Weapons legislation - Opening/closing of a branch office or dependent branch office for weapons trading/weapons manufacturing
Waffenrecht - Eröffnung/Schließung einer Zweigniederlassung oder unselbstständigen Zweigstelle für Waffenhandel/Waffenherstellung anzeigen
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15
The competent authority must be notified within two weeks of the opening or closure of a branch office or dependent branch for the commercial manufacture and/or trade of weapons.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• You have a valid weapons manufacturing license or weapons trading license.
• Deadline: 2 weeks
Documents you need
• Notification of the opening/closure of a branch office or dependent branch office
The notification must be sent in writing by post, fax or e-mail. A form is not required.
• Details of the branch or dependent branch office
• Details of the business address
• Date of opening or closing
• Details of the arms manufacturing license or arms trading license already issued
• Copy of the business registration (if not already submitted)
Fees
None
Legal basis
• Waffengesetz (WaffG, Weapons Act) § 21 para. 6 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__21.html
• Allgemeine Waffengesetz-Verordnung (AWaffV, General Weapons Act Ordinance) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/awaffv/
Further information
• Weapons authority of the Berlin police www.berlin.de/polizei/service/waffenbehoerde/
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Polizei Berlin
- Waffenbehörde
Original
German originalOfficial English page
Service number 350345 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350345/