Armed transportation of money; 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 weapon or ammunition is taken by anyone who temporarily brings this weapon or ammunition on a journey without giving up possession for use across the border into, through or out of the area of application of the Act.

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

If you wish to take the above-mentioned weapons or other weapons, the acquisition and possession of which require permission, into or through the area of application of the Weapons Act, the district administrative authority in whose district your border crossing into Germany takes place or which is responsible for your destination may issue you with a permit if the requirements of Section 4 (1) Nos. 1 to 4 of the Weapons Act are met.

Weapons permit

Take away permit

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

If you have their habitual residence in another Member State and want to take weapons (import, export, or transit), permission to do so 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 scope of the law to another Member State also requires, to the extent that the consent of the other Member State is required, its prior consent.

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

Weapons license

• Identity card or passport
• Proof of insurance against liability in the amount of 1 million euros - lump sum for personal injury and property damage
• Certificate of competence
• Documents that make it credible that you are performing guarding duties that require guarding a cash-in-transit vehicle
  No special justification is required for a small arms license.

• Carry permit: between 25 and 500 euros
• Weapons license: between 100 and 500 euros
• Small weapons license: between 30 and 150 euros