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Weapons transport - permit
Service Description
If you want to transfer firearms or ammunition across borders into the area of application of the Weapons Act, into other member states of the European Union or into Switzerland, you need a permit.
Who should I contact?
The firearms authority of your county or city is responsible for issuing a transfer permit.
Requirements
- The recipient is authorized to acquire or possess these weapons or ammunition.
- Safe transport by a person authorized to acquire or possess these weapons or ammunition is guaranteed.
- If firearms or ammunition are to be transferred to Germany from another Member State of the European Union, the permit is issued as consent to the permit of the other Member State for the transfer in question.
- If the destination is another Member State of the European Union, its consent (import permit) is also required.
Which documents are required?
The documents to be brought along must be clarified with the competent authority (such as information on the person of the transferor and the acquirer, information on the weapons, delivery address).
Please note that the firearms authority can only issue the corresponding transfer permit if the competent authority of the recipient state has given its prior consent, i.e. an import permit has been issued by the latter.
What are the fees?
The transfer permit is subject to a fee. The responsible weapons authority will inform you about the amount of the fee.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
No special application deadline is to be observed.
Legal basis
Cost Ordinance to the Weapons Act (WaffKostV)
What else should I know?
This benefit does not apply to the personal carrying of weapons, e.g. as a sport shooter.
Before taking weapons to another country, it is advisable to find out in advance about the legal provisions on weapons that apply there. The respective embassies/consulates are available for this purpose. Independently of the weapons regulations, the customs regulations must also be observed.
In certain cases, there are obligations to notify the Federal Criminal Police Office (see § 34 WaffG).
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs
Professionally released on
18.01.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Start your request directly online:
Competent Authority
Ordnungs- und Gewerbeamt
Address
99310 Arnstadt, Stadt
