{"id":4490,"date":"2026-07-06T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T08:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/?page_id=4490"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T12:54:37","slug":"posting-workers-germany","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/posting-workers-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Posting workers to Germany: the duties customs checks first"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"progress\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n<header>\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <a href=\"\/en\/\" class=\"brand\" aria-label=\"BWLAW\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/logo-bw.png\" alt=\"BWLAW\" width=\"42\" height=\"28\"><\/a>\n    <nav aria-label=\"Main navigation\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/construction-law\/\">Construction law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/debt-collection\/\">Debt collection<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/company-formation\/\">Corporate law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/practice-areas\/employment-law\/\">Employment law<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/defective-car-from-germany\/\">Cars<\/a>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\" class=\"active\">Knowledge base<\/a>\n      <a href=\"\/en\/#zespol\">Team<\/a>\n    <\/nav>\n    <a href=\"\/en\/#kontakt\" class=\"btn\">Contact a lawyer <span class=\"arr\">\u2192<\/span><\/a>\n    <button class=\"burger\" aria-label=\"Menu\">\u2630<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<section class=\"shero\" style=\"padding-bottom:3.5rem\">\n  <div class=\"glow\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wrap\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr\">\n    <div>\n      <nav class=\"crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><span>\/<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bwlaw.de\/en\/knowledge-base\/\">Knowledge base<\/a><span>\/<\/span><b>Corporate<\/b><\/nav>\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Corporate<\/span>\n      <h1 style=\"max-width:24ch\">Posting workers to Germany: the duties customs checks first<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lead\">Posting is daily business for construction, transport and services companies. German customs inspects it just as routinely \u2014 and the list of duties is longer than many think.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"art-meta\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/bwlaw-child-1\/assets\/img\/dr-karolina-wroblewska.webp\" alt=\"Dr. Karolina Wr\u00f3blewska\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <div><b>Dr. Karolina Wr\u00f3blewska<\/b>Rechtsanw\u00e4ltin \u00b7 attorney-at-law<\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin-left:1rem;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);padding-left:1rem\">\u2248 6 min read<br>updated: July 2026<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<article class=\"sec\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"prose rv\" style=\"font-size:1.02rem\">\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:2.2rem\">Before departure: A1 and notification<\/h3>\n      <p>Every posted worker needs an A1 certificate from the home state (home social insurance continues to apply). In inspected sectors \u2014 construction among them \u2014 the posting must be notified via the customs administration&#8217;s portal before work starts. Missing notifications trigger substantial fines.<\/p>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:2.2rem\">Working conditions: more than minimum wage<\/h3>\n      <p>The Posted Workers Act and the Minimum Wage Act guarantee posted workers the German minimum: minimum wages (in construction the sectoral rates of universally binding collective agreements), maximum working hours, minimum holiday \u2014 and for longer postings an extended package of &#8220;equal conditions&#8221;. In construction, SOKA-BAU contributions come on top.<\/p>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:2.2rem\">Documentation for the inspection<\/h3>\n      <ul>\n        <li>working time records kept up to date (start, end, duration),<\/li>\n        <li>payroll documents and payment evidence available in Germany,<\/li>\n        <li>A1 certificates and contracts presentable on site,<\/li>\n        <li>an authorised recipient (Zustellungsbevollm\u00e4chtigter) in Germany.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <h3 style=\"font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:2.2rem\">What happens when things go wrong<\/h3>\n      <p>Fines for notification and documentation failures, back-payment liability for underpaid wages \u2014 including down the chain: the general contractor is liable for its subcontractors&#8217; wages. 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