Moving Abroad

Moving to the Netherlands: around 660 km to Amsterdam, tolls in both countries, a furniture lift for steep stairs, volume – and a timeline from notice to the gemeente.

Berlin–Vienna is 684 km, Graz 895 km: volume, floor, tolls and parking space set the price. Plus the Meldezettel within 3 days and your car within one month.

Moving to Switzerland: 856 km to Zurich, lorry approx. 13 hrs incl. breaks, LSVA on all roads, customs only in office hours – what this means for costs and schedule.

Household goods to Poland without customs – but zameldowanie by day 30, PESEL with registration and car registration within 30 days. Plus deregistering in Germany.

Moving to France: no customs on household goods within the EU, registration at the mairie within three months, plus home insurance, carte grise, Crit'Air and CPAM.

Deregistration in Berlin within two weeks, no customs on household goods, registration certificate after three months' stay: the formalities in the right order.

Moving to Belgium: household goods from Germany are duty-free. What counts is registering with the municipality in 8 working days, the police check, health insurance and car.

Moving to the Netherlands: no customs on household goods, deregistration in Berlin, registering with the Gemeente within 5 days for a BSN, basic insurance, BPM-exempt car.

Household goods travel duty-free to Austria. There are still deadlines: Meldezettel in 3 days, registration certificate in 4 months, car on German plates for 1 month only.

Duty-free resettlement goods: used yourself for 6 months, form 18.44 with an inventory list, clearance in office hours, declare later shipments, municipality in 14 days.