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Glossary

Hauptzollamt

The Hauptzollamt is the main customs office; for most people it matters because it collects the vehicle tax (Kfz-Steuer) and enforces debts on behalf of other federal authorities. A letter from it about enforcement (Vollstreckung) is serious — unpaid amounts can be seized from your account. Contact it quickly to pay or arrange instalments; ignoring it leads to a Pfändung.

In plain German

Das Zollamt, das unter anderem Kfz-Steuer einzieht und Schulden für Behörden eintreibt.

What it means

The Hauptzollamt is the main customs office; for most people it matters because it collects the vehicle tax (Kfz-Steuer) and enforces debts on behalf of other federal authorities. A letter from it about enforcement (Vollstreckung) is serious — unpaid amounts can be seized from your account. Contact it quickly to pay or arrange instalments; ignoring it leads to a Pfändung.

مكتب الجمارك الرئيسي (Hauptzollamt) هو الجهة الجمركية المركزية؛ ويهم معظم الناس لأنه يُحصّل ضريبة السيارات (Kfz-Steuer) وينفّذ الديون نيابةً عن جهات اتحادية أخرى. أي خطاب منه بشأن التنفيذ الجبري (Vollstreckung) أمر جاد — فالمبالغ غير المدفوعة قد تُحجز من حسابك. تواصل معه سريعاً للدفع أو للاتفاق على التقسيط؛ فتجاهله يؤدي إلى الحجز (Pfändung).

As it appears in letters

Das Hauptzollamt Berlin fordert Sie letztmalig auf, die rückständige Kraftfahrzeugsteuer in Höhe von 214,00 EUR zu entrichten.
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