🇩🇪 Bank Accounts for Paying VAT in Germany (By Country)
Overview
In Germany, VAT payments for foreign businesses are managed by specific tax offices (Finanzämter). Each Finanzamt is responsible for businesses from certain countries and has its own dedicated bank account.
👉 To avoid delays in processing your VAT return, it is essential that you use the correct bank account based on your country and tax ID prefix.
📌 How to identify the correct bank account
Your payment details depend on:
- Your country of registration
- The first part of your German tax ID (Steuernummer)
👉 Always double-check both before making a payment.
🌍 VAT Payment Bank Details by Country
| Country / Region | Tax ID Prefix | Responsible Finanzamt | Bank | IBAN | BIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other countries / Greece / North Macedonia | 15/3, 15/4 | Finanzamt Berlin International | Berliner Sparkasse | DE94 1005 0000 6600 0464 63 | BELADEBEXXX |
| United States | 205/ | Finanzamt Bonn-Innenstadt | BBk Köln | DE70 3700 0000 0038 0015 00 | MARKDEF1370 |
| Finland / Latvia / Norway | 60 | Finanzamt Bremen | BBk Hannover | DE59 2500 0000 0025 0015 32 | MARKDEF1250 |
| Czech Republic / Romania / Slovakia | 214/ | Finanzamt Chemnitz-Süd | BBk Chemnitz | DE29 8700 0000 0087 0015 01 | MARKDEF1870 |
| Poland (M–R) | 056/ | Finanzamt Cottbus | BBk Berlin | DE13 1000 0000 0010 0015 61 | MARKDEF1100 |
| Turkey | 316/ | Finanzamt Dortmund-Unna | BBk Dortmund | DE53 4400 0000 0044 0015 01 | MARKDEF1440 |
| Denmark | 15/2 | Finanzamt Flensburg | BBk Hamburg | DE27 2000 0000 0020 2015 00 | MARKDEF1200 |
| Ireland / Sweden | 17/ | Finanzamt Hamburg-Nord | BBk Hamburg | DE03 2000 0000 0020 0015 30 | MARKDEF1200 |
| Poland (A–G) | 22/ | Finanzamt Hameln-Holzminden | BBk Hannover | DE24 2500 0000 0025 4015 11 | MARKDEF1250 |
| United Kingdom / Isle of Man | 25/ | Finanzamt Hannover-Nord | BBk Hannover | DE60 2500 0000 0025 0015 14 | MARKDEF1250 |
| Croatia / Portugal / Spain | 026 | Finanzamt Kassel | BBk Frankfurt am Main | DE38 5000 0000 0050 0015 28 | MARKDEF1500 |
| Netherlands | 116/ | Finanzamt Kleve | BBk Düsseldorf | DE61 3000 0000 0030 0015 36 | MARKDEF1300 |
| Switzerland / Liechtenstein | 09 | Finanzamt Konstanz | BBk Villingen-Schwenningen | DE38 6940 0000 0069 0015 00 | MARKDEF1694 |
| Russia / Belarus / Ukraine | 102/ | Finanzamt Magdeburg | BBk Magdeburg | DE26 8100 0000 0081 0015 07 | MARKDEF1810 |
| Lithuania | 157/ | Finanzamt Mühlhausen | Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen | DE83 8205 0000 3001 1116 28 | HELADEFF820 |
| Austria / Italy | 182/ | Finanzamt München | BBk München | DE05 7000 0000 0070 0015 06 | MARKDEF1700 |
| Bulgaria | 32/ | Finanzamt Neuwied | BBk Koblenz | DE04 5700 0000 0057 0015 17 | MARKDEF1570 |
| Poland (S–Z) | 152/ | Finanzamt Nördlingen | BBk Augsburg | DE76 7200 0000 0072 0015 05 | MARKDEF1720 |
| France / Monaco | 08 | Finanzamt Offenburg | BBk Karlsruhe | DE78 6600 0000 0066 0015 18 | MARKDEF1660 |
| Poland (H–L) / Slovenia | 053/ | Finanzamt Oranienburg | BBk Berlin | DE77 1000 0000 0016 0015 08 | MARKDEF1100 |
| Estonia | 079/ | Finanzamt Rostock | BBk Rostock | DE55 1300 0000 0013 0015 08 | MARKDEF1130 |
| Luxembourg | 040/ | Finanzamt Saarbrücken | Postbank | DE91 5901 0066 0007 7616 68 | PBNKDEFFXXX |
| Belgium | 42/ | Finanzamt Trier | BBk Koblenz | DE04 5700 0000 0057 0015 17 | MARKDEF1570 |
| Hungary | 241/ | Zentralfinanzamt Nürnberg | BBk Nürnberg | DE24 7600 0000 0076 0015 03 | MARKDEF1760 |
✔ Important Notes
- Always include:
- Your German VAT number
- The tax period
- The assessment number (if available)
- Payments sent to the wrong bank account may result in:
- Delays in processing
- Misallocation of funds
- Bank details are assigned by the German tax authorities and must be followed exactly.
💡 Need help?
If you are unsure which bank account applies to your business, please contact the hellotax support team before making your payment.
We’re happy to help you avoid delays or errors.
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