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Temporary importation of firearms to the Czech Republic

GENERAL REQUIREMENT FOR TEMPORARY IMPORTATION
 

In general, Section 46 of the Czech Firearms Act (Act No. 119/2002 – please find ENG version of this Act enclosed) determines that every traveller wishing to temporarily import

  • firearms of category A, B or C in terms of this Act (as regards legal description of these categories, please see Sections 4 – 6 of the Act),

  • essential parts of these firearms,

  • and ammunition for these firearms,

into the Czech Republic must hold a Permit for Temporary Non - Commercial Importation / Transit of Firearms or Ammunition (so called „zbrojní průvodní list pro tranzit zbraní a střeliva“).

Firearms of category D (legal description of this category – please see Section 7 of the Act), essential parts of these firearms and ammunition for these firearms can be temporarily imported by every legally capable natural person over 18 years.

 

EXCEPTION FROM GENERAL REQUIREMENT

In case of foreign sporting shooters, the permit referred to above is not in principle necessary in order to travel with

  • sporting firearms of category B or C in terms of the Czech Firearms Act,

  • essential parts of these firearms,

  • appropriate quantity of ammunition for these firearms,

on condition that

  • these sporting shooters are in possession of a valid European Firearms Pass,

  • all temporarily imported sporting firearms / essential parts of these firearms are listed on their European Firearms Pass and

  • these sporting shooters can present the reason for the journey (in particular, they possess an officially verified letter of invitation issued by the Czech organizer of shooting event - or they possess a copy of such letter of invitation).

During the whole period of stay in the Czech Republic, every holder of European Firearms Pass must always carry this document whenever he / she has firearms of category B or C / essential parts of these firearms or ammunition with him / her and must be able to show this document (preferably along with original / copy of verified letter of invitation) whenever he / she is asked to do so by competent Czech authorities.

Every holder of European Firearms Pass who temporarily imports firearms of category B or C / essential parts of these firearms or ammunition is subject to the general requirement for safe storage and transportation in terms of the Section 58 of the Czech Firearms Act. Firearms of category B or C / essential parts of these firearms and ammunition must be under his / her direct supervision.

In general, every holder of European Firearms Pass has rights and obligations similar to those of the holder of a Czech Firearms Permit (so called zbrojní průkaz) in terms of sections 28 and 29 of the Czech Firearms Act.

If a foreign sporting shooter - holder of European Firearms Pass intends to travel by airplane:

  • On arrival at the international airport in the Czech Republic and on final departure from the Czech Republic, it is necessary to contact the Police Office at the airport and submit a European Firearms Pass to competent police officer. On this occasion, all transported firearms of category B or C / essential parts of these firearms or ammunition shall be checked by this police officer.

Please note that airlines have their own rules on transportation of firearms and ammunition on airplanes. For this reason, it is always wise to check with the airline all conditions. It is highly recommended to obtain from the airline a written information indicating that the airline has no objection to planned transportation of firearm or ammuniton.

If you have any questions relating to legal provisions of the Czech Firearms Act, please contact rszbm.firearms@pcr.cz.

 

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Firearms Act 454 KB PDF (Adobe Acrobat document) Nov 25, 2014