Armed cash transportation; application for weapons permits

Permission to take weapons or ammunition into, through or out of the area of application of the Weapons Act (import, transit, export)

A person who temporarily takes a weapon or ammunition with them on a journey without relinquishing possession for use across the border into, through or out of the area of application of the Act.

The following permits relate to the carrying of firearms or ammunition in accordance with Annex 1 to the Weapons Act, Section 3, Categories A 1.2 to C (classification of firearms or ammunition into Categories A to C in accordance with the Weapons Directive) into, through or out of the area of application of the Weapons Act, which extends to the entire territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.

If you wish to take the above-mentioned weapons or other weapons whose acquisition and possession require a permit into or through the area of application of the Weapons Act, the district administrative authority in whose district you are crossing the border into Germany or which is responsible for your destination can grant you a permit if the requirements of § 4 Para. 1 No. 1 to 4 WaffG are met.

Firearms license

If, as a cash-in-transit company, you not only want to take your firearms to Germany in a non-ready-to-fire and non-ready-to-use condition, but also want to carry them with you to guard the cash transport, you will need a firearms license in addition to the carry permit.

A so-called small firearms license is required for alarm, irritant and signal weapons with the "PTB mark". You do not need a firearms license to transport firearms that are not ready to fire and not ready for use.

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In the Forms section you will find the application for a firearms license (WBK).

The links below will take you to the website of the Federal Office of Administration, where you will find forms for applications for firearms licenses, the acquisition, transfer and carrying of weapons as well as for the small firearms license. You will also find forms for reporting the loss, acquisition and transfer of weapons as well as useful information and leaflets on weapons ownership.

Carry-along permit

• Minimum age 18 years
• Reliability
• Personal suitability
• Expertise
• Need

If you have your habitual residence in another Member State and wish to take weapons with you (import, export or transit), permission will only be granted if you are the holder of a European firearms pass issued by that Member State and the weapons are entered in the European firearms pass.

If you are a citizen of a third country, permission to take weapons through the area of application of the law to another Member State also requires the prior consent of the other Member State, insofar as the consent of the other Member State is required.

You do not require a permit to bring weapons into or through the area of application of the Weapons Act (import, transit) for which you have a permit to acquire or possess under the Weapons Act.

Firearms license

• Minimum age 18 years

• Reliability

• Personal suitability

• Expertise

• Need

• Insurance

• for small firearms license: only minimum age 18 years, personal suitability and reliability

You can find out more details from the district administrative authority responsible for you in whose district you are crossing the border into Germany or in whose district your destination is located.

• Application for the issue of a firearms license WBK

• Carry-on permit: between 25 and 500 euros
• Weapons license: between 100 and 500 euros
• Small firearms license: between 30 and 150 euros

• Annex 1 to the Weapons Act (WaffG), Section 3, Categories A 1.2 to C
• § 29 ff. Weapons Act (WaffG)
• § Section 4 (1) nos. 1 to 4 of the Weapons Act (WaffG)

• Applications for firearms licenses

  Link to the website of the Federal Office of Administration, where you can find forms for applications for weapons licenses, acquisition, transfer and carrying of weapons as well as for the small firearms license. There are also forms for reporting the loss, acquisition and transfer of weapons as well as helpful information and leaflets on weapons ownership.

• Small firearms license; application
• Weapons and ammunition; application for a permit to take them into, through or out of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Weapons and ammunition; application for a permit to bring them into, through or out of the Federal Republic of Germany