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Visit ups.com/international Germany Guide: Overview or call UPS International Customer Service at 1-800-782-7892. UTC + 1 Kiel Take the “Sturm und Drang” Hamburg Bremen out of exports to Germany. Uelzen Berlin Europe’s largest economy and the fourth-largest in European Air Hub Hannover Braunschweig the world according to GDP, Germany is an economic Madgeburg powerhouse. And as a founding member of the European Airports Union (EU), the country plays a vital role in the political Package Facilities Göttingen Leipzig might of the EU. Its influence on the world stage can’t be Kassel ® overestimated. UPS Supply Chain Solutions Sites Cologne Dresden As the sixth-largest export market for U.S. goods, Germany is also a country full of opportunities for those ready to dream big. But doing business in another country UPS in Germany Frankfurt can create stress and turmoil (“Sturm und Drang”) with paperwork, customs and compliance issues — knowing Established: 1976 what’s “verboten” and what’s not. Working with a partner Employees: 18,000+ Nürnberg who’s done it before can simplify everything. Enter UPS. Delivery Fleet: 4,200+ vehicles Airports Served: 3 We’ve been helping facilitate trade into and through Stuttgart Operating Facilities: 72 Germany for more than 40 years. UPS Supply Chain ® 16 Umkirch Munich We saw the strategic advantage of Germany long ago, Solutions Facilities: Air Brokerage Kempten and operate our European air hub from the Cologne Facilities: 1 (Cologne) Bonn Airport. Combine that with our status as one of the UPS® Locations: 3,100+ (UPS Centres, MBE Centres, world’s largest customs brokers, a workforce fluent in UPS Access Point™ locations) Principal locations displayed international supply chains, and the technology to keep Special Expertise: Automotive, machinery, high tech, medical everything operating seamlessly, and we can have you devices, textiles, consumer goods expanding into Germany in no time. Efficiency: Strategic facilities located near major airports Economy and cities Let this guide be your playbook for helping to simplify Currency: Euro your shipping to Germany. Find all the information, tips GDP (2016 est.): Purchasing Power Parity: $3.979 trillion in U.S. and tools you need to take advantage of the oppor- dollars tunities available to you. And we’ll be right there with Country Facts Exports: $1.283 trillion (2016 est.) you to help. We take German poet Johann Wolfgang von Major Industries: Motor vehicles, machinery, chemicals, computer Capital: Berlin Goethe’s advice to heart — “Dream no small dreams.” and electronic products, electrical equipment, Population: 80,722,792 (July 2016 est.) pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment, With UPS by your side, you can dream as big as you want. 2 2 Area: 357,022 km (137,847 mi ) foodstuffs, textiles, rubber and plastic products Language: German (Official minority languages: Danish, Imports: $987.6 billion (2016 est.) Frisian, Sorbian and Romany; Regional languages Machinery, data processing equipment, recognized by the European Charter for Regional vehicles, chemicals, oil and gas, metals, electric or Minority Languages include Low German, equipment, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower agricultural products Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Romany) Source: CIA World Factbook © 2016-2017 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. | All rights reserved. 1 Visit ups.com/international Germany Guide: Greater Options or call UPS International Customer Service at 1-800-782-7892. It may sound like a cliché, but punctuality is an asset that Germans value. We get that. That’s got to be a big reason for the “Autobahn,” right? We’ve built our reputation on reliable, on-time delivery, and we work every day to make We get that whole sure that doesn’t change whether your shipment is to arrive next day or next week. Our many service options not only keep you on budget and on schedule, but we also complement those with innovative tracking and billing punctuality thing. capabilities, as well as value-added services to handle practically anything you need for practically anything you ship, package or freight. UPS® Export to Germany (as of May 2016) Customs Brokerage Network Business Days from the Continental U.S. UPS Worldwide Saver® Transit Times UPS Worldwide UPS Worldwide UPS Worldwide UPS is one of the world’s largest customs brokers. Our expertise with UPS Worldwide to Major Cities Express Plus® Express® Expedited® Germany’s unique documentation and customs requirements helps ensure Express® Freight compliance, while reducing the chance of potential delays and extra fees. We offer 24/7 customs services with commodity and security inspections Berlin 2 days — 9:00 a.m. 2 days — 10:30 a.m. 2 days — end of day 3-4 days to facilitate smooth entry into the country and wheels-up clearance procedures that begin before our planes even land. Cologne 2 days — 9:00 a.m. 2 days — 10:30 a.m. 2 days — end of day 3-4 days Learn more about all UPS Customs Brokerage Network options