Personal Medical Device → Germany

No restrictions on personal medical devices

Details

Germany permits travelers to bring personal medical devices without customs restrictions. This includes insulin pumps, CPAP machines, portable oxygen concentrators, and hearing aids. Travelers should keep items in original packaging where applicable. No special customs procedures required for personal quantities within standard duty-free allowances. Declare if exceeding personal use thresholds.

Documentation required

• Pharmacy dispensing label
• Retail packaging

Legal reference

EU personal effects exemption

Leaving with this item

Personal medical devices may be exported from Germany freely at personal-use quantities.

Practical advice

Over-the-counter Personal Medical Device for personal use may be carried into Germany in retail packaging with the pharmacy dispensing label. Quantities should reflect the trip length (typically ≤90 days' supply). Some products that are OTC in the origin country are prescription-only or restricted in the destination — verify the destination's medicine framework at Zollkriminalamt / Zoll (German Customs — Federal Customs Administration) or the destination Ministry of Health portal before travel.

Customs authority

Zollkriminalamt / Zoll (German Customs — Federal Customs Administration) · https://www.zoll.de