bill

Endorsements and permits - Permits to import

196: Permit to import issued for items to be brought into or sent to New Zealand in single consignment or multiple consignments

You could also call this:

"Getting a permit to bring items into New Zealand in one or many deliveries"

You can get a permit to import items into New Zealand. This permit is for items that come to New Zealand at the same time or in multiple deliveries. You can have multiple deliveries over a certain period. You can have deliveries over 12 months if you have a business licence. You can have deliveries over 30 days if you have a firearms licence, curator licence, or visitor licence. If an item is not delivered as planned, the permit no longer applies to that item. If you get a permit, it only applies to the items that are delivered as planned. The permit stops applying to any items that are not delivered. This means you need to follow the rules for the items that are delivered.

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195: Issue of permit to import air pistol carbine conversion kits, or

"Getting a permit to import air pistol conversion kits for airsoft or paintball"

197: Production of samples, or

"Providing a sample when applying under the Arms Bill"

Part 4Endorsements and permits
Permits to import

196Permit to import issued for items to be brought into or sent to New Zealand in single consignment or multiple consignments

A permit to import may be issued only in relation to items that are to be brought into, or sent to, New Zealand—
in a single consignment at the same time; or
in multiple consignments, with a period of—
1. not more than 12 months between the arrival of the first and last consignments, if the permit to import is issued to the holder of a business licence; or
2. not more than 30 days between the arrival of the first and last consignments, if the permit to import is issued to the holder of a firearms licence, curator licence, or visitor licence.

If, after the issue of a permit to import referred to in subsection (1), any item to which the permit relates is not included in a consignment referred to in subsection (1), the permit ceases to apply in relation to that item.