Export Engineering Goods & Machinery to Germany — duty, demand, documents and buyers

Germany applies a 1.27% MFN (applied) import duty on Engineering Goods & Machinery (HS 847989) as reported for 2023 to World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS. Indian exporters can claim RoDTEP at 1.0% of FOB (DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule)). Germany imported US$3.34B of this product in 2024, ranking #3 worldwide (OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade)).

Top importing markets for Engineering Goods & Machinery

• United States — US$8.56B
• China — US$5.13B
• Germany — US$3.34B
• Mexico — US$3.06B
• India — US$1.89B
• Vietnam — US$1.82B
• France — US$1.60B
• United Kingdom — US$1.53B

Source: OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade) (2024)

Duty and taxes at destination

• Import duty into Germany: 1.27% (MFN (applied), 2023, World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS)
• India export benefit: RoDTEP 1.0% of FOB (DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule))

Buyer coverage

• 5867 verified importer records in Germany, 1990 matching this HS family.

Trade events in this market

• Hannover Messe — Hannover 2026-04-20
• Heimtextil — Frankfurt 2027-01-13
• Ambiente — Frankfurt 2027-02-06
• BIOFACH — World Organic Trade Fair — Nuremberg 2027-02-11

Data sources

• World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS (as of 2023) — duty
• DGFT Appendix 4R (RoDTEP schedule) (as of 2026-05-01) — exportBenefit
• OEC World (BACI / UN Comtrade) (as of 2024) — demand
• Vametra Verified Buyer Intelligence (VBIE) (as of 2026-10-10) — buyers

Disclaimer: Tariff and incentive figures are the latest officially published rates from the sources shown and may lag the current year. Verify against the destination customs tariff and DGFT notifications before contracting or shipping.

Source

Vametra AI — https://vametra.com/export/engineering-machinery/to/germany