A wardrobe but no move? Then instead of form 18.44, import with 8.1 % VAT applies; there has been no duty on furniture since 2024. Plus inherited goods and shared load.
Poland checklist: register your residence (zameldowanie), get a PESEL, register with the voivode after 3 months, register your car in 30 days – no customs on belongings.
Czech Republic checklist: report your address to the foreign police within 30 days, optional residence certificate, re-register your car, e-vignette – no customs papers.
Netherlands checklist: register with the gemeente within 5 days, get your BSN, take out basic health insurance and apply for the BPM exemption on removal goods for your car.
France checklist: no duty to register and no carte de séjour for EU citizens, but a carte grise with quitus fiscal, Assurance Maladie and a deposit of max. one month's rent.
Belgium checklist: registering with the municipality, Annex 19 and police visit up to the e-card, car with e705, contrôle technique and DIV – plus language and health cover.
Austria checklist: Meldezettel within 3 days, registration certificate within 4 months, re-register your car with NoVA, ÖGK for health cover – no customs for household goods.
Switzerland checklist: household goods duty-free with form 18.44 after 6 months' use, register with the municipality, health insurance in 3 months, licence in 12 months.
What a move to the Czech Republic costs: volume, around 350 km to Prague from Berlin, electronic toll for lorries over 3.5 t, access at both addresses – plus a schedule.
Moving to France: what drives the price – around 760 km to Strasbourg, 1,050 km to Paris, tolls, low-emission zones with Crit'Air and parking at your destination.
Moving to Belgium: what sets the price – 730 to 800 km from Berlin, Viapass lorry toll, low emission zones, parking permits in Brussels and Ghent. Fixed price after a survey.
From Berlin it is 152 km to Szczecin, 350 km to Wrocław and 579 km to Warsaw. How distance, volume, e-TOLL and access determine the price of your move to Poland.
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