Notification regarding import of .177"cal. air-rifle/pi

[Mack The Knife]

Posting the following on behalf of Monish (Monty 3006)

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

PART-II, SECTION-3, SUB SECTION (ii)



GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE



NOTIFICATION No. 12 (RE-2005)/2004-09
NEW DELHI: Dated: 4th July, 2005


S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of the Foreign
Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 read with paragraph 2.1 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-09, the Central Government hereby makes the
following amendments in Chapter-93, Schedule-I (Imports) to the ITC(HS)
Classifications of Export and Import Items, 2004-09:



1. After amendment the Exim Code 9304 00 00 shall be read as under:



Exim Code
Item Descriptions
Policy
Policy conditions



9304 00 00
Other Arms (for example, spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons),
excluding those of heading 9307
Restricted
However, import of 0.177 bore air guns and air pistols will be
free for shooters registered with Rifle Clubs or District/State/ National
Rifles Association .









2. Import Licensing Note No.(1) will amended to read as follows:



"Import of arms is permitted against a license to renowned shooters/rifle
clubs for their own use on the recommendation of Department of Youth Affairs
and Sports, Government of India . However, import of 0.177 bore air guns
and air pistols will be free for shooters registered with Rifle Clubs or
District/ State/ National Rifles Association."



3. This issues in pubic interest.





(K.T. CHACKO)

Director General of Foreign Trade and

Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India





(Issued from File No. 01/93/180/M-46/AM05/PCI(B)


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(TOBE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

PART-II, SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (ii) )





GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE





NOTIFICATION NO. 17 (RE-2005) /(2004-2009)

NEW DELHI DATED THE 28th JULY, 2005




S.O.(E) In exercise of powers conferred by Section 5 of the
Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992 read with Paragraph 2.1
of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2004-2009, the Central Government in partial
modification of this Department's Notification No.12/(2004-2009) dated
21.12.2004 and Notification No.24/(2004-2009) dated 21.02.2005 hereby
notifies that the provisions contained therein shall come into effect from
1st October, 2005.



2. This issues in the public interest.







(K. T. CHACKO)

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

& EX-OFFICIO ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT.OF INDIA











(Issued from File No.01/91/171/12/AM05/PC-III)

[mundaire]

While the notification clearly states that only .177 cal air-guns can be imported in this manner, does anyone have an idea as to how strictly this calibre restriction is enforced in practice?

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[dev]

The last point of check is the a*** in the audit. He will try to pi on your parade by checking the caliber. I was stumped for a while as my Qb's barrel didn't have the caliber on it.

But luckily my exporter had written 0.177 on all the relevant documents. Otherwise the rest of the crew aren't a pain long as you flash the gazette and a few certs proving that you are a shooter.

So might consider a rifle that can have barrels swapped like my QB 78 or anything else. You can courier the .177 and then get the .22 barrel in.

Regards,

dev

by the way mac1 charged $36 as postage for the IZH Baikal by courier.

[mundaire]

Dev,

Was just wishful thinking on my part... thanks for bringing me back to reality!

The courier charges from Mac1 seem a lot more reasonable (as compared to others like Pyramidair etc.).

Thanks for the info

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[mundaire]

So might consider a rifle that can have barrels swapped like my QB 78 or anything else. You can courier the .177 and then get the .22 barrel in.

I guess that would mean almost any break barrel...

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[dev]

Brillaint man...I hadn't thought of doing the springer route as that is the most suitable airrifle for our nation. Yeah Mac1 is good but replies from Tim took 3 weeks this time...which was good cause it saved me the money I was gonna spend on getting seals which I have now improvised.


Regards,

DEV

wAIT I am seeing something on my comp...hmmmm...looks like you with a TX200

[Yasho]

Boss, import is free but could you please tell the rate of custom duty that will be imposed on the pistol/rifle imported by a member of relevant association.
Thanx.

[mundaire]

35% on CIF value.

[Yasho]

Thanx. I had been under the impression that duty is almost 100% of import value. Now this 35% seems quite reasonable. I have a couple of more clarifications to make.
1.Is there a restriction on the number of pistols/rifles that a shooter can import. If so, is it on the number or is it restricted to once in a year or once in two or so?
2.A memebership of a District Rifle Association(affiliated to the State Rifle Association) is enough to be eligible to import.
Please, please confirm.
Thanx once again.

[penpusher]

Yasho,

1.There is no limit to the no. of air rifles or pistols that you can import in a year .However as the notification covers air rifles/pistols for use by the person importing them, I am sure that more than one or two in a year would attract the attention of the Customs Authorities and they might start investigating if the person is doing it for profit.

2.Read the notification again.It clearly says that the import is also open for members of District Rifle Associations.

penpusher

[mundaire]

wAIT I am seeing something on my comp...hmmmm...looks like you with a TX200

Well, I wish it was a TX200... sweet gun, but a little beyond my current budget for an air-rifle

Was thinking along the lines of a Baikal MP 513M - reputedly does about 750 fps in .22 cal (with heavy pellets)! Well over 20 ftLb of energy straight out of the box, or so I have been reading... Not pretty looking, but sounds like a bargain...

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[dev]

The Baikal MP 513 M should really suit most applications. Not too pretty but hey handsome is as handsome does.

Regards,

Dev

[dev]

I am not sure if what I am writing explains things but say if you buy one in Jan and then another in June...no harm done. I was shocked to find that I had bought two airguns in the same year .
Must be having a compulsive disorder please help me.

Regards,

Dev

Yasho,

1.There is no limit to the no. of air rifles or pistols that you can import in a year .However as the notification covers air rifles/pistols for use by the person importing them, I am sure that more than one or two in a year would attract the attention of the Customs Authorities and they might start investigating if the person is doing it for profit.

2.Read the notification again.It clearly says that the import is also open for members of District Rifle Associations.

penpusher