Import Requirements

Customs Requirements - Import to Germany with HL

The following documents and statements are necessary for customs clearance in Germany:

1. Used Household Goods/ Personal effects
2. Cars and / or motorcycles
   (used MORE than six month from customer)
3. Cars and / or motorcycles
   (used LESS than six month from customer)
4. Alcoholics

 

1. Used Household Goods/ Personal effects

• Copy of passport
• A police registration (polizeiliche Anmeldebestätigung) of the German address.
• If no weapons and / or alcoholics are containing the household goods a short statement is requested in which declares it.
• ( For Germans / European only ): Confirmation that shows that customer was at least 1 ( one ) year abroad. This can be made by the company for which he worked for.
• ( For Germans / European only ): A statement of those things, which have been bought during the stay abroad and which now have to be send to Germany. This statement is only necessary for those have lived less than one year abroad.
• For an employee for the military (NATO) only his order form is requested. All other a/m points are not necessary.

 

2. Cars and / or motorcycles (used MORE than six month from customer)

• Copy of passport
• A police registration (polizeiliche Anmeldebestätigung) of the German address.
• (For Germans / European only): Confirmation that shows that customer was at least 1 ( one ) year abroad. This can be made by the company for which he worked for.
• Copy of title or registration.
• Statement of a German insurance company that insurance coverage for this car and / or motorcycle is required beginning with customs clearance.

 

3. Cars and/or motorcycles (used LESS than six month from customer)

• Copy of title or registration.
• Copy of contract of purchase.
• Statement of a German insurance company that insurance coverage for this car and / or motorcycle is required beginning with customs clearance.
• Customs duties for cars:
  at present 10 % of cif - value
• Customs duties for motorcycles:
  at present 9 % of cif - value
• VAT ( value added taxes ) for both:
  at present 19 % of cif - value + duty

 

4. Alcoholics

• Description of kind of alcoholics.
• Number of bottles and contents of each liter.
• Exact alcoholics strength in %
• Value of each bottle.

 

1. Customs duties varies between
0,4 % (for whisky etc.) and 40 % (for sparkling wine) of cif - value

2. VAT ( value added tax):
At present 19 % of cif - value + duty