{"id":12494,"date":"2025-04-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/?p=12494"},"modified":"2025-04-22T10:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T10:40:04","slug":"wie-du-international-verkaufen-kannst-zoll-steuern-versand-einfach-erklaert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wie-du-international-verkaufen-kannst-zoll-steuern-versand-einfach-erklaert\/","title":{"rendered":"How to sell internationally - customs, taxes and shipping explained simply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to grow with your online store, your Amazon business or via social media? <strong data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"276\">Selling products abroad<\/strong>? Great idea - the international market offers huge opportunities!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"612\">1. which countries do you want to supply?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"680\">You should know before you start selling abroad:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"851\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"769\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"769\">Do you want <strong data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"714\">within the EU<\/strong> sell? (e.g. to France, Italy, Spain)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"851\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"851\">Or also in <strong data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"800\">Third countries<\/strong> outside the EU? (e.g. Switzerland, USA, Turkey, UK)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"938\">Because: <strong data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"879\">Within the EU<\/strong> different rules apply than when exporting to a <strong data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"937\">Third country<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"985\">2. customs - What happens at the border?<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1022\"><strong data-start=\"993\" data-end=\"1022\">Sale within the EU:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1172\">No customs duty! Thanks to the EU single market, you can deliver free of charge - just like at home.<br data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1096\" \/>But you need a <strong data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1137\">Sales tax ID<\/strong>when you sell to companies.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1208\"><strong data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1208\">Sales to third countries:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1263\">Here you must <strong data-start=\"1223\" data-end=\"1242\">Customs declarations<\/strong> make. You need:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1492\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1265\" data-end=\"1346\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1346\"><strong data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1282\">EORI number<\/strong> (Apply once, free of charge - <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zoll.de\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1345\">Customs.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1396\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1396\"><strong data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1378\">Customs tariff number (HS code)<\/strong> for each product<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1428\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1428\"><strong data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1418\">Commercial invoice<\/strong> (Invoice)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1492\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1492\"><strong data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1455\">Customs declaration<\/strong> (for postal dispatch, e.g. CN22 \/ CN23)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1682\"><strong data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1507\">Example:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1510\" \/>You sell handmade soaps from Germany to Switzerland. You need an EORI number, fill out the commercial invoice and attach the customs declaration to the package.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1734\">3. taxes - What about sales tax?<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1736\" data-end=\"1770\">Sales to private customers (B2C):<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"2168\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"2038\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"2038\"><strong data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1794\">Within the EU<\/strong>: Pay attention to the <strong data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1837\">Delivery threshold regulation<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1838\" data-end=\"1841\" \/>Since 2021 there's the <strong data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1887\">OSS (One-Stop-Shop)<\/strong>. This allows you to report all EU sales centrally via the German tax office.<br data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1967\" \/><strong data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"2038\">Mandatory if you sell more than \u20ac10,000 per year to other EU countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2168\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2168\"><strong data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2062\">Outside the EU<\/strong>: You provide a <strong data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2104\">tax-free invoice<\/strong> - the customer usually pays import sales tax in the destination country.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2203\">Sales to companies (B2B):<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2389\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2324\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2324\"><strong data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2227\">Within the EU<\/strong>Intra-Community supply \u2192 <strong data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2278\">tax-free<\/strong>if the customer has a valid <strong data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2318\">VAT ID<\/strong> has<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2325\" data-end=\"2389\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2389\"><strong data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2345\">In third countries<\/strong>Export delivery \u2192 also <strong data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2389\">tax-free<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2459\"><strong data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2400\">Tip:<\/strong> Always document properly (invoices, proof of shipment)!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2513\">4. shipping - How your product arrives safely<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2535\">Important points:<\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2935\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2611\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2611\">Choose a reliable shipping service provider (e.g. DHL, UPS, FedEx)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2833\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2614\" data-end=\"2715\">Clarify beforehand: Who pays customs &amp; taxes in the destination country? You or the customer? (Keyword: <strong data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2712\">DDP vs. DAP<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2833\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2769\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2769\"><strong data-start=\"2720\" data-end=\"2749\">DDP = Delivered Duty Paid<\/strong> \u2192 You pay for everything<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2772\" data-end=\"2833\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"2833\"><strong data-start=\"2774\" data-end=\"2802\">DAP = Delivered At Place<\/strong> \u2192 The customer pays customs duties\/taxes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2835\" data-end=\"2881\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2837\" data-end=\"2881\">Secure and internationally suitable packaging<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2882\" data-end=\"2935\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2884\" data-end=\"2935\">Use tracking system to give customers confidence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2942\" data-end=\"2981\">5. legal &amp; customer communication<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"2983\" data-end=\"3194\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2983\" data-end=\"3081\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2985\" data-end=\"3081\">Pay attention to <strong data-start=\"2995\" data-end=\"3013\">local laws<\/strong> (e.g. product labeling, CE marking, packaging law)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3082\" data-end=\"3194\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3121\">Inform your customers in the store about:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3194\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3138\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3126\" data-end=\"3138\">Delivery times<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3141\" data-end=\"3156\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3143\" data-end=\"3156\">Shipping costs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3159\" data-end=\"3194\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3161\" data-end=\"3194\">Import duties (for third countries)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3349\"><strong data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3209\">Example:<\/strong><br data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3212\" \/>Your store delivers to Canada. You should clearly state: \"Buyer is responsible for any applicable import duties and taxes.\"<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Du m\u00f6chtest mit deinem Online-Shop, deinem Amazon-Business oder \u00fcber Social Media Produkte ins Ausland verkaufen? Super Idee \u2013 der internationale Markt bietet riesige Chancen! 1. Welche L\u00e4nder willst du beliefern? 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