You pay VAT on all products when they’re sold or imported. In Germany it’s 19% and called “Mehrwertsteuer” for the domestic products and “Einfuhrumsatzsteuer” f

You pay VAT on all products when they’re sold or imported. In Germany it’s 19% and called “Mehrwertsteuer” for the domestic products and “Einfuhrumsatzsteuer” for imported products. There’s an additional Import tax on some products.