Shipments that are shipped to a third country or imported from a third country to Germany undergo customs clearance.
Whether customs duties are charged, and if so, how much, depends on the goods, the value of the goods and the weight of the shipment. Import sales tax may also be charged for goods on which no customs duty is levied.
The amount of import VAT depends on the tax rate of the country the goods are imported to.
Customs duties and import charges are generally collected from the recipient in the country of destination. If this is not possible, the costs will be charged to the sender. This applies regardless of whether the shipment could be delivered to the recipient.
All shipping orders are generally booked as DAP (Delivered at Place). This applies to both import and export.
We can offer a change from DAP to DDP for business customers with a high volume of shipments. Please contact our sales team.
When calculating duties according to the customs tariff, each type of duty incurred is calculated separately. The total amount of duties and taxes is calculated on an individual basis for each shipment and is made up of the following categories:
- Customs duty for all imported goods
- Excise duty for all excisable goods (energy tax, tobacco tax, alcohol tax, alcopops tax, beer tax, sparkling wine and intermediate products tax and coffee tax)
- Import sales tax for all imported goods
JUMiNGO is not able to calculate duties and taxes and can therefore not inform you in advance about the amount payable.
For more information on duty calculation, please click here.
You did not find a suitable topic for your question?
No problem! Just create a support ticket and we will take care of your request as soon as possible.