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A wardrobe, a sofa or a part load to Belgium: shared load from Berlin, around 756 km to Brussels, no customs, delivery window instead of a fixed date, HGB liability.

Single pieces of furniture or a part load to Austria: around 684 km to Vienna, shared load with a delivery window, vignette or GO toll depending on vehicle, no customs.

Single pieces of furniture from Berlin to the Netherlands: shared load or own trip, no customs in the EU single market, a furniture lift for canal houses and handover.

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.