Send Mobile Phones (Commercial) → 🇩🇪 Germany
Can I post Mobile Phones (Commercial) to Germany?
A phone can be posted to Germany; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
1-2 handsets; multiple new-in-box units are treated as commercial imports
- Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
Required at the destination customs authority
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Posting a phone to Germany is permitted; two frameworks apply. Postal dangerous-goods rules require lithium batteries to be installed in the device (UN 3481) — loose spare batteries are barred from international mail. On the customs side Zollkriminalamt / Zoll (German Customs — Federal Customs Administration) applies the ordinary parcel framework to the declared value: import VAT/GST at 19% applies above the exemption threshold. The EU removed the €22 VAT exemption for low-value goods on 1 July 2021. Now all imported goods regardless of value are subject to VAT when sold to EU consumers. Customs duty de minimis remains at €150 — goods above €150 may attract customs duty. VAT is collected at import or via the Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) for distance sellers. Multiple new-in-box units read as commercial imports; single used personal phones (a repaired or forgotten device sent on) are routine.
Ship the battery installed in the phone, declare the true value, and use tracked service — phones are among the most-pilfered and most-inspected parcel categories.
1-2 handsets; multiple new-in-box units are treated as commercial imports
- —Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
Deutsche Post DHL and customs coordinate for international parcel clearance. VAT applies to all imported goods. Items above €150 customs value require payment of customs duty. Prohibited items are seized by customs.
Sending Mobile Phones (Commercial) to other countries
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🇺🇸 United States
Lithium battery rules apply; FCC compliance needed
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
A phone can be posted to United Kingdom; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
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🇨🇦 Canada
A phone can be posted to Canada; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
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🇦🇺 Australia
A phone can be posted to Australia; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
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🇳🇿 New Zealand
A phone can be posted to New Zealand; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.
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🇹🇭 Thailand
A phone can be posted to Thailand; lithium-battery mail rules require the battery installed in the device, and import tax applies above the exemption.