Send Watches (Commercial) → 🇩🇪 Germany
Can I post Watches (Commercial) to Germany?
A watch can be posted to Germany with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
1-2 personal watches; multiple units of the same model are treated as commercial
- Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
- Authenticity/warranty papers recommended for high-value pieces
Required at the destination customs authority
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Posting a watch to Germany is permitted with no licensing requirement; the compliance risk is valuation. Zollkriminalamt / Zoll (German Customs — Federal Customs Administration) assesses charges on the declared value from the CN22/CN23 or courier entry: import VAT/GST at 19% applies above the exemption threshold, plus duty on above-threshold consignments. 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. High-value watches should travel by insured courier with formal customs entry — postal channels cap indemnity far below luxury-watch values, and undervaluation to dodge charges voids insurance and invites seizure.
Use an insured courier service with formal entry for anything valuable, declare the true price, and keep the invoice — undervaluing a shipped watch is the classic seizure-plus-penalty case.
1-2 personal watches; multiple units of the same model are treated as commercial
- —Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value
- —Authenticity/warranty papers recommended for high-value pieces
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 Watches (Commercial) to other countries
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Duty and VAT apply; IP enforcement on luxury brands
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🇺🇸 United States
A watch can be posted to United States with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
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🇨🇦 Canada
A watch can be posted to Canada with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
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🇦🇺 Australia
A watch can be posted to Australia with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
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🇳🇿 New Zealand
A watch can be posted to New Zealand with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.
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🇹🇭 Thailand
A watch can be posted to Thailand with full-value declaration; high-value pieces should go by insured courier with formal entry.