BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
I'm leaving for South Africa in a little over 2 weeks and just found out that I need to have a temporary export permit from the Department of Foreign Affair International Trade to take my rifles, scopes and ammunition out of the country. This is not a Customs thing, all they want you to have is your PAL, Certs and their "Y37" form. DFAIT requires an export permit. In their words when I asked "This has been on the books for years. People have been breaking it for years too."
The permits are actually quite easy to apply for. The fellow I spoke to sent me an email detailing everything I would need to apply. They wanted a copy of my itinerary as well as a copy of my letter of invitation from my PH. they also wanted a copy of the import permit however as best I can figure out there is no import permit in South Africa, simply a license that you apply for by filling out South African Police Service form 520. After they look your rifles over at the airport they issue a permit to possess a firearm in South Africa.
The forms are as follows. There were a few tricky points that I was unsure of what to fill so I asked.
On form 1042 they ask you for "Contact Last Name", "Contact First Name", "Contact Telephone Number" and "Contact Email" (boxes 13 - 16). Just put yourself there (I originally thought it was for an emergency contact).
On Form 1042-1 you need to list the ammunition and rifle scopes you are taking. You'll see a box titled "ECL No." For Firearms the ECL # is 2-1.a for scopes the ECL # is 2-1.d and for ammunition the ECL # is 2-3. I couldn't find it listed on the site anywhere and I spent the better part of 3 days on the net and phone trying to find all the information required for this.
On both 1042-1 and 1042-2 they ask for "unit value" for the scopes, ammo and rifles. I simply took the Wholesale Sports price off the website (thankfully my stuff is recent so the prices are still current...another good reason to keep your receipts somewhere safe) and put them in per unit. For the ammo I'm taking 40 rounds so I took the price of a box, divided by 20 and voila...$9.80 per round of 416 Rigby!
Finally, you fax the works off to a fellow at DFAIT named Paul GALVEIAS. His fax number is 613-944-9933, voice phone is 613-944-0470 and email address is paul.galveias@international.gc.ca in case you want to reach him that way. He was quite helpful though it seemed that he was rather busy. I wouldn't recommend leaving your permit until the last thing like I did.
The links to the forms are:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/forms/documents/EXT1042.pdf
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/forms/documents/EXT1042-1.pdf
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/forms/documents/EXT1042-2.pdf
If you're headed out hunting or to a shooting event anywhere but the US (there's apparently a whiole other rigamaroll for going there) you'll want to get on this.
The permits are actually quite easy to apply for. The fellow I spoke to sent me an email detailing everything I would need to apply. They wanted a copy of my itinerary as well as a copy of my letter of invitation from my PH. they also wanted a copy of the import permit however as best I can figure out there is no import permit in South Africa, simply a license that you apply for by filling out South African Police Service form 520. After they look your rifles over at the airport they issue a permit to possess a firearm in South Africa.
The forms are as follows. There were a few tricky points that I was unsure of what to fill so I asked.
On form 1042 they ask you for "Contact Last Name", "Contact First Name", "Contact Telephone Number" and "Contact Email" (boxes 13 - 16). Just put yourself there (I originally thought it was for an emergency contact).
On Form 1042-1 you need to list the ammunition and rifle scopes you are taking. You'll see a box titled "ECL No." For Firearms the ECL # is 2-1.a for scopes the ECL # is 2-1.d and for ammunition the ECL # is 2-3. I couldn't find it listed on the site anywhere and I spent the better part of 3 days on the net and phone trying to find all the information required for this.
On both 1042-1 and 1042-2 they ask for "unit value" for the scopes, ammo and rifles. I simply took the Wholesale Sports price off the website (thankfully my stuff is recent so the prices are still current...another good reason to keep your receipts somewhere safe) and put them in per unit. For the ammo I'm taking 40 rounds so I took the price of a box, divided by 20 and voila...$9.80 per round of 416 Rigby!
Finally, you fax the works off to a fellow at DFAIT named Paul GALVEIAS. His fax number is 613-944-9933, voice phone is 613-944-0470 and email address is paul.galveias@international.gc.ca in case you want to reach him that way. He was quite helpful though it seemed that he was rather busy. I wouldn't recommend leaving your permit until the last thing like I did.
The links to the forms are:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/forms/documents/EXT1042.pdf
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/forms/documents/EXT1042-1.pdf
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/forms/documents/EXT1042-2.pdf
If you're headed out hunting or to a shooting event anywhere but the US (there's apparently a whiole other rigamaroll for going there) you'll want to get on this.
Stay safe, have a great time and post lots of pics when you return, BUM 
