For businesses

Find out what a business licence allows you to do, who can apply, when you need an endorsement, and what you need to provide in your application.

Find out how to apply for or renew a business licence and endorsements, so you can carry out activities such as selling, hiring, lending or supplying firearms and other arms items in New Zealand.

Find out what you need to do while operating as a business to meet your obligations under the Arms Act and Arms Regulations.

Under the new Arms Act 2026, employees of a firearms business do not need endorsements or permits to possess to handle restricted firearms and other arms items.

Some transactions between business (including gunsmiths) and firearms licence holders need to be recorded using the Business Transactions form.

Find out what to do if you want to export, import or manufacture arms items in New Zealand.

Ammunition sellers are individual firearms licence holders, who sell ammunition to other firearms licence holders.

Find business application forms for gun show consent, approval to manufacture certain classes of arms items, and theatrical or historical re-enactment authorisations.