”K und M– Guide to Consular and Import Documentation Requirements

38th edition

We publish and regularly update the German-language ”K und M– Guide to Consular and Import Documentation Requirements, a reference work that gives you fast, up-to-date access to all the import rules and regulations for every country in the world. Those who are new to the export business will find the ”K und M– guide easy to follow, and filled with details of each country's requirements regarding the type and layout of accompanying documents for exported goods. For example, the guide provides in-depth information on: commercial invoices, customs invoices, EC movement certificates, certificates of origin (with information on exactly how to complete each form, the correct designations of origin, the correct wording to be used in the various declarations, and the number of copies required and whether they need to be certified by the Chamber of Commerce and/or the relevant embassy).

The guide also provides exporters with a wealth of vital information on:

Consular fees, import licences, rules regarding product labels and markings (for example, ”Made in Germany–), regulations about packaging marks, the customs status of rejected goods, regulations relating to packaging materials, hay and straw, inspection certificates and radioactivity certificates.

In the Important General Information section, exporters will find:

Details on certification by Germany's Federal Administrative Office (BVA), based in Cologne, the delivery of spare parts to ships docked in ports outside Germany, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), INCOTERMS, the German government's Anti-Boycott Regulations, EC export control law, shipments of goods from Germany to other EC Member States, items sent by post, Country Nomenclature for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (GEONOM), etc.

”K und M– also contains information on the various EC movement certificates, declarations for goods of preferential origin, the EC, EEA and EFTA Member States, pan-European cumulation, states that are signatories to preferential trade agreements or cooperation agreements, the Arab League, CARICOM, CIS, OECD, the Schengen Agreement, plus a discussion of the Single Administrative Document (SAD) concept and the Harmonised System (HS).

Other valuable information includes notes on the world's key ports, cities and customs airports, plus details of Germany's diplomatic representations abroad and of foreign diplomatic representations in Germany.

The 38^th edition of this key export reference work is also available on CD-ROM (licences for single workstations and networks). The application allows full-text searches and is supported by Windows. System requirements: Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later, CD-ROM drive, Windows ME/2000/XP, minimum of 64 MB RAM.

The hardcopy and CD-ROM editions are available from:

Verlag Carl H. Dieckmann
Fachverlag für den Außenhandel
Burchardstraße 21
20095 Hamburg
Federal Republic of Germany

tel.: 040-3698 74 (0) –31. E-mail: kum@dieckmann-verlag.de
fax: 040-3639 67.

New editions are published every two years, and the work is serviced by regular updates in between editions. The hardcopy version, including update service, costs – 66.00 plus 7% VAT, plus postage and packaging for the book. The CD-ROM version costs – 90.00 plus 19% VAT. The postage and packaging costs for the CD-ROM and the updates for the 38^th edition are billed separately. Each additional licence costs – 60.00 plus 19% VAT. Please contact publishers Verlag Carl H. Dieckmann directly if you require network licences: 040-36 98 74 31.