Armed Cash Transport; Applying for Firearms Permits

Permission to Carry Weapons or Ammunition Into, Through, or Out of the Scope of Application of the Weapons Act (Import, Transit, Export)

A person is considered to be carrying a firearm or ammunition if they temporarily bring such a firearm or ammunition across the border into, through, or out of the scope of the Act during a trip without relinquishing possession, for the purpose of use.

The following authorizations apply to the transport of firearms or ammunition as defined in Annex 1 to the Weapons Act (WaffG), Section 3, Categories A 1.2 through C (classification of firearms or ammunition into Categories A through C pursuant to the Firearms Directive) into, through, or out of the scope of application of the Firearms Act, which extends to the entire territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.

If you wish to transport the aforementioned firearms or other firearms, the acquisition and possession of which require a permit, into or through the scope of application of the Weapons Act, the district administrative authority in whose district you cross the border into Germany or which is responsible for your destination may grant you a permit, provided the requirements of Section 4(1)(1) through (4) of the Weapons Act (WaffG) are met.

Firearms License

If, as a cash-in-transit company, you not only wish to bring your firearms into Germany in a condition where they are neither ready to fire nor readily accessible, but also intend to carry them with you to guard the cash transport, you will need a firearm permit in addition to the transport permit.

For alarm guns, irritant-dispensing weapons, and signal weapons bearing the “PTB mark,” a so-called “small firearms license” is required. You do not need a firearms license to transport firearms that are not in a ready-to-fire condition and are not readily accessible.

Permission to Bring Along

• Minimum age: 18
• Reliability
• Personal Suitability
• Expertise
• Need

If you have your habitual residence in another Member State and wish to transport firearms (import, export, or transit), permission to do so will only be granted if you hold a European Firearms Pass issued by that Member State and the firearms are registered in the European Firearms Pass.

If you are a citizen of a third country, the permission to transport firearms through the scope of application of the Firearms Act into another Member State also requires the prior consent of that other Member State, to the extent that such consent is necessary.

You do not need a permit to transport firearms into or through the territory covered by the Firearms Act (import, transit) for which you hold a permit to acquire or possess under the Firearms Act (WaffG).

Firearms License

• Minimum age: 18 years

• Good Character

• Personal Suitability

• Expertise

• Need

• Insurance

• For a small firearms license: minimum age of 18, personal suitability, and reliability

For further details, please contact the district administrative authority responsible for the district in which you will be crossing the border into Germany or in which your destination is located.

• Identification card or passport
• Proof of liability insurance coverage in the amount of 1 million euros—a lump-sum amount covering both personal injury and property damage
• Certificate of Competence
• Documents that demonstrate that you perform security assignments that require the escort of a cash transport
  No specific justification is required for a limited firearms permit.

• Permit to carry: between 25 and 500 euros
• Firearms license: between 100 and 500 euros
• Small firearms license: between 30 and 150 euros