how will I be able to ship to Germany now?

[geoffsjazz]

Now that I have to attach customs forms to all trade packages shipped to Germany is there any way round the list of prohibited items as listed on the Royal Mail website? Virtually everything I offer for sale is on that list and I'm sure that the same applies to most other traders now. I trade mostly in jewellery but according to the list there is a ban on anything made of or containing any metal (including all precious, base, alloyed etc.): all gemstones: anything made of or containing wood: + many other basic materials. Does this mean that I have to decline all purchase requests from Germany in future? I have been selling there quite regularly as a member of the EEC customs union and have not had any problems in the past but I am worried that I may now be facing the risk of having goods seized by customs without compensation.

[john1297576]

As far as I can see, if all those items are on the German list of prohibited items, nothing has changed, but as you did not have to complete a Customs Declaration they would get through.

The Germans do have a long list of prohibited items, wood particularly being a problem.