Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - OZ members. Can you receive knives in the post from overseas?

Rod Charters · 19th August 2008, 08:49 AM

I've had 5 or 6 knives impounded by Australian customs in Perth. The best approach is to get a permit from the police prior to importation, but a permit can also be obtained after a knife has been impounded. In both cases and in my experience, getting the permit has been a relatively easy exercise providing you have pictures and a description of the items. In all cases customs have released the items upon presentation of the permit, although they have a tendancy to be excessively bureacratic.

Best regards

Rod

19th August 2008, 08:49 AM	#15
Rod Charters Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 48	I've had 5 or 6 knives impounded by Australian customs in Perth. The best approach is to get a permit from the police prior to importation, but a permit can also be obtained after a knife has been impounded. In both cases and in my experience, getting the permit has been a relatively easy exercise providing you have pictures and a description of the items. In all cases customs have released the items upon presentation of the permit, although they have a tendancy to be excessively bureacratic. Best regards Rod