{"id":12498,"date":"2025-04-03T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/?p=12498"},"modified":"2025-03-31T14:05:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T14:05:22","slug":"was-ist-der-zoll-und-welche-aufgaben-hat-er-in-deutschland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/was-ist-der-zoll-und-welche-aufgaben-hat-er-in-deutschland\/","title":{"rendered":"What is customs and what are its tasks in Germany?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think of \"customs\", the airport might come to mind - with baggage checks, green and red aisles. But the Customs<\/strong> is much more than that.<\/p>\n

In Germany, customs takes on a wide range of tasks - from the Collection of taxes<\/strong> up to the Combating undeclared work<\/strong>. In this article you will find out exactly what customs is and what it is responsible for.<\/p>\n

1. what is customs anyway?<\/h2>\n

The Customs<\/strong> is a Authority of the Federal Ministry of Finance<\/strong> and is organizationally part of the Federal Customs Administration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It not only controls goods crossing the borders, but also ensures security, economic stability and fair working conditions in Germany.<\/p>\n

2. main tasks of customs<\/h2>\n

Collect import duties & taxes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Customs charges:<\/p>\n

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    Customs duties<\/strong> (on goods from non-EU countries)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Import sales tax<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Excise duties<\/strong> (e.g. alcohol, tobacco, energy)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Example:<\/strong>
    A company imports T-shirts from Bangladesh. Customs charges import duties before the goods reach the German market.<\/p>\n

    Border controls & protection of the population<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Customs controls the import and export of goods in order to:<\/p>\n

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      stop illegal products (e.g. weapons, drugs, counterfeit brands)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      recognize dangerous or prohibited goods<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      protect intellectual property (trademark, patent and product piracy)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Example:<\/strong>
      At Frankfurt Airport, customs discover counterfeit brand-name shoes in a traveler's luggage - they are confiscated.<\/p>\n

      Combating undeclared work & illegal employment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      A major area of responsibility of customs is also the control of:<\/p>\n

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        Undeclared work<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        illegal employment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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        Minimum wage violations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        There is the Financial Control of Undeclared Work (FKS)<\/strong> - a special customs unit.<\/p>\n

        Example:<\/strong>
        Unregistered workers without valid work permits are discovered on a construction site - customs initiate proceedings.<\/p>\n

        Advise & control companies<\/strong><\/h3>\n

        Customs supports companies with:<\/p>\n

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          Import\/export matters<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Questions about customs tariffs, product labeling and rules of origin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Registrations (e.g. EORI number)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          And it also regularly checks whether companies are handling everything correctly - e.g. with the Export of goods to third countries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

          3. how is customs organized?<\/h2>\n

          The customs administration consists of:<\/p>\n

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            Directorate General of Customs<\/strong> (Central control)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Main customs offices<\/strong> (regionally responsible)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Customs offices<\/strong> (border and airport clearance)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            FKS<\/strong> (Financial Control of Undeclared Work)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            Customs investigation<\/strong> (Investigations into criminal offenses)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            4 Where do you encounter customs in everyday life?<\/h2>\n
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              At the Online shopping<\/strong> from China or the USA \u2192 you may have to pay customs duties<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              On Airport<\/strong>if you come from a non-EU country<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              If you Parcels abroad<\/strong> send or receive<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              As an entrepreneur, if you operate import\/export<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              Wenn du an \u201eZoll\u201c denkst, kommt dir vielleicht der Flughafen in den Sinn \u2013 mit Kofferkontrollen, gr\u00fcnen und roten G\u00e4ngen. Aber der Zoll ist viel mehr als das. In Deutschland […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,155],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-was-ist-der-zoll-und-welche-aufgaben-hat-er-in-deutschland","category-zoll-importverfahren"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12499,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12498\/revisions\/12499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}