Shipping from China to Germany
Germany is the market where shipping direct from China is least attractive right now: the registered-mail lane is paused, EU VAT has to be handled at the point of sale, and German buyers return goods at a rate that punishes cross-border logistics. Our German partner facility exists for exactly that reason.
Transit, before the marketing
Anyone quoting a fixed day count for every parcel is quoting an average and hoping you do not notice.
Stock in Germany, delivered as a German parcel
Holding inventory in our German partner facility turns every order into a domestic shipment: no per-parcel customs entry, no import VAT surprise at the door, and returns that arrive at a German address rather than travelling back across the world.
What belongs to you, not to the warehouse
EU VAT and IOSS
VAT on distance sales to German consumers is collected at the point of sale under EU rules. Which scheme applies depends on your order values and where you are established — we confirm the current position with you, we do not guess it from memory.
Packaging register obligations
Germany requires brand owners to register packaging placed on the market and license its volume. That obligation sits with you, not with the warehouse — our labelling work is production, not compliance advice.
Responsibility for the declaration
Accurate product descriptions and HS codes remain yours. Under-declaring risks the whole consignment, not only the parcel that gets opened.
What we do before it leaves Shenzhen
- Unit-level count and condition check against your packing list
- Photographs of anything that does not match, the same day
- German-language or EU-format labels applied where you supply artwork
- Consolidation of several suppliers into one inbound shipment
- Weighing on calibrated scales, volumetric weight included
What we will not promise
- That the registered-mail lane will reopen on a particular date
- A fixed delivery date for every parcel
- That customs will not examine your consignment
- Compliance advice on packaging or VAT — check with your adviser