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Issuance of a Special permit (licence) for commercial activities with Weapons, ammunition and Special means

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Information updated 02.02.2026.

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A licence for commercial activities with weapons, ammunition and special means, with components of firearms and ammunition (including gunpowder) shall be issued to individual merchants and commercial companies, if the individual merchant, members of the commercial company, managers and employees, to whom weapons, ammunition and components thereof (including gunpowder) or special means are available in accordance with work duties, have attained at least 21 years of age Latvian citizens or citizens of European Union Member States, or citizens of European Economic area States, and the restrictions specified in Paragraph two of this Section do not apply to them and the merchant. A licence for commercial activities with Category A firearms and their components, Category A ammunition and its components shall be issued for five years.

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