I need to ship a rifle from USA to Germany.

[Lee in Texas]

And leave it there. It’s a gift for a friend there. That’s the plan, anyway. Can someone point me in the right direction to get this in motion? There is no rush. At all I was thinking of calling it a Christmas gift.
Thanks. Lee

 

[VertigoBE]

That is a permanent export/import. A lot of paperwork will be involved.

 

[TTundra]

Simpson Ltd in Illinois does import and export for firearms. Not cheap, but they can assist you.

 

[White32]

That's possible but would do a lot of paperwork ..

 

[mdwest]

All of the posts above are correct..

Youre going to have to go through a permanent export licensing process in the US.. and then have to deal with the import process in Germany as well..

It is going to cost some pretty decent coin.. and take a bit of effort on your part to make happen.. your best bet would be to hire someone that does this sort of thing routinely for you (which further increases the cost... ).. and then there will be shipping costs (not cheap) as well..

Unless the rifle you are talking about is of significant monetary value.. or has a very specific sentimental value.. you might be better off sending him $$ in the value equal to whatever it is you are wanting to "gift" to him, and then having him purchase a rifle locally and go through the local german processes required for ownership/possession on his end..

 

[HWL]

At the moment, a lot of American troops with firearms come to Europe....



HWL

 

[rigbymauser]

And leave it there. It’s a gift for a friend there. That’s the plan, anyway. Can someone point me in the right direction to get this in motion? There is no rush. At all I was thinking of calling it a Christmas gift.
Thanks. Lee

Talk with Ken Buch at Kebco. He import/export just about all the time. I have used his operation before. He lives in Pennsylvania. Recommended.

Call 301 275-3856

 

[yhc]

Good morning @Lee in Texas. Does your friend have a German hunting license (Jagdschein) and/or weapon registration/possession card (Waffenbesitzkarte)? Otherwise he won’t be able to legally possess a weapon in Germany.

 

[Major Bonkers]

A bit caveat emptor, as I haven't used him, but he certainly seems to know his onions (Michael McCloy):

michael@pdq.uk.com

 

[Lee in Texas]

I contacted Simpson LTD. The price to ship is more than what I paid for the rifle. It was an impractical idea. It’s a cool old rifle. I’m sure he would love to have it, but I also don’t want him to feel like he owes me.