here. Frankfurt 2 days — 9:00 a.m. 2 days — 10:30 a.m. 2 days — end of day 3-4 days Hamburg 2 days — 9:00 a.m. 2 days — 10:30 a.m. 2 days — end of day 3-4 days To Metropolitan Areas in Areas Metropolitan To Munich 2 days — 9:00 a.m. 2 days — 10:30 a.m. 2 days — end of day 3-4 days Note: Time-in-transit is based on a 10 lb., $80 shipment on a Monday in May 2016. Delivery times shown are the earliest available; actual delivery commitments vary by several factors, including destination postal code, shipment value and shipment date. Please check ups.com for specific transit times, a complete list of cities and service availability. Expedited time in transit depends on origin city — for select Northeast cities, UPS Expedited TinT is 3 days. For the rest of the country, it is 4 days. Package Transportation Billing Options Optional Services Freight Transportation UPS Export Services to Germany • UPS Worldwide Express Plus® • Bill shipper • UPS Broker of Choice® — Onsite and Offsite • UPS Returns® (four options) • Air Freight: UPS Air Freight Direct®, • UPS Worldwide Express® • Bill receiver • Dangerous Goods/Biological Substances/ • UPS Returns® Plus (RS1 and RS3) UPS Air Freight Consolidated® • UPS Worldwide Express Freight® • Bill third party Dry Ice • UPS Trade Direct® • Ocean Freight: Full Container (FCL), • UPS Worldwide Saver® • Split duty and VAT • UPS Import Control® • World Ease® Less-Than-Container Load (LCL) • UPS Worldwide Expedited® • UPS Paperless® Invoice • UPS Proactive Response® UPS Import Services from Germany • UPS Worldwide Express Plus™ • Bill shipper • UPS Broker of Choice® — Onsite and Offsite • UPS Returns® Plus (RS1 and RS3) • Air Freight: UPS Air Freight Direct®, • UPS Worldwide Express NA1™* • Bill receiver • Dangerous Goods/Biological Substances/Dry Ice • Saturday Delivery UPS Air Freight Consolidated® • UPS Worldwide Express™ • Bill third party • UPS Import Control® • UPS Trade Direct • Ocean Freight: Full Container (FCL), • UPS Worldwide Express Freight® • Split duty and VAT • UPS Paperless® Invoice • World Ease® Less-Than-Container load (LCL) • UPS Worldwide Saver™ • UPS Proactive Response® • Carbon Neutral Shipping • Multimodal Freight: UPS Sea/Air • UPS Worldwide Expedited • UPS Returns® (four options) • Declared Value Preferred LCL *Only from select postal codes Calculate the times and costs for your shipping needs here. © 2016-2017 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. | All rights reserved. 2 Visit ups.com/international Germany Guide: Regions & Industries or call UPS International Customer Service at 1-800-782-7892. Precision has always been an attribute that Germans take pride in, whether designing and engineering some of the world’s most well regarded automobiles and machinery or brewing their equally famous beers. Our more than Crossing every “t,” 40 years in Germany have given us the experience to know the country and its industries — and how your business can best fit with theirs. We’ve also teamed with the U.S. Commercial Service (part of the International Trade Administration) dotting every “Umlaut.” to provide assistance in matching customers with your business. Because it’s the details — like the two dots over the “u” (“Umlaut”) — that can be the difference in understanding where you’re doing business and being successful at it. 1. Schleswig-Holstein 5. Lower Saxony 7. North Rhine-Westphalia - Machinery - Manufacturing: Including automotive (Volkswagen), - Germany’s largest state by population 1 - Electrical engineering plastics, tires and parts for the world’s largest - One of Europe’s largest concentrations of - Maritime and shipbuilding: Home to Lübeck, airplane, the A380 urban areas, including Aachen, Bonn, Cologne Schleswig- 2 Germany’s largest port on the Baltic Sea - Shipbuilding: Including construction of the largest and Düsseldorf Holstein Mecklenburg- - Known for its confections and for being the cruise ships in the world - Energy and mining: Rhine-Ruhr region is most Western Pomerania “capital of marzipan” - Wind power important region for industry 3 Hamburg - Tourism - Biotechnology - Steel production: Region produces most 4 - A majority of the land is used for agriculture - Hannover hosts annual IT trade fair — of this metal in Germany Bremen 2. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania largest in the world - Biochemicals 5 - - Home of four major ports - High Tech Lower Saxony Berlin The least populated of Germany’s states 6 - A majority of the land is used for agriculture: - Agriculture - Agriculture - Duisburg is Europe’s largest inland port 9 Including grain, canola, potatoes 6. Berlin 8 - Fish processing - City-state located within the state of Brandenburg 8. Saxony-Anhalt 7 Brandenburg Saxony-Anhalt - Food - Germany’s largest city - Chemicals North Rhine- - Tourism: Beaches and lakes - U.S. exports are vital to Berlin’s industries - Food processing Westphalia - Shipbuilding - Manufacturing; Including automotive - Agriculture: Including biofuels and biomass 13 Saxony - Home to Germany’s second largest port (Rostock) 12 and motorcycles (Daimler, BMW) 9.