Detailed description
If you want to temporarily bring weapons from abroad to Germany, you need a permit. If you are a citizen of an EU member state or Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Iceland, it is sufficient to have a European Firearms Pass for the weapons.
Citizens of other countries must submit meaningful official documents from their home country with a German translation. It is important to state the reason for temporarily taking the weapons with you, for example an invitation to go hunting, to take part in a shooting competition or a traditional event. If you are applying for a shooting team, you can include the names of all participants and the permit will be issued for everyone.
There are also exceptions where no permit is required, such as for hunters, sports shooters or traditional marksmen from EU member states as well as Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland. They are allowed to take a limited number of weapons and ammunition with them, provided they are registered in the European Firearms Pass.
Certain regulations also apply to the transport of weapons and ammunition between Austria and Bavaria for sports shooters or traditional marksmen. No permit is required if you already have a weapons ownership license (WBK) or carry signal weapons on board ships for safety reasons.
To take weapons from Germany to an EU member state, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Iceland, you need a firearms ownership card, the European Firearms Pass, the consent of the destination country and safe transport. Find out about the conditions in the destination country in advance.
You do not need a German permit to take weapons to a third country, but you should carefully check the conditions of the destination country.