Cross-border business activities

Certificate of authorisation to provide temporary cross-border services in accordance with Section 9 (1) No. 2 of the Crafts Code (HwO) in the field of crafts subject to licensing Exhibition

Obligation to notify before commencing protected craft services in Germany without a domestic branch

Notification of change in the case of cross-border provision of services in regulated professions

You have notified the intention to provide services across borders in a regulated profession and have commenced the activity. If there is a significant change in...

Notification of cross-border provision of services in regulated professions Confirmation

Registration of Europe-wide commercial services in Germany

Apply for an extension of a Mobile ICT card

The responsible authority in the state of Brandenburg is the foreigners authority of the district/city that is independent of the district

Applying for a permit for the temporary export of national treasures

If you wish to export national cultural property from Germany temporarily or permanently, you must apply for an export license.

Applying for an export license for cultural property

If you wish to export cultural property from Germany, you need an export license under certain conditions.

Apply for evaluation of mixtures containing basic substances

Do you handle mixtures containing basic substances that can be used for the manufacture of narcotics? Then you can apply to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) for an examination to determine whether handling restrictions also apply to the mixture.

Moving a business to another Member State

Here you can find information on your rights and obligations when relocating a business from Germany to another Member State and from another Member State to Germany.

International payments when selling goods and services online

There is free movement of goods in the EU internal market. You can find out here which regulations and requirements you need to take into account.

Employment of workers from other Member States in Germany

Find out more about the employment of workers from other EU countries in Germany.

Customs procedures for imports and exports under the Union Customs Code

For more information on this topic, visit the Your Europe portal .

Notifying the authorities of cross-border activities

If you wish to provide cross-border services for regulated and non‑regulated professions, you will find important information on country-specific requirements here.

Point of Single Contact

The pan-European network of  Points of Single Contact can provide you with details of any legal requirements and help you to complete relevant procedures.

Apply for transportation of war weapons by ship or plane outside the federal territory

Do you want to transport war weapons outside the Federal Republic of Germany on German-flagged seagoing vessels or in aircraft registered in the German aircraft register? Then you need a permit.

Report the transfer of firearms or ammunition from Germany as an arms dealer

If you are an arms dealer or arms manufacturer with a general transfer permit and are transporting firearms or ammunition from Germany to the EU area, the Schengen states and Northern Ireland, you must report the transfer to the Federal Office of Administration.

Applying for a license for foreign transactions with war weapons

You require a permit from the Federal Government for trading and brokering transactions involving war weapons located abroad.

Apply for seafarer's identity card

If you are or want to be professionally active in maritime shipping , you can apply for proof in the form of a seafarer's certificate under certain conditions.

Apply for voluntary labeling of foreign food with the animal husbandry system

If, as a foreign food business, you sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption that has been wholly or partly produced abroad, you can label it with the farming method of the animals. You need a permit for this.

Apply for an extension of the approval of the voluntary labeling of foodstuffs with the animal husbandry method

If you are a food business operator based outside Germany and sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption, you can label the products with the way in which the animals are kept. You must have this permit renewed after 2 years.

Notify the keeping of animals in a holding facility in an EU Member State or in a third country

Would you like to market food with the animal husbandry label directly in Germany? Then you need an identification number. With the identification number, another food company can also apply for labeling.

Applying for an extension of the identification number of a type of husbandry

Do you have a livestock business abroad and have already received an identification number? Then you can have it extended after 2 years if you need it again.

Insure employees in the statutory accident insurance during temporary work abroad

If your employees are temporarily working abroad and you want the statutory accident insurance to continue to apply, you usually have to apply for it.

Reporting months spent abroad by employees to the statutory accident insurance scheme

If your employees have worked abroad, you must report the duration to your employers' liability insurance association or the Federal and Railway Accident Insurance on request.

Terminate foreign insurance with statutory accident insurance

If employees return early after temporary work abroad, you as the entrepreneur must report this to the accident insurance.