Notification of the surrender of weapons or ammunition to persons in Germany Acceptance

If you, as a citizen, transfer weapons and/or ammunition requiring a permit, you must notify the competent authority within two weeks.

If you transfer your firearm and/or ammunition requiring a permit to another person, you must notify the competent firearms authority within two weeks. The competent weapons authority will then delete the entry for the weapon and/or ammunition from your weapons possession card (WBK) and, if applicable, from your European firearms pass.

You do not have to report if you

• hand over essential parts of the weapon to have embellishment work or similar work carried out and then receive them back after the work has been completed,
• leave weapons and/or ammunition in the context of a training and work relationship,
• you temporarily provide weapons and/or ammunition for shooting at a shooting range.

• Identity card or passport (copy)
• Firearms possession card (WBK)
• European firearms pass, if applicable

You have a weapons possession card (WBK).

You must report the transfer of weapons and/or ammunition requiring a permit to the responsible weapons authority. Submit the application together with the required documents.

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You can use NWR identification numbers (NWR ID) to help you fill out the ad more quickly:

• Your Personal NWR ID (P- or F-NWR ID) for the information about yourself.
• the permit-NWR-ID for the weapon-legal permit (E-NWR-ID)
• the weapon or weapon part NWR ID (W or T NWR ID).

You can obtain the NWR IDs upon application to the responsible weapons authority.