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Germany × Trade, Customs & Supply Chain
Moving goods and services across borders: customs, trade rules and supply chains. In Germany, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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The Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV) sets authorisation requirements for exporting goods listed in Part I of the German Export List (Ausfuhrliste).
National export controls; EU dual-use controls apply in addition and are not covered by this claim.Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18The Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance contains a chapter on imports, including rules on import clearance, and a separate section on import and transfer prohibitions.
National import rules supplementing EU customs law.Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18A federal act implementing the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 has been published in the Federal Law Gazette as BGBl. 2026 I No. 207.
Relevant to manufacturers, importers and distributors placing packaged goods on the German market.Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) applies to companies with their head office, principal place of business or registered seat in Germany, or a German branch, that generally employ at least 1,000 employees in Germany.
Threshold applies from 1 January 2024 (previously 3,000). Group companies' German employees count towards the parent's headcount; agency workers count after six months.Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18The Federal Cabinet adopted a draft LkSG amending law that would abolish the annual reporting obligation retroactively and remove nine of the thirteen fine provisions; BAFA has stopped reviewing company reports and says it will fine only serious violations as a last resort.
BAFA notice dated 1 October 2025 describing the draft; enactment status as at October 2026 not confirmed.Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA) · checked 2026-10-18Read the full guide: Customs, trade and product rules · Anti-bribery, compliance and supply-chain duties
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Munich · GermanyWONE Global Partner · Germany
Ulrike Berner has been Managing Director and shareholder of BSP since 2021, leading the strategic direction, client relationships, and business development of the firm. She has extensive experience working with firms an…
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