🇩🇪Can a buyer in Germany import from Vietnam?🇻🇳
We track no embargo or sectoral sanctions programme covering this country pair. The ordinary rules still apply: customs, VAT and any product-specific permits in Germany.
Tariffs and trade agreements
No shared trade bloc or bilateral agreement we track: standard (MFN) tariffs apply; look up your product's rate in TARIC, the EU customs tariff database.
Import requirements in Germany
- Import VAT in Germany (B2B)
- Import VAT of 19% is charged in Germany on the goods plus freight plus duty. European Commission, VAT rates Duty depends on the HS code; put both into the landed-cost calculator.
- Customs identity: EORI number
- Any business that clears customs anywhere in the EU needs one EORI number, valid across all member states. You apply once, in the country where you are established. European Commission, Taxation and Customs Union
- Documents that travel with the shipment
- Commercial invoice · Packing list · Transport document (CMR, bill of lading or air waybill) · Customs declaration, filed by you or your broker · Proof of origin, when claiming a preferential duty rate
Reviewed 2026-07-21. Full guide: how to import into Germany.
Rules for the goods themselves
Sanctions, tariffs and VAT are the lane. These are the products: sectors that Vietnam supplies and that carry their own licence, permit or registration at one end of this trade. Everything else clears on the ordinary rules above.
- timber482 Vietnam suppliers on record
Out of Vietnam: export permit from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (mandatory). Validate the VPA/FLEGT wood product compliance reference using the national forestry trade tracker.
- chemicals266 Vietnam suppliers on record
Into Germany: product registration from Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) (registration required). Importer must comply with EU REACH obligations and register hazardous substances via the REACH-IT portal. Regulator
- marine fish & tuna68 Vietnam suppliers on record
Out of Vietnam: health certificate from National Authority for Agro-Fishery-Food Quality Assurance (mandatory). Verify the processing facility's NAFIQAD sanitary approval code on the ministry's portal.
- pharmaceuticals41 Vietnam suppliers on record
Into Germany: product registration from Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) (registration required). Importer must secure a marketing authorization from BfArM or EMA and an import license under the German Medicines Act. Regulator
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in Vietnam · Supplements & Wellness in Vietnam
Sector requirements as published by the named regulator, not legal advice, and not a complete list of every product rule. Ask the counterparty for the document and check it at the source. Full buyer-side guide: how to import into Germany.
9,293 suppliers in Vietnam on record
Manufacturers and wholesalers based in Vietnam, each card carrying the open-record facts we hold and the source behind them.
Frequently asked questions
- Can a company in Germany buy from a supplier in Vietnam?
- We track no embargo or sectoral sanctions programme covering this country pair. The ordinary rules still apply: customs, VAT and any product-specific permits in Germany.
- What VAT applies when importing from Vietnam into Germany?
- Import VAT of 19% is charged in Germany on the goods plus freight plus duty.
- Do Germany and Vietnam share a trade agreement?
- No shared trade bloc or bilateral agreement we track: standard (MFN) tariffs apply; look up your product's rate in TARIC, the EU customs tariff database.
- What does a Germany buyer need to clear customs?
- A business importing into Germany needs a EORI number. Any business that clears customs anywhere in the EU needs one EORI number, valid across all member states. You apply once, in the country where you are established. A normal commercial shipment also travels with: Commercial invoice, Packing list, Transport document (CMR, bill of lading or air waybill), Customs declaration, filed by you or your broker, Proof of origin, when claiming a preferential duty rate.
- What is needed to import timber from Vietnam into Germany?
- On the Vietnam side, a genuine exporter of timber holds export permit from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Validate the VPA/FLEGT wood product compliance reference using the national forestry trade tracker.
- What is needed to import chemicals from Vietnam into Germany?
- To bring chemicals into Germany the importer needs product registration from Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA). Importer must comply with EU REACH obligations and register hazardous substances via the REACH-IT portal.
- What is needed to import marine fish & tuna from Vietnam into Germany?
- On the Vietnam side, a genuine exporter of marine fish & tuna holds health certificate from National Authority for Agro-Fishery-Food Quality Assurance. Verify the processing facility's NAFIQAD sanitary approval code on the ministry's portal.
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