Exempt from customs treatment

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 Which means "exempt from customs treatment"

• You can recognize the sticker "exempt from customs treatment" by the fact that it is green and is often stuck on parcels. The sticker is often used for parcels from abroad that are sent to Germany.
• Anyone who receives a package with the sticker "exempt from customs treatment" will be informed that the package has already been checked by customs. For this purpose it was opened and examined. After opening, the customs determined that there were no duties to be paid.
• If the contents of your parcel had to be cleared through customs, you would be written to and asked to collect it from local customs. You would then have to pay the bill first and then take your package with you.

Get to know the customs regulations

• Unfortunately, not every package is “exempt from customs treatment”. You should definitely find out from what value of goods customs charges. In this way you can judge whether the bargain from abroad is really worthwhile or not.
• Basically, you have to pay import sales tax of 19% from a goods value of 22 euros, including freight costs.


Importing goods into Germany - what you should consider when dealing with customs

Anyone who buys goods abroad and brings them to Germany should have some ...

• In addition, customs duties are due from a goods value of 150 euros. The amount of the customs duty depends on the value of the goods. The more expensive the thing, the higher the customs duty.
• Note that no customs duties or taxes will be charged once customs determine that neither applies. Then your package will contain the sticker "exempt from customs treatment". This happens for goods that are worth less than 22 euros and are not alcohol, perfume, eau de toilette, tobacco or coffee.
• You can only determine the amount of the ad valorem duty currently. Unfortunately, the amount of the ad valorem duty is subject to major changes and can therefore not be measured across the board. Note that the tariff rates are listed in the TARIC customs tariff information pool. You can see this on the Internet on the website of the European Commission under Taxation and Customs Union.