AUCKLAND
Air Cargo Inspection Facility, 21 Tom Pearce Drive, Manukau 2150
PO Box 73 003, Auckland Airport, New Zealand
Phone: 09 927 9000 All general enquiries phone: 0800 428 786
Email: [email address], Website: www.customs.govt.nz
8 March 2018
Ref. CR OIA 18-039
Mr Malcolm Lock
By Email: [FYI request #7273 email]
Dear Mr Lock,
Thank you for your email dated 14 February 2018 in which you requested details of how many firearms
were legally imported for the last five years. You have requested these details to be listed by year and
category of firearm.
The request has been treated as a request for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please find attached a document that provides you with information that Customs holds on the number
of firearms legally imported into New Zealand from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017. These
numbers only include those firearms imported into New Zealand where the importer is required to
declare the quantity.
Please note that it is not necessary for an importer to declare the quantity of some types of firearms at
the time of importation, for example pistols and revolvers, therefore Customs does not record this
information. Customs also does not record information on importations of firearms where no import
entry is required, for example passenger’s firearms.
If you have any queries in regard to this response, please contact the Correspondence, Reviews and
Ministerial Servicing team at:
[email address]
Yours sincerely,
Anne Marie Taggart
Group Manager Border Operations
New Zealand Customs Service