| Intro | Germany applies the EU Union Customs Code (UCC) through the Zoll (federal customs administration) and the ATLAS electronic filing system. National export controls sit with BAFA under the Foreign Trade & Payments Act (AWG/AWV). CBAM, EUDR and the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) add layered due-diligence duties. |
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| Primary authorities | - Generalzolldirektion (Zoll)Customs entry, TARIC classification, excise, ATLAS filings.
- BAFADual-use export licences, sanctions enforcement, embargo checks.
- BundesnetzagenturRadio/telecom equipment conformity (RED).
- BLE / BVLAgri, food, veterinary import authorisation.
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| Licensing regimes | - Dual-use export licenceEU Reg 2021/821 Annex I items; BAFA ELAN-K2 portal. · BAFA
- AWG military list licenceKriegswaffenkontrollgesetz (KWKG) war-weapons list. · BAFA/BMWK
- EORI registrationMandatory for any customs declarant. · Zoll
- CBAM declarant authorisationFrom Jan 2026 for iron/steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, electricity. · DEHSt
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| Prohibited goods | - · Goods from EU-comprehensive sanctioned jurisdictions (Russia Crimea/DNR/LNR/ZP/KH, Belarus specified, DPRK, Syria, Iran specified).
- · Counterfeit and pirated goods (EU Reg 608/2013).
- · Cat & dog fur, seal products (EU Reg 1523/2007, 1007/2009).
- · Torture goods (EU Reg 2019/125).
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| Restricted goods | - · Dual-use items (Reg 2021/821) and national D-list additions.
- · Firearms and parts (EU Firearms Directive + national WaffG).
- · CITES species and derivatives.
- · Deforestation-linked commodities (EUDR Reg 2023/1115 - cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm, rubber, soy, wood).
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| Labelling requirements | - · CE marking for regulated products (machinery, toys, PPE, medical, RED, EMC, LVD).
- · German-language user information (Product Safety Act ProdSG §6).
- · Food Information Regulation (EU 1169/2011) - allergens, origin, nutrition table in German.
- · VerpackG packaging registration (LUCID) before first placement on market.
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| Sanctions overlay | - · EU sanctions transposed via AWV; Russia packages 1-14+ (goods, services, financial).
- · OFSI / OFAC coordinated designations screened at BAFA financial sanctions monitoring.
- · Iran, DPRK, Syria, Belarus, Myanmar, Venezuela restrictive measures.
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| Dispute resolution | Customs objections (Einspruch) to Zoll within one month; onward appeal to Finanzgericht. Arbitration under DIS Rules (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit) or ICC Paris. NY Convention party since 1961. |
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