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Respected
Brothers i want to import blank guns and blank ammo for movies and theater purpose but nowhere i found any import rules regulation or any licencing issue for trade in blank guns and ammo . if some one help me i m very greatful to him
thanks
Pushkar

So long as they cannot be converted into a firearm to use real ammunition, they are NOT covered by the Arms Act and therefore any restrictions on import DO NOT APPLY. Having said that, the automatic reaction of customs officials to anything looking like a gun will be to impound it on sight and ask you to 'show cause'. Therefore prior to import, please do your homework by getting a lawyer to prepare a file which will show that they are not covered under arms act and also be prepared to get a certificate from local police saying that they CANNOT be converted at a later date into real firearms.

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Thank sir it is very helpful for me

Dear as per urs advice i import some samples of blank guns but the custom official detain them and treat as an original arms they asked us to get dgft permission and police possession license i asked them and shows the document that they are not a real firearms but they said they cannot do any thing for that if u advice any lawyer or legal advisor who proves to custom officials that they are not arms and deals in those type of cases pls advice me to contact them
thanks
Pushkar

Blank ammo uses gun powder and percussion caps to fire. Both these items require licence to sale and possess in India.

Customs are not fools, you haven;t bought the pistol just for show piece. You will fire blank ammo in it and hence the trouble you are facing from customs.

So many individuals and organisations have been applying to DGFT for import licence for these blank guns, but all the applications when forwarded to MHA by DGFT, MHA has refused to grant NOC for imports.

But still Blank guns are sold on various websites in India.