You can apply for approval informally online or in writing.

Online application:

• Call up the online application on the federal portal. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
• Upload the required documents as a file (in PDF, JPEG, PNG format, maximum 10 megabytes per file) and send the application.
• The licensing authority will check your application and may request further documents or evidence from you.
• You will receive a notice of approval or rejection.

Application by post:

• You submit the application informally.

If you wish to arrange a contract for the purchase or transfer of war weapons or wish to provide evidence of the opportunity to conclude such a contract, your application must contain the following information:

• Name and address of the applicant
• Name and address of those between whom the contract for the acquisition or transfer of war weapons is to be concluded
• Designation of the war weapons
• Number of the war weapons list: Please enter the classification number using the War Weapons List
• Number of items or weight: Enter the exact number of items for each type of weapon; for ammunition, enter the caliber
• Name of the country in which the war weapons are located

If you wish to conclude a contract for the transfer of war weapons, your application must contain the following information:

• Name and address of the applicant
• Name and address of those to whom the weapons of war are to be transferred,
• Designation of the war weapons
• Number of the war weapons list: Please enter the classification number using the War Weapons List
• Number of items or weight: Enter the exact number of items for each type of weapon; for ammunition, enter the caliber
• Name of the country in which the war weapons are located

• The licensing authority will check your application and may request further documents or evidence from you.
• You will receive a notice of approval or rejection.