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The Union Custom Code - adopted on 9 October 2013 as Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 - Title V provides for the following customs simplifications:
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More information can be found in the WTO Tariff profile of the EU.
To get further information consult the website of the European Union.
To get further information on customs policies in the European Union, please check the exhaustive report by the European Commission.
List of tariffs and local taxes that apply to your product on our service Customs Duties and Local Taxes.
According to the German Retail Business Federation, in 2020 specialty stores represented 16.4% of total retail trade market, followed by discount stores (15.4%), specialised chain stores (14%), traditional supermarkets (11%), hypermarkets (11%), department stores (1.7%)
According to USDA, the four leading German distribution groups are Edeka, Rewe, Schwarz Group and Aldi, which together held 74.5% of value sales in 2020 (latest data available). The rise of discounters such as Lidl or Aldi has forced distributors to wage a price war. As a result, narrow profit margins may slow down the modernisation of sales outlets and the development of new distribution concepts. Other online food retailers in Germany are Amazon, getnow and Picnic.
Direct Selling Europe, the DDV, and the German DSA also promote best practices in the industry.
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Latest Update: June 2023