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If you wish to declare goods in consignments of up to EUR 150.00 in Germany, you can use a simplified electronic customs declaration.
This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
Shipments up to a value of EUR 150.00 are generally exempt from customs duty. The shipment can then be imported into Germany from a third country, i.e. from a country outside the customs territory of the European Union, without incurring the corresponding customs duties. As a rule, import turnover tax is levied.
You must declare the shipment electronically to customs. For this purpose, there is a customs declaration in which less information is required than in an individual customs declaration.
The declaration regulations apply equally to private individuals and companies. They apply to goods in shipments
which are declared by the recipient or a representative.
For the value limit of EUR 150.00, the amount that was actually paid to receive the goods is decisive. If the final amount of the invoice includes, for example, shipping costs that are not shown separately, these will count.
For certain goods, excise duty must be paid in addition to import VAT. You must declare these goods to customs with an individual customs declaration:
Exceptions are possible for gift shipments of less than 45 euros up to a certain quantity of such goods. As a rule, these do not have to be declared to customs using an electronic customs declaration.
You may be required to submit additional documentation when requested by customs, for example:
You can make the customs declaration free of charge; if necessary, additional costs will be incurred for the delivery of the shipment.
If a special deadline, for example storage time at a customs office, is to be observed, you will be informed separately.