Medicinal products; application for a customs certificate

A customs certificate is required if, for example, companies wish to import medicinal products from third countries into the area of application of the Medicinal Products Act.

Antrag auf Erteilung einer Zollbescheinigung nach § 73 Absatz 6 AMG zur Vorlage bei der Zolldienststelle

This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.

For contact details of the responsible authoritiy and local valid information select under "Select location" a location.

For the customs clearance of medicinal products for free circulation in the case of Section 73 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2 and para. 1a no. 2 in conjunction with para. 1 sentence 1 no. 2 of the German Medicines Act (AMG), a certificate from the competent authority responsible for the recipient is required, in which the medicinal products are designated and it is confirmed that the requirements under para. 1 or para. 1a are fulfilled.

The following are responsible for the certificate

the government of Upper Bavaria for the administrative districts of Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria and Swabia;
the government of Upper Franconia for the administrative districts of Upper, Middle and Lower Franconia and Upper Palatinate.

The prerequisite for this is the marketability of the medicinal products to be imported (marketing authorization in accordance with Section 21 et seq. of the German Medicinal Products Act).