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Do I need a German EORI number, and can you get one for me?

It depends on where your company is established and on who declares your imports. A company established in an EU country gets its EORI once, from its own country's customs, and that number is valid for imports into Germany; Germany does not issue a second one, and we cannot apply in another country for you. A company established outside the EU that ships to Amazon or a 3PL and lets the carrier clear customs does not need its own EORI either: the carrier declares under its number, and German customs refuses an application in that case. Only a company outside the EU with its own staff and premises in Germany gets a German EORI; that is the case our €199 EORI application add-on is for. We ask these questions before you can buy it. What Germany requires from every foreign seller with stock here, whatever the customs setup, is the VAT registration; that is a tax matter, independent of customs.

Updated 9 November 2026. General information, not individual tax advice.