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Send Gold Jewellery → 🇩🇪 Germany

Q: Can I post Gold Jewellery to Germany?

Postal restrictions apply for gold jewellery Sending gold jewellery by post to Germany requires compliance with carrier dangerous goods policies and destination customs regulations. Verify current regulations with the destination customs authority. Rules change frequently and enforcement varies by port of entry and individual officer.

Q: What are the restrictions for sending Gold Jewellery to Germany?

Quantity/weight limits: No quantity limit; commercial imports must comply with EU Customs Regulation; items over EUR 150 require full customs declaration and EU import duty. Documentation required: EU Customs Declaration (SAD/DAU) for commercial imports, Commercial invoice with declared weight and purity, EORI number for commercial importers.

ANSWER

Can I post Gold Jewellery to Germany?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-05-13

Postal restrictions apply for gold jewellery

QUANTITY / LIMITS

No quantity limit; commercial imports must comply with EU Customs Regulation; items over EUR 150 require full customs declaration and EU import duty

DOCUMENTS

EU Customs Declaration (SAD/DAU) for commercial imports
Commercial invoice with declared weight and purity
EORI number for commercial importers

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

zoll.de

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Full Details

Sending gold jewellery by post to Germany requires compliance with carrier dangerous goods policies and destination customs regulations. Verify current regulations with the destination customs authority. Rules change frequently and enforcement varies by port of entry and individual officer.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Personal-wear gold jewellery (typically 20g for men / 40g for women in India; varies elsewhere) clears duty-free. Above the threshold: declare at Zollkriminalamt / Zoll (German Customs — Federal Customs Administration) Red Channel; duty + VAT computed on excess. Bring purchase receipts.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

zoll.de

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

No quantity limit; commercial imports must comply with EU Customs Regulation; items over EUR 150 require full customs declaration and EU import duty

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

—EU Customs Declaration (SAD/DAU) for commercial imports
—Commercial invoice with declared weight and purity
—EORI number for commercial importers

DESTINATION CUSTOMS

Zollkriminalamt / Zoll (German Customs — Federal Customs Administration)

COUNTRY POSTING NOTES

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.