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Customs or Import duty for Life fitness machines like treadmills to Germany

The Customs or Import duty for Life fitness machines like treadmills to Germany is classified under Sports & Outdoors(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Life fitness machines like treadmills is 84-9-91-0-90

The tax is applied on the total sum of item cost, insurance cost and shipment cost.

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 2.7%

Special Tariff rate 1 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 2 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 3 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 4 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 5 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 6 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 7 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 8 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 9 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 10 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 11 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 12 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 13 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 14 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 15 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 16 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 17 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 18 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 19 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 20 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 21 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 22 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 23 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 24 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 25 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 26 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 27 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 28 is 0%

Special Tariff rate 29 is 0%

The average VAT rate applicable in Germany is 0.19

Note: If the special tariff rate is NULL then general duty is applicable.

The other taxes applicable are:

Excise duty

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Calculation method:

Customs Duties or Import duty and taxes will be pending and need to be cleared while importing goods into Germany whether by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

Below table provide the Duty and Sales tax for Germany:

Duty Rates Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
0% to 17% (Some electronic goods are duty free) 19% VAT= VAT%(CIL + import duty) Duty and VAT is not charged if FOB is less than €150 and €22 repectively
Prohibited Items:

  • Imitation and pirated products, Swastika, Hazelnuts, Peanuts, Brazil Nuts, Pistachios, Figs
  • Animal products
  • Animal skins
  • Asbestos
  • Ivory
  • Pornography
  • Precious metals & stones
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Sports equipment for boating
baseballs
Softguns like airguns
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