Cross-border business activities

If you are or want to be professionally active in maritime shipping you can apply for proof in the form of a seafarer's certificate under certain conditions.

If you are a food business operator based outside Germany and sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption, you can label the products with the way the animals are kept. You must have this permit renewed after 2 years.

Do you handle mixtures containing basic substances that can be used for the manufacture of narcotics? Then you can apply to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) for an examination to determine whether handling restrictions also apply to the mixture.

Do you want to transport war weapons outside the Federal Republic of Germany on German-flagged seagoing vessels or in aircraft registered in the German aircraft register? Then you need a permit.

If, as a foreign food business, you sell fresh pork in Germany for final consumption that was produced wholly or partly abroad, you can label it with the farming method of the animals. You need a permit for this.

You require a permit from the Federal Government for trading and brokering transactions involving war weapons located abroad.

If you wish to export national cultural property from Germany temporarily or permanently, you must apply for an export license.

If you wish to export cultural property from Germany, you need an export license under certain conditions.

Do you have a livestock business abroad and have already received an identification number? Then you can have it extended after 2 years if you need it again.

Here you will find information on your rights and obligations when relocating a company from Germany to another Member State and from another Member State to Germany.

There is free movement of goods in the EU internal market. You can find out which regulations and requirements you need to observe here.

Here you will find further information on the employment of workers from other EU countries in Germany.

If employees return prematurely after working abroad temporarily, you as the employer must report this to the accident insurance company.

If your employees are working abroad temporarily and want the statutory accident insurance to continue to apply, you generally have to apply for this.

Would you like to market food with the animal husbandry label directly in Germany? Then you need an identification number. With the identification number, another food company can also apply for labeling.

If your employees have worked abroad, you must report the duration to your employer's liability insurance association or the German Federal and Railway Accident Insurance Fund on request.

If you wish to provide cross-border services for regulated and non-regulated professions, you will find important information on country-specific requirements here.