Important information concerning transport and presentation of firearms

1. Information on presentation of firearms and products requiring permits
   
   
2. Information on transport of firearms and products requiring permits
   
   
3. Enforcement of firearms law (Notice of Approval city of Nuremberg)
   
   
4. Application for special permission for the temporary import of “prohibited arms and articles” for exhibition purposes
   
   
5. Stand security manager
   
   
6. Application for shooting ranges
   
   
7. FAQ about gun security
   
   
8. Consulting service on weapon safety
   
   
9. Information Leaflet and global approval on the return shipment of goods exhibited

The presentation of arms requires special attention and consideration due to existing statutory regulations and the conditions stipulated in the conditions for participation in the trade fair. In your application as exhibitor, you have agreed unconditionally to comply with the applicable statutory arms regulations and the conditions stipulated in the conditions for participation. We have summarized the most important points again below.

Please ensure that you comply with these instructions in your own interest and note that offences against the statutory arms regulations in force in the Federal Republic of Germany must be prosecuted.

1. Information on presentation of firearms and products requiring permits

2. Information on transport of firearms and products requiring permits

3. Enforcement of firearms law (Notice of Approval City of Nuremberg)

4. Application for special permission for the temporary import of “prohibited arms and articles” for exhibition purposes

Deadline: 26.01.2024

Please check the products you wish to present at IWA OutdoorClassics 2025, including the products of companies present on your stand as co-exhibitors. If any of your products are classified as “prohibited firearms and articles” under the Firearms Act of the Federal Republic of Germany, you need a special licence from the Federal Criminal Investigation Office (BKA), which allows these products to be imported for a limited period of time for exhibition purposes.
You will receive separate information concerning the presentation of “prohibited firearms and articles” at “Enforce Tac” from 26 - 28 February 2024.

If you are not already in possession of such a special licence (presenting prohibited firearms and articles at IWA OutdoorClassics / Enforce Tac) and would like to exhibit “prohibited firearms and articles”, please urgently note the information enclosed. Please also note that since September, 1, 2020, new or amended regulations have been in force in German weapons law and must be urgently observed when applying for the exemption permits for IWA OutdoorClassics 2025 or in the case of import and export.

5. Stand security manager

Deadline: 26.01.2024

The details provided for the stand manager and deputy stand manager will be used solely by the exhibition management and local authorities for contacting them during assembly, exhibition and dismantling. The nomination of a stand manager is obligatory for exhibiting at IWA OutdoorClassics 2025.

Please read the instructions on the prevention of theft, gun security and the tasks of the stand manager and comply with it in the form below.

Prevention of theft, gun security

Products requiring licences (e.g. firearms and ammunition) must be protected against theft 24 hours a day.

• Short guns and long guns must be secured mechanically with steel cables, chains or other suitable fixing devices. This also applies to firearms kept in glass showcases. If the glass showcases cannot be opened by simple means or are equipped with an acoustic alarm, no additional security devices are necessary. Alternative security measures may be approved after inspection.
• With the exception of dummy ammunition, all ammunition must be kept in lockable containers (glass showcases).
• The permanent presence of stand staff is no substitute for mechanical locking devices.

Stand security manager

Every exhibitor presenting products requiring licences (e.g. firearms and ammunition) on his stand must nominate a stand manager and if possible a deputy stand manager and notify the exhibition management accordingly before the exhibition.

• The stand manager is responsible for ensuring compliance with the instructions on prevention of theft and gun security – see above.
• The stand manager is responsible for gun security on the stand between the start of assembly and the end of dismantling (assembly period, during the exhibition and dismantling period) if the guns are not yet or no longer secured in accordance with the regulations.
• The stand manager or deputy stand manager must be permanently present on the stand during the times stated above.
• The deputy stand manager may only take over the stated tasks for a short period.
• The stand manager is responsible for gun security for the direct exhibitor and co-exhibitors.

6. Application for shooting ranges

7. FAQ about gun security

8. Consulting service on weapon safety

9. Information Leaflet and global approval on the return shipment of goods exhibited (The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control)