Questions on Passenger Traffic and Private Movement of Goods

• An overview of the most important value limits

Entry from EC countries

• Tax- and duty-free allowances
• Importing fuel
• Purchasing a motor vehicle

Entry from non-EC countries

• Tax- and duty-free allowances for travellers
• Importing fuel
• Penalties for smuggling
• Bringing your photographic equipment to Germany
• Identification papers/visa on entry
• Examples of rates of customs duties on imports

Entry with prohibited or restricted goods

• Counterfeit goods
• Sea shells, snail shells and corals that are protected as endangered species
• Firearms and prohibited items
  • Clubs and knives
  • Paintball markers/soft-air weapons
• Food
  • Fish, molluscs and crustaceans
  • Meat and dairy products

Travelling with pets

• Re-entry with pets
• Importing pets from abroad

Other Topics

• Tax-free shopping (only non-EC citizens)
• Purchasing a car in Germany (foreign tourists only)
• Use of foreign vehicles (German citizens only)
• An overview of the most important value limits