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Send Tobacco Cigarettes → 🇩🇪 Germany

Q: Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to Germany?

Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes Sending tobacco cigarettes 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 Tobacco Cigarettes to Germany?

Quantity/weight limits: Deutsche Post restricted article; EU rules apply: 800 cigarettes for non-commercial; commercial requires ZfZ (Zollfahndungsamt) excise registration. Documentation required: EU excise movement and control system (EMCS) documentation, Hauptzollamt excise duty registration, Commercial invoice with HS 2402.20.

ANSWER

Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to Germany?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2026-04-25

Postal restrictions apply for tobacco cigarettes

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Deutsche Post restricted article; EU rules apply: 800 cigarettes for non-commercial; commercial requires ZfZ (Zollfahndungsamt) excise registration

DOCUMENTS

EU excise movement and control system (EMCS) documentation
Hauptzollamt excise duty registration
Commercial invoice with HS 2402.20

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

zoll.de

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Full Details

Sending tobacco cigarettes 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

Declare quantities above the standard 200-cigarette / 50-cigar / 250g personal allowance to Zoll; bring the purchase receipt to compute excise + VAT. Keep duty-free purchases sealed in the original retailer bag for audit.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

zoll.de

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

Deutsche Post restricted article; EU rules apply: 800 cigarettes for non-commercial; commercial requires ZfZ (Zollfahndungsamt) excise registration

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

—EU excise movement and control system (EMCS) documentation
—Hauptzollamt excise duty registration
—Commercial invoice with HS 2402.20

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.