Germany Market Entry — Your market entry without own warehouse
With ImportPrep European and international traders sell to Germany without operating their own warehouse: you send pallets or cartons to Schorfheide near Berlin — we receive, log, inspect, sort, label, store and forward your goods to Amazon, distributors, shops or another fulfilment warehouse. A business location in Germany, without lease and without own warehouse staff.
Quote requests answered within 12 hours.
The complete market entry workflow
- Receipt of your European shipment at the ImportPrep warehouse in Schorfheide near Berlin
- Logging of all pallets and cartons with reference
- Visual inspection for transport damage on arrival
- Reconciliation of the shipment with your packing list
- Sorting by SKU, destination or sales channel
- Carton and pallet labelling
- Preparation for Amazon FBA, UPS, GLS, DHL or another fulfilment warehouse
- Short- or long-term storage of your stock
- Shipment of full pallets or cartons on your call-off
- Replenishment to Amazon, distributors or shops in Germany
- Receipt of consolidated returns: store or send back consolidated
- Stock reports on in- and outflows
Conscious limits of the base model
- No complex pick & pack in the base package
- No assembly or bundling of multi-part products
- No gift or special packaging without separate quote
- No opening and inspecting every single unit — only as paid additional service
- Standard outbound is the full carton or the full pallet
- Single shipment only for dispatch-ready products (Simple Fulfilment) or via partners
- Products with special requirements only after manual check
- Dangerous goods only with prior written approval
- Goods from non-EU countries must arrive customs-cleared
- 1
Request
You describe shipment and target — reviewed quote within 12 hours.
- 2
Deliver
Your forwarder delivers pallets or cartons in the booked slot.
- 3
Prepare
Log, inspect, sort, label — to your order.
- 4
Store & replenish
Stock lies with us; on call-off goods go to Amazon, retailers or your warehouse.
Pallet in from €3.56 · Storage from €12 per pallet/month · Pallet out from €4.50 · Account setup free.
All prices net in EUR, plus VAT where applicable (reverse charge possible).
Binding confirmation within 12 hours of reviewing the shipment documents.
Pricing →FAQ
Do I need a German company or address?
Not for logistics — you ship from any EU country, we handle the physical operation in Germany. Tax and trade law (e.g. VAT registration) clarify with your tax advisor; we are no tax or customs representative.
From what volume is market entry worthwhile?
From one pallet. Ideal are recurring monthly shipments with manageable SKU number and goods that need no complex assembly.
Can you deliver directly to German retailers and distributors?
Yes — we ship full cartons and pallets to your B2B recipients in Germany and the EU, by GLS, UPS, DHL or pallet freight per shipment.
What happens with returns?
We receive consolidated returns, store them or send them back consolidated to you — individual customer returns service is deliberately not offered.
In 12 hours you will know what it costs
Send us your request with packing list — you will receive a concrete quote within 12 hours.
Quote requests answered within 12 hours.