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We are temporarily unable to process any new applications for the grant of shotgun, firearms or explosives certificates. This is due to home visits no longer being possible, following government guidance on the need for social distancing. Renewal applications are currently still being processed. Please contact us online if you have any questions.

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Find out below how to apply for or renew a firearm, shotgun or explosives certificate. Whether you’re a firearm owner, firearm dealer, shooting club member or planning to travel with firearms, answer a few quick questions and we’ll guide you to the right form and everything you need to complete it.

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Apply for or renew a firearm or shotgun certificate outside our jurisdiction.

Apply for a firearm certificate

Renew a firearm certificate

Apply for a one-for-one variation to a firearm certificate.

Add other firearms to a current certificate

Apply for a shotgun certificate

Renew a shotgun certificate

Update a certificate to include less than 15kg of explosives for use in a firearm.

Apply for a certificate to own less than 15kg of explosives for use in a firearm.

Apply for a certificate to possess less than 15kg of explosives for use in a re-enactment.

Apply for a certificate to acquire less than 15kg of explosives for use other than in a firearm or re-enactment.

Apply for a certificate to acquire and store 15kg to 2000kg of explosives.

Apply for a certificate to acquire more than 2000kg of explosives.

Apply for a certificate to travel with a firearm to the UK from a country outside the EU.

Apply for a certificate to travel with a firearm to the UK from an EU country.

Apply for a certificate to travel with a firearm from the UK to a country outside the EU.

Apply for a certificate to travel with a firearm from the UK to an EU country.

Register for or renew a firearms dealer certificate as an individual

Register for or renew a firearms dealer certificate as a company.

Add a place of business to a current dealer certificate.

Add a permanent place of business to a current dealer certificate

Add a temporary place of business to a current dealer certificate

Add a place of business outside our jurisdiction to a current dealer certificate.

Transfer ownership or dispose of a firearm.

Apply for a firearm and shotgun certificate

Renew a firearm and shotgun certificate

Renew a firearm certificate and apply for a new shotgun certificate

Renew a shotgun certificate and apply for a new firearm certificate

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