Import of Household Effects (including cars) when Relocating to the Federal Republic of Germany

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus (White Russia)

Bosnia

Burundi

China

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Haiti

Iraq

Iran

Republic of Yemen

Lebanon

Libya

Mali

Myanmar (previously Burma)

Nicaragua

Republic of Guinea

Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Russia

Zimbabwe

Somalia

Sudan

South Sudan

Syria

Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

Tunisia

Turkey

Ukraine (Reg. (EU) No. 208/2014)

Ukraine (Reg. (EU) No. 269/2014; Reg. (EU) No. 692/2014; Reg. (EU) No. 2022/263)

Venezuela

Central African Republic

Postal consignments, internet order

Goods ordered online are frequently sent by mail. Where such consignments do not leave the EU, ordering businesses must observe restrictions only in exceptional cases. The situation is different, however, if consignments originate from third countries, that is, outside the EU.

Rate of duty

The rate of duty to be levied on certain goods is based on the Common Customs Tariff, from which the online-accessible electronic customs tariff tables have been derived. Each individual tariff heading comprises rates of duty. These rates are an indicator of the amount of duty to be paid and can be differentiated according to various criteria.
Taking account of the different bases of assessment, the main distinction is between

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  ad valorem duties
  

• 
  charges calculated on the basis of a defined percentage of a product’s customs value,
  
• 
  specific duties
  

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  The basis on which the duty is assessed are specific parameters such as weight, area, volume, alcohol content and so on,
  
• 
  mixed duties
  

• 
  combinations of ad valorem and specific duties.