Your EU legal entity.
We file every import declaration as your official Importer of Record in Germany. No German GmbH, no EU subsidiary required. We carry the full legal liability on your behalf.
Data center hardware · Electronics · E-commerceYour Importer of Record
Your Importer of Record
in Germany
Sell into the European Union without a European company. We act as the legal importer on your customs declaration and handle clearance, duties and import VAT.
The challenge
Three things stop most US brands at the German border.
Most US brands discover these problems only after their goods are already on the water.
No entity.
No entry.
German customs requires an EU-registered entity on every import declaration. Without one, your goods cannot legally enter the country. Most US e-commerce brands and Amazon FBA sellers have no EU legal entity and find that out at the border.
The invoice nobody
prepared you for.
Freight quotes cover transport. Not 19% import VAT, not German customs duties, not warehouse handling or storage fees. These costs surface after arrival. By then, the margin calculation you built your EU expansion on is already wrong.
Everyone’s involved.
Nobody’s responsible.
When your US-to-Germany freight and customs clearance are managed by different vendors, accountability disappears the moment something breaks. Each vendor points at the other. Your goods sit still and nobody owns the problem or the delay.
The solution
Three barriers. One phone call.
You don’t need a German subsidiary, a customs broker on retainer, or three separate vendors. One licensed German customs agent takes full legal liability from your US warehouse to the German market.
Zero invoice surprises.
Full landed cost calculated before your goods leave the US. Duties, import VAT, and handling fees quoted upfront and confirmed on delivery. No last-minute charges.
One contract. One contact.
Freight forwarding, customs clearance, and last mile delivery under a single agreement. One person answers for every step. No vendor handoffs, no gaps.
Our services
Four services. One contract. No gaps from the US to the German market.
IOR, EOR, freight forwarding, and last mile, under one contract and one invoice, from a licensed German customs agent.
01 Import · IORImporter of Record
German customs requires an EU entity on every import declaration. We become that entity under our own EORI number, file through ATLAS, and carry full legal liability. You keep your US company, no GmbH.
- German customs & ATLAS declarations
- Import VAT registration & deferment
- Full compliance documentation
02 Export · EORExporter of Record
For goods leaving the EU, customs requires a registered Exporter of Record. We file your export declarations, run dual-use and sanctions screening, and prepare your origin and preference papers.
- Export declarations & licensing
- Dual-use & restriction screening
- Origin & preferential documentation
03 Freight forwardingFreight forwarding
We book and manage your freight from any US warehouse to Germany. Air freight in 5 to 8 days, ocean in 18 to 28. On arrival we clear customs as your Importer of Record. One contract, the full journey.
- Air, sea, road & rail freight
- Real-time shipment tracking
- Door-to-door coordination
04 Last mile deliveryLast mile delivery
After clearance your goods arrive at our Mettmann warehouse, 30 minutes from Düsseldorf Airport. We handle storage, FNSKU labeling, full FBA prep, and delivery to any Amazon center or EU address.
- Delivery to any German address
- EU-wide onward distribution
- Proof of delivery & tracking
How it works
Your import to Germany, step by step
Four steps. Three documents from you. We become your Importer of Record and handle German customs, import VAT, and delivery. You never register a German company.
Managed end to end by PEC Global
01
Before you ship
We become your Importer of Record
We register as your official Importer of Record under our German EORI number. No GmbH needed, you send three documents and we do the rest.
One short call02
In transit
Your goods ship, we prepare clearance
While your freight is in transit, we prepare your ATLAS customs declaration. Air freight from the US takes 5 to 8 days, ocean 18 to 28.
No effort03
At the border
German customs clearance
We file through ATLAS, pay the duties and 19% import VAT, and clear your goods with German customs. You approve one transparent invoice.
Approve one invoice04
After clearance
Delivered, without a German company
Your goods enter free circulation in the EU. We deliver to Amazon FBA, FNSKU prepped, to your 3PL, or any address in Germany or the EU.
Choose destinationLicensed. English-speaking.
Based in Germany.
PEC Global is a licensed customs agent and freight forwarder based in Mettmann, North Rhine-Westphalia. We have operated as Importer and Exporter of Record for international brands for over seven years. Every client communication is handled in English. German bureaucracy is our problem to solve — not yours.
About PEC Global
Cross-border trade, without the friction.
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7years trusted by international brands
IOR / EOR specialist
PEC Global is a licensed German customs specialist and freight forwarder based in Mettmann, near Düsseldorf. We act as Importer of Record for non-EU companies — handling every customs formality, duty coordination, and compliance requirement on their behalf. No German entity required. Ever.
One partner, the whole EU
Technology, electronics, medical devices, machinery, consumer goods & automotive.
FAQ
Everything brands ask before entering Germany.
Straight answers on IOR/EOR, customs and logistics. Still unsure? A consultation is free.
No. This is the single biggest blocker for US brands, and it is exactly what an Importer of Record removes. PEC Global acts as the EU-registered entity on your import declaration under our own German EORI number. You keep your US company and import into Germany without setting up a GmbH or any EU subsidiary.
An Importer of Record is the entity legally responsible for the customs import, the duties, the import VAT, and product compliance. German customs requires an EU-established entity on every import declaration. If you have no EU entity, your goods cannot clear. PEC Global becomes that entity and carries the legal liability on your behalf.
Two charges apply at the German border. Customs duty depends on your HS code and is often between 0 and 12%. On top of that, 19% import VAT (Einfuhrumsatzsteuer) is charged on the goods value plus duty and freight. If you are VAT registered or use a fiscal representation, the import VAT is usually reclaimable, so it becomes a cash flow item rather than a real cost. We calculate your full landed cost before you ship.
Yes, every EU import declaration requires an EORI number. As a non-EU company you would normally have to apply for one and prove EU establishment, which is where most US sellers get stuck. When PEC Global acts as your Importer of Record, we use our German EORI number, so you never need your own.
Yes. Amazon will not act as your Importer of Record, so you need one before your inventory can enter Germany. We clear your goods as IOR, prep them at our Mettmann warehouse with FNSKU labeling and carton counts to FBA standards, and deliver into any German Amazon fulfilment center.
With complete and correct documents, clearance through the German ATLAS system usually takes 1 to 3 business days. Delays come from missing paperwork, a wrong HS code, or a physical inspection. We prepare and check your declaration while your goods are still in transit, so it is filed the moment they land.
Many do. Electronics, toys, cosmetics and machinery often need CE marking, and since the GPSR took effect every consumer product sold in the EU needs a responsible person established in the EU. We flag these gaps before your goods ship, so you do not discover them after they are already at the border.
Free consultation · no obligation
Let’s make Europe the easy part of your expansion.
30 min · one-on-one A concrete plan for your goods No sales pressure