{"id":8252,"date":"2022-01-12T08:17:47","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T08:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.strafrecht.de\/customs-and-foreign-trade\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:12:47","slug":"customs-and-foreign-trade","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/en\/customs-and-foreign-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Customs and foreign trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8252\" class=\"elementor elementor-8252 elementor-4278\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70ba194 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70ba194\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae069a2\" data-id=\"ae069a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7a4ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb7a4ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2021_WUP_Website_1492-1260x780-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-1 size-landscape-1 wp-image-13123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2021_WUP_Website_1492-1260x780-1.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2021_WUP_Website_1492-1260x780-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2021_WUP_Website_1492-1260x780-1-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2021_WUP_Website_1492-1260x780-1-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41122b6\" data-id=\"41122b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b60cd5 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b60cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1580\" height=\"780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strafrecht.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2023_crf_WUP_7795_LoRes1-1-1580x780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-landscape-2 size-landscape-2 wp-image-13388\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38230dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38230dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55a6342\" data-id=\"55a6342\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c7a88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c7a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p>International commercial traffic is the driving force behind German (export) commerce. It is also the reason for the strict standards of German foreign trade legislation, the observance of which is controlled by the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control. Any infringement of regulations on reporting obligations, export lists or even embargo provisions can lead to significant criminal consequences for the management of the company and the company itself.<\/p><p>The law relating to customs offences, as part of tax law, is the other half of the picture. Goods which are imported into Germany are the subject of special presentation and reporting obligations, the non-observance of which can have consequences under customs law. Customs officials and customs investigation offices have at their disposal comprehensive powers for checking and control and can initiate proceedings in the event of suspected infringements against customs law.<\/p><p>We will lead you through the proceedings and, if required, can work together with colleagues in the areas of distribution and foreign trade.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe3d9f4\" data-id=\"fe3d9f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128d85e elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"128d85e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;custom_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;custom_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;custom_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;custom_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;custom_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;custom_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.custom\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t      <div class=\"ecs-posts elementor-posts-container elementor-posts   elementor-grid elementor-posts--skin-custom\" data-settings=\"{&quot;current_page&quot;:1,&quot;max_num_pages&quot;:0,&quot;load_method&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;128d85e&quot;,&quot;post_id&quot;:8252,&quot;theme_id&quot;:8252,&quot;change_url&quot;:false,&quot;reinit_js&quot;:false}\">\n      <div class=\"elementor-posts-nothing-found\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International commercial traffic is the driving force behind German (export) commerce. 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