The Basic General Conditions under which a permit will be issued:

• A Temporary Import Permit may only be issued to a foreign visitor for Hunting Purposes,

• A Temporary Import Permit will be issued subject to the requirements of the Act regarding the carrying, storage, safe custody and transport of a firearm and ammunition,

• A Temporary Import Permit will be issued subject to the sole use of the firearm, only for the purposes as set out in the permit,

• A Temporary Import Permit will be issued subject to the fact that no person who holds a temporary import permit is allowed to transfer the firearm to another person in South Africa without prior written permission from the Central Firearms Register,

• Whenever the holder of a temporary import permit leaves the Republic of South Africa, the firearm in respect of which the permit was issued must accompany the holder of the permit,

• Possession of no more than the quantity of cartridges determined by the Registrar and specified on the permit for each firearm in respect of which the temporary import permit applies,

• A Temporary Import Permit shall not be issued for a period exceeding six months at a time,

• Applicant must be 21 years old, or over,

• Should a firearm not be declared on arrival and a temporary import permit not issued, you will face severe penalties and possible arrest if detected.