importing air rifle w/o club membership

[GOCOOL2000]

Hi,
I want to know if its legal to bring in a .177 hw97k in to india from the U.K., via personal baggage route and declare it to customs and pay the duty or get the NOC from Commr of Police stating its an air rifle.
i dont have a rifle or shooting club membership. whats the possiblity and advices. i read the threads, but wasnt clear.

kindly advice.

cheers

thanks

-- Sun Sep 06, 2009 1:02 pm --

i will be landing in chennai at 1:00 AM

[tirths]

Not possible.
Better Get a membership in http://www.raap.co.in/ You can get membership easily here. Send a mail to them, they do reply

[saahil]

hi go cool
you can bring any air gun to india through personal baggage route. if its .22 you have to pay the duty,if .177 its duty free.club membership needed only if you are importing through mail or courier.take care.

[GOCOOL2000]

cheers guys

[ABABUJAY]

hi go cool
you can bring any air gun to india through personal baggage route. if its .22 you have to pay the duty,if .177 its duty free.club membership needed only if you are importing through mail or courier.take care.

HI

HI SAHIL,
do u mean that we can bring any air gun of .22 caliber by personal baggage route? and walk out of the air port by paying the duty. where it is said?
i brought one (dominator 1250)from dubai, i was ready to pay the duty, i even showed them the invoice, which clearly says its an air rifile.


but it was sent to balastic department, it failed the deal wood test. now i need a valid licence to get it back.
its still lying in the customs, and i am waiting for my licence for the past 3 months
if you have any supporting pappers, plzz let me know.
regards
babu,( i live in chennai)