Export of firearms from Sweden
On this page you can find information on the applicable rules if you want to bring firearms from Sweden when travelling, if you have sold your firearm to somebody in another country or if you want to move abroad and bring your firearms.
Division of responsibilities
The transfer and export of firearms and ammunition from Sweden to another country is governed by several different statutes
The Swedish Police Authority is only responsible for permits according to the Firearms Ordinance regarding transfer of firearms to other EU-countries and for permits for the transfer of ammunition to other EEC-countries.
Export of firearms to countries which are not members of the EU is handled by the Inspectorate of Strategic Products (ISP).
Inspectorate of Strategic Products (isp.se)
Export of ammunition to countries which are not members of the EEC is handled by the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency.
Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency (mcf.se)
If you want to bring firearms and ammunition with you when travelling to a country outside the EU, you are responsible for finding out the applicable rules in that country yourself.
Permit requirements for transfers
A permit is required to transfer firearms from Sweden to other EU-countries. This also applies to the transfer of ammunition from Sweden to other EEC-countries.
An application for a permit to transfer firearms or ammunition should be made in writing on the form provided below and contain the information indicated on the form. If a permit is required for the import of the firearm or ammunition in the receiving country, this permit must be attached to the application. If the transfer involves transit through multiple countries, permits from all of the transit countries must be attached to the application, where such a permit is required.
Exemptions from permit requirement
A permit to transfer firearms or ammunition is not required for firearms mentioned in the annex to the Firearms Ordinance when the firearms are transferred during a journey to another EU-country. This exemption requires that the individual have authorization for the transfer from a competent authority in the receiving country and in any transit countries.
If the receiving country and transit countries does not require an import or transit permit, the transfer of the firearms from Sweden is exempt from the permit requirement.
A person who transfers a firearm under this exemption may also transfer ammunition for that firearm for personal use without a special permit.
Special rules apply for firearms dealers regarding import and export of firearms.
For firearms dealers, import and export of firearms
How to apply for a transfer permit – step by step
1) Fill out the form
Save the form on your computer before you start filling it out. Make sure the form is completely filled out. If any information is missing, a processing assistant will need to contact you. And this will mean that your application will take a longer time to process.
If you want to provide more information than the form allows, please use one or more appendices and reference the proper appendix in the form.
Please attach import or transit permits where such permits are required.
2) Submit your application and any attachments
The form and attachments can be submitted by e-mail, post or by handing the documents in at a local police station. Submissions made by e-mail have a shorter processing time.
3) Pay the application fee
Once the police have received your application, a payment request will be sent to you by post. It will not be possible to pay the fee until you receive your payment request. Make the payment as soon as possible. The processing of your case will not begin until you have paid the application fee.
The application fee for a transfer permit is SEK 360.
When paying from abroad, payment is to be made to the following account:
IBAN: SE88 1200 0000 0128 1011 1804
BIC address: DABASESX, Danske Bank, Norrmalmstorg 1, 103 92 Stockholm.
Please remember to state the OCR number which can be found on the payment request.
If you have any questions regarding your payment, please contact the Swedish Police Authority finance department by e-mail: ekonomisupport@polisen.se. Please state your case number (e.g. A123.123/YYYY) or OCR number in the e-mail message.
4) A decision is made
The police will process your application and make a decision. If all the requirements are met, the permit will be sent to you by post.
Forms
Contact information
Information on where to send your application can be found here.
Contacts and addresses (in Swedish)
Remember to declare your firearm and ammunition to Swedish Customs
When exporting firearms from Sweden you have to declare the firearms and ammunition to the Swedish Customs. For more information on how to file a declaration, please visit the Swedish Customs website.
Swedish Customs website (tullverket.se)
Import of firearms to Sweden
On the pages below you can find information regarding the applicable rules when importing firearms to Sweden as a private individual.