Apply for permits to handle alcopops

Procedure

All permits must be applied for in advance in writing to the relevant main customs office.

• Download the appropriate form for the main application on the website of the customs administration:
  
  • "Application for Permit as Tax Warehouse Keeper for Alcohol Products or Alcopops" (Form 1240).
  • "Application - registered consignee, permanent permit" (Form 2745).
  • "Application - Registered Recipient on a Case-by-Case Basis" (Form 2728).
• Complete the forms in their entirety, assemble the documents required for each, and mail them to your main customs office.
• The main customs office will review your application.
• You will receive notification with permission or a denial.

Legal bases

• § 3 (1) Alkopopsteuergesetz (AlkopopStG)
• § 5 Absatz 1 Alkoholsteuergesetz (AlkStG)
• § 6 Absatz 2 Alkoholsteuergesetz (AlkStG)
• § 7 Absatz 2 Alkoholsteuergesetz (AlkStG)
• §§ 4 bis 9 Alkoholsteuerverordnung (AlkStV)
• §§ 16 bis 17 Alkoholsteuerverordnung (AlkStV)