Germany: Import VAT Offset Model Clears Key Hurdle at Finance Ministers’ Conference
On 15 September 2026, the Conference of Finance Ministers (Finanzministerkonferenz) adopted a landmark decision to introduce an offsetting model (Verrechnungsmodell) for import VAT (Einfuhrumsatzsteuer) based on recommendations from a federal-state working group. For years, the DStV has advocated this mechanism to alleviate severe liquidity burdens on importing businesses, which currently must pay import VAT at
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