{"id":15209,"date":"2023-05-09T17:18:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/deductions\/import-cos\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T17:18:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:18:53","slug":"import-cos","status":"publish","type":"deduction","link":"https:\/\/www.accountable.de\/en\/deductions\/import-cos\/","title":{"rendered":"Import costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">You are importing goods for your business as an independent and need to pay hefty import costs? Don\u2019t worry, <strong>import costs are generally entirely deductible<\/strong> (at least if the good you purchase is entirely for your professional activity).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How can I deduct import costs as an independent?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">Import costs are generally composed of 2 elements: administrative fees, generally relative to the costs of logistics to deliver your import good and VAT, generally paid at the custom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"font-inter text-base leading-relaxed mb-4 first-of-type:mt-0 text-black wp-block-paragraph\">Administrative fees are deductible and should typically have VAT attached to them. 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