Where can I buy authentic Japanese Katana in India?
On Internet, you will see lots of answers saying that you can import from so and so website, only you have to pay the import duty an so.But to be honest, in India you can not own any non fire Arms, like swords, with sharpened edge.Anyways you can buy India made swords from Rajasthan or from some authentic maker. But either you have to carry out them from there to your place or you have to request seller to ship those. Note, those will be in sharpened in edge.To answer your question, You cannot import a Katana until you have a license against the same. Arms act clearly state that you would require a license to possess a blade that is more than 9 inches in length or 2 inches in breadth (unless it is practiced by the religion that one is following, for eg. Sikhs).The license can be procured the same way an arms license is procured. You would have a genuine case as it is part of an art that you're practicing. You would be required to attach relevant papers to prove your case in front of licensing authority.Hence, the best option would be to visit the Licensing Authority, check with the officer for papers required and get it over with, and then only go for the import.I hope this answers your question.