Customs clearance Hamburg

Customs clearance for Hamburg

Ziem Logistics clears customs in Germany in-house. Our own customs team prepares and files every declaration, without sub-agents or outside brokers. Companies in Hamburg, especially in port logistics, aviation and aerospace, trade and consumer goods, rely on fast and correct declarations. Hamburg combines Germany's largest seaport with an airport that handles belly cargo; large air freight volumes are often trucked to Frankfurt for long-haul freighter flights.

• Import declarations for HamburgDeclarations with Generalzolldirektion (German Customs, "Zoll"), duty and import tax calculation, and release for delivery in Hamburg.
• Export declarations from HamburgExport filings and evidence of export for goods leaving Germany.
• RegistrationsHelp with the importer registration required in Germany: an EORI number issued by German Customs.
• Classification and originHS classification, preferential origin and duty estimates before your goods ship.
• Permits and regulated goodsLicences for pharma, food, electrical goods, dual-use items and other regulated products.
• Air and sea arrivalsClearance for cargo arriving at HAM, FRA and by sea via Port of Hamburg (Germany's largest seaport).

Plan around local peaks in Hamburg

Holidays: In Germany, Christmas to New Year, Easter and regional public holidays that differ between the federal states can slow down customs, airlines and trucking. Book early and send documents in advance around these dates.

Air freight from and to Hamburg

Need the transport as well? We fly your cargo via Hamburg Airport (HAM) and Frankfurt (road feeder) (FRA), including Next Flight Out and on-board courier, and handle customs in the same shipment file.

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Main lanes from Hamburg

The most important connections from Germany, with our own team or trusted customs partners at destination.

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