Checklist
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Here are some helpful resources for planning your business and travel activities in Germany. Use our checklists to make sure the most important aspects about your trip and business in Germany are taken into consideration.
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Checklist: Visa Requirements
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Checklist: Types of Visas
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Checklist: Starting a Business in Germany
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Checklist: Formalities for Registering a Business
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Checklist: Contents of a Commercial Invoice
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Checklist: Supporting Documents for Customs Declarations
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Tips: Choosing the Legal Form for Your Company
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Tips: Taxation for Your Business
Checklist: Contents of a Commercial Invoice
According to German Sales Law (Umsatzsteuergesetz (UStG) 2003) commercial invoices should contain:
- name (company) and address of seller and buyer
- place and date of issue
- number, kind, sign and consecutive number of packages
- precise description of articles (usual trade description in terms of nature of goods, quality grades etc.)
- volume or quantity in common commercial units
- invoice price (cif-value)
- terms of delivery and payment (incoterms)
- indications about the goods' country of origin and (where applicable) country of purchase or shipment
Additionally, invoices for shipments from within the EU require the following information:
- the VAT ID number of both buyer and seller
- by dual-use goods: a written indication that export controls apply, if the product is to subsequently be exported outside the EU
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