For the German market, simply translating your website and terms and conditions is not enough. Your online store must comply with specific German regulations, including “Datenschutz” and “Impressum,” as well as a legally compliant German checkout process. Our Checklist helps you tailor your online store to the German market. In addition, we provide essential legal documentation and a hosting service that keeps everything up to date—essential for both your own site and for selling on German marketplaces—so you can enter the German market with confidence and success.
By ensuring that your company complies with tax and legal requirements, you can avoid warnings (claims) and gain the trust of German consumers. Thanks to our service and the Dexport partner network, your online store will always be legally up to date!
An "Abmahnung" is a legal claim specifically for errors on Web sites or in legal documents. Actively monitored for this by German law firms, it can lead to fines of around €20,000 and even a personal summons. We help you avoid these. As Geschäftsführer, you can be personally summoned to court.
In addition to theGerman Terms and ConditionsandDatenschutz(privacy policy), you must also include anImpressum(a type of legal notice) and a Widerrufsbelehrung (right of return) on your site. With our legal services, you’re on solid legal ground, even if you sell on German marketplaces. We ensure that your website and related documents comply with strict German consumer protection laws. Plus, for a modest monthly fee, we host your legal documents and keep them up to date at all times.
Legal documents aren't the only type of German regulation you'll have to deal with. For example, there's also EPR registration if you’re placing packaging on the German market, and a WEEE number if the products are electrical appliances. You’ll also need a VAT number if you’re shipping products from Germany. Finally, we’ll help you obtain a German certification mark—and we’ll do so with an attractive partner discount.
With legal advice for Germany and our partner network, we can help you in every area. Discover how our legal services protect your online store from risks and help it grow. Once we’ve overcome all the legal hurdles, we can focus on growing your brand in the German market. Our team of native German marketers is ready to support you with strategic insights, online marketing and website optimization. Together, we’ll make your business a success in the German market!
Are you planning to start a German online store? If so, you can rent a German address at an affordable rate as part of a comprehensive package: Dexport Shop Launch!
Due to its proximity and size, the German e-commerce market is extremely attractive for international growth strategies. However, a larger market also means more competitors, and German consumers are particularly discerning. They prefer to shop at German online stores and place great value on a German address, legal documents, and quality seals. It is therefore important that your online store has a German look and feel.
To best address this, we have developed the all-in service, dexport Shop Launch. This includes a translation of your shop, adapted to the German market, including hosting of legal documents and a German return address for a local appearance. Extensions such as a German phone number and seal of approval are possible. In some cases, a customized approach is most effective. We advise you to make the right choices.
We take care of hosting your .de domain through a German provider. Should you already have .de hosting or choose to place your German website on a .com/the subdomain, you can of course do so.
There are several advantages to using both a .com and a .de domain for German consumers:
The AI-clone feature translates your website in a smart and efficient way. After cloning your online store, you retain the flexibility to customize each page and add SEO-optimized content, further optimizing your visibility and performance in the German market.
If you’d prefer a custom-built German online store, our consulting team is here to help. We’ll support you with detailed checklists and expert advice to create a website that’s perfectly tailored to the German e-commerce market.
Reliability is the greatest asset for German consumers (also business target group) when making purchases. Listing a German mailing address gives German consumers the feeling of having landed on a reliable and secure German website. Renting a German address is for the appearance of the German look and feel on your website, the German address, along with a German phone number is a cost-effective way to show that your business is fully geared to the German market.
You can establish a presence in Germany by renting a mailing address through us. This gives you access to a German virtual office (a German mailing or return address, with a phone number if desired). In practice, it is also often possible to open a German bank account using a German mailing address. You can list the German address on your website.
In Germany, you have to comply with EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) registration when you put packaging on the market. This means you have to register your packaging through the LUCID platform. You also need WEEE registration if you sell electronics. Through us you can request an instructional email with all the necessary information. In addition, you will receive a discount on joining a Dual System, allowing you to comply with German packaging legislation efficiently and economically.
It is important that your business complies with all tax and legal requirements. This will help you avoid legal notices (claims) and make a trustworthy impression on German consumers. Thanks to our service and the Dexport partner network, your online store will always be legally up to date! In addition to the German terms and conditions and privacy policy, you must also include an Impressum (a type of legal notice) and a Widerrufsbelehrung (return policy) on your site.
With our legal services, you’re on solid legal ground, even when selling on German marketplaces. We ensure that your website and related documents comply with strict German consumer protection laws. Plus, for a modest monthly fee, we host your legal documents and keep them up to date at all times.
