Travelling
with a European Firearms Pass if there’s no Brexit deal
As it stands you require a
European Firearms Pass (EFP) if traveling between EU countries with your
firearms and shotguns. EFPs are issued by the EU country in which a firearm
owner is resident. You do not need an EFP if you are travelling
within the UK and you hold a valid UK firearms certificate.
After March 2019 if there is no deal
Should the UK leave
the EU with no deal, EFPs would no longer be available to UK residents wishing
to travel with their firearms to EU countries. You would need to comply with
whatever licensing or other requirements each EU country decides to impose, as
well as UK import and export licensing requirements (see link below for
information about export controls but, in summary, export licences would be
required for exports of firearms to EU countries, although there would be an
exemption for firearms travelling as personal effects).
EFPs would no
longer be recognised for EU visitors to the UK. Their sponsors would, as now,
have to apply for a Visitor’s Permit but it would no longer be a legal
requirement to also produce a valid EFP.
What you need to do
UK residents
wishing to travel to EU countries with their firearm or shotgun after 29 March
2019 should contact the authorities of the countries concerned for information
about their licensing requirements. This advice would also apply to UK
residents who are due to be in an EU country with their firearm at the point
when the UK leaves the EU.
If you are sponsoring
an EU visitor to the UK, you should continue to apply to the local police force
for a Visitor’s Permit. Permits issued before the UK leaves the EU will remain
valid until they expire.
Additional Information can be found https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/travelling-with-a-european-firearms-pass-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/travelling-with-a-european-firearms-pass-if-theres-no-brexit-deal
