Thread: Aussie shop

Originally Posted by 300wsm for life

cheers for that. Do I need it if my brother inlaw repackages and send it to me?

Yes, an export permit may still be required. A Defence Export Permit (Not a RGP as I previously stated), is required to export any firearm accessories from Australia (with some exceptions).
These include:

• exports of five (5) or more firearms;
• unaccompanied exports; for example, goods being exported as cargo or by courier;
• exports of any amount of higher-risk or military firearms including their parts, accessories, and ammunition. This includes firearms referred to as Category C and D under State and Territory legislation, firearms over 0.50” (12.7mm) calibre and all automatic firearms;
• any firearm parts, accessories, sights, ammunition, magazines, etc, being exported without firearms; and
• firearms being exported for the purpose of repair, return, sales or as a gift.

Some scopes do not require an export permit under ML1:
PART 1 Munitions List
d. Detachable cartridge magazines, sound suppressors or moderators, special gun-mountings, optical weapons sights and flash suppressors for arms specified by ML1.a., ML1.b. or ML1.c.

Note: ML1.d. does not apply to optical weapon sights without electronic image processing, with a magnification of 9 times or less, provided they are not specially designed or modified for military use, or incorporate any reticles specially designed for military use.

Do people and companies export things without a permit? Yes. Is it legal? Often no.

People have been prosecuted for exporting rifle slings from Australia. So is it worth the risk? I'll leave that up to you. Just providing you a heads up.