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Clarifications regarding the US Customs form 4457 were submitted to the Central Firearms Register and Commander of the South African Police Firearm Import Office at OR Tambo after many hours of negotiations and deliberation with the organisations in the USA.

Mr. John Fraser from the National Rifle Association helped tirelessly with the negotiations and answered questions.

The Outcome

• No matter what information is submitted to the authorities about the non-expiry of a US Customs Form 4457 it is compulsory to submit a US Customs form stamped by US Customs with the relevant year [i.e. 2017]
• This form is used to prove ownership of the firearm and should be completed correctly with all the relevant information on it: Firearm Type / Make / Model/ calibre / Serial number
• You need to make sure you have the updated form that has the correct date [e.g. 2017] stamped on it.
• It is our understanding that applications that are already submitted for a pre-issued permit will be honoured but all new applications must have the correct date on the US Customs form 4457.

We apologise for the inconvenience but to experience a trouble-free start to your safari this needs to be do

We will keep you updated on any further changes.

If you have a problem obtaining an original copy of the form, you may download the updated CBP Form 4457 here [also available from our Downloads page].