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Participate in a customs auction

Register for the customs auction and bid in the auction house of the federal, state and local governments.

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  • Zoll-Auktion Registrierung
    Registrieren Sie sich bei der Zoll-Auktion und bieten Sie im Auktionshaus von Bund, Ländern und Gemeinden mit.

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Procedure details

The Customs Auction is the auction house of the federal, state and local governments. Authorities and public bodies auction items here. These can be

  • pledged items
  • seizures
  • confiscations
  • lost property
  • fiscal inheritances
  • irrecoverable property
  • discarded administrative objects

In around 2,000 auctions every day, you can bid for various items, for example

  • cars
  • Valuables such as jewelry or watches
  • electronics
  • furniture
  • tools

You will receive information about the items in each auction. This includes

  • a detailed description
  • photos
  • the minimum bid
  • the duration of the auction

A minimum bid is specified for each item. You can specify a maximum amount that you wish to pay. The electronic bidding agent will automatically bid for you up to your limit. Your bid is binding. However, you can reduce the maximum amount as long as the highest bid has not yet reached this amount. The auction will indicate whether shipping is possible. If not, you must collect the auctioned item from the location.

You must register to take part in an auction.

You are of legal age and have legal capacity.

  • Required Documents

    You do not need to submit any documents.

  • You can take part online in federal, state and local government auctions. To do so, you must register with the customs auction. Call up the customs auction.
  • After registering, you can log in with your e-mail address and password.
  • Take a look at the offers.
  • When you have found a suitable offer, you can place your bid. To do this, enter a maximum amount, i.e. a limit, in the auction detail view.
  • After confirming the amount entry with your password, you have placed a successful bid.
  • If your maximum amount is not exceeded, you, as the highest bidder, can be awarded the item by the main customs office in Giessen at the end of the auction.
  • You will receive a notification by e-mail. For auctions in which the bidding authority has stored payment details, you can access these in your user account immediately after the auction ends.
    • Payment for auctioned items must be made in accordance with the payment method specified in the respective auction.
  • Pay for your auctioned items.
  • Pick up your auctioned items. You will be informed of the pick-up location by e-mail. Shipping is also possible for certain items.

Note: Bids are placed in minimum increments. If a higher bid deviating from the next required minimum bidding step is submitted to the auction platform, the electronic bidding agent is automatically activated. This automatically bids the amount required for the highest bid within the specified minimum increments up to the limit entered. The limit stored in the bidding agent cannot be viewed by third parties. The limit can be reduced by entering a correspondingly lower amount up to the amount of the current maximum bid.

Registration and use of the web application is free of charge. For items purchased at auction, the costs shown in the respective auction apply.

The payment and collection period is 10 days.

At the end of the auction, the Giessen Main Customs Office will award the lot to the highest bidder. Collection or will be made at the earliest after receipt of payment.

The following information is available:

  • The online service of the customs auction is offered to users worldwide. The legal relationship between the provider and the bidder is subject to German law.

  • The warranty for all auctions is excluded by law or contract. There is no statutory or contractual right of withdrawal for auctions that have been knocked down.
  • The legal relationship at the time of acceptance of the bid arises between the respective bidder and the highest bidder. Objections to an auction must be submitted to the contact person of the bidder indicated in the respective auction.
  • General complaints can be submitted to the main customs office in Giessen as the operator.

Status: 18.06.2024
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Source: Federal Portal