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Licensees shall not be allowed to individually own ammunition for sport shooting. Licensees who currently own ammunition may either:

• Expend;
• Destroy;
• Transfer ownership to a gun club; or 
• Permanently export their ammunition.

Licensees are allowed to use club-owned ammunition only. 

1. Licensees may plan their sport shooting sessions such that they utilise the remaining ammunition in their possession.
2. Licensees shall not be in possession of any ammunition from 1 January 2026 onwards. Otherwise, they may be investigated for unlawful possession of ammunition and/or a breach of licence conditions.

To apply to destroy ammunition, the Licensee shall email to Police Regulatory Department (PRD) at SPF_PRD_GEWD@spf.gov.sg with the following information:

• State Title/Subject: Application to Destroy Ammunition
• State reasons for the application; 
• Attach documents from the armoury operator to confirm the ammunition’s storage location; and
• Attach documents from the Licensed Explosives Disposal Company stating that it is agreeable to provide the services to destroy the ammunition.

PRD will issue an approval letter for the Licensee to engage at least 2 Armed Axillary Police Officer to send the ammunition to the Licensed Explosives Disposal Company to destroy.

The Licensee will pay for the conveyance, destruction and any related fees.

After the ammunition is destroyed, the Licensed Explosives Disposal Company will issue a receipt.

The Licensee shall email this receipt to PRD at SPF_PRD_GEWD@spf.gov.sg within 7 working days of the destruction using the same email thread.

Below are the licensed Explosives Disposal Companies which Licensees may engage to destroy the ammunition. The companies are licensed (as on 2 June 2025) and closer to the date of destruction, licensees should do a due diligence check to ensure the company is still licensed.

After the ammunition is destroyed, the Licensee shall ask the gun club for an acknowledgement document by the armoury operator to confirm that the ammunition is no longer stored in the gun club premises.

For Licensee’s information only: the gun club armoury operator shall update the inventory record for the ammunition removed for disposal. 

Before applying to transfer ownership of ammunition, the Licensee shall seek and obtain written consent (email or hard copy) from their gun club to take over the ammunition.

After receiving the gun club’s letter of consent, the Licensee shall email PRD at SPF_PRD_GEWD@spf.gov.sg with the following information:

• State Title/Subject: Application for Transfer of Personal Ammunition to Gun Club;
• State reason for the application; and
• Attach document from the gun club indicating agreement to take over the ammunition from Licensee.

After receiving PRD’s approval, the Licensee shall forward it to the Gun Club and ask that the ownership of ammunition to be transferred.

The Licensee shall ask the Gun Club to confirm that it has completed the transfer of ownership.

The Licensee shall forward the Gun Club’s confirmation to PRD.

To apply for approval to permanently export the ammunition, the Licensee shall submit an application for a Licence to Export Explosives through GoBusiness (www.gobusiness.gov.sg) and upload the following supporting documents:

• Reason for the application;
• Confirmation of acknowledgement document by the armoury operator where the ammunition is stored; and
• Attach ‘Licence to Import Explosives’ issued by the country where the ammunition is to be exported to.

GoBusiness will notify the Licensee when the application is approved.

The Licensee may proceed to pay for the export licence fee online through GoBusiness and also download a copy of the export licence which has a validity for 30 days.

The Licensee shall pay for the conveyance and related fees.

The Licensee shall engage at least 2 armed Auxiliary Police Officers from any Auxiliary Police Force to convey the ammunition from place of storage to point of export within the validity period. [Please note that if both licensed guns and ammunitions are to be exported, the Licensee shall separate the guns and ammunition into 2 separate trips.]

After the ammunition is exported, the Licensee shall ask the Gun Club for a written an acknowledgement (email or hard copy) by the armoury operator to confirm that the ammunition is no longer stored in the gun club’s premises.

For Licensee’s information only: the Gun Club shall update the inventory record after the export is completed.