Apply for a fireworks and explosives licence or registration

Use this guide to help you when applying for fireworks and explosives storage registration.

Excluded explosives

If you want to store the explosives listed below, you should only use form ER2:

  • Relevant explosives.
  • Ammunition (the acquisition of which is regulated or prohibited by virtue of the Firearms Acts 1968-1997)
  • Smokeless powder or percussion caps.
  • Explosives stored by a person who is registered as a firearms dealer under Section 33 of the Firearms Act 1968.