Shipping and payment
We ship all products with the exception of magazines within Germany free of shipping costs - that means also without costs for packaging and shipping insurance.
For deliveries outside Germany, shipping costs will be charged according to the table below.
| Delivery country | Shipping costs |
|---|---|
| Austria | EUR 4,95* |
| All other European countries | EUR 14,95* |
| Outside Europe | EUR 34,95 |
| *for EU member states plus VAT (7% for books and magazines, 19% for other articles. In Austria: plus 5% for books, 10% for magazines and 20% for other items). |
Please refer to the respective product detail page for shipping costs for magazine subscriptions. Shipping costs for subscriptions taken out during the year are calculated on a pro-rata basis. Magazine subscriptions outside Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein start retroactively at the beginning of each year.
There are generally no shipping charges for e-books, databases, and other downloads.
VAT calculation
All prices in Germany are inclusive of VAT (7% for books and magazines, 19% for other items).For delivery to countries outside Germany, please refer to these tables for the calculation of VAT:
| VAT calculation outside Germany | Austria | Switzerland | EU countries without Austria | Other countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | Books | incl. 10% | 0% | incl. 5% | 0% |
| CDs/DVDs | incl. 20% | 0% | incl. 16% | 0% | |
| Journals | incl. 10% | 0% | incl. 5% | 0% | |
| Other products | incl. 20% | 0% | incl. 16% | 0% | |
| E-Books | incl. 10% | 0% | See table VAT rates for e-books in EU countries | 0% | |
| Databases | incl. 10% | 0% | See table VAT rates for databases in EU countries | 0% | |
| Shipping costs books | incl. 10% | 0% | incl. 5% | 0% | |
| Shipping costs CDs/DVDs | incl. 20% | 0% | incl. 16% | 0% | |
| Shipping costs journals | incl. 10% | 0% | incl. 5% | 0% | |
| Shipping costs other products | incl. 20% | 0% | incl. 16% | 0% | |
| VAT calculation for e-books in EU countries (without Austria) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Luxembourg | incl. 3% |
| Italy, Spain | incl. 4% | |
| Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia | incl. 5% | |
| France | incl. 5,5% | |
| Belgium, Portugal, Sweden | incl. 6% | |
| Ireland, Netherlands | incl. 9% | |
| Czech Republic, Finland | incl. 10% | |
| Croatia | incl. 13% | |
| Cyprus | incl. 19% | |
| Bulgaria, Estonia, Slovakia, United Kingdom | incl. 20% | |
| Lithuania | incl. 21% | |
| Greece | incl. 24% | |
| Denmark | incl. 25% | |
| Hungary | incl. 27% | |
| VAT calculation for databases in EU countries (without Austria) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Luxembourg | incl. 3% |
| Spain | incl. 4% | |
| Malta, Slovenia | incl. 5% | |
| Portugal | incl. 6% | |
| Ireland | incl. 9% | |
| Czech Republic | incl. 10% | |
| Croatia | incl. 13% | |
| Romania, Cyprus | incl. 19% | |
| Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Slovakia, United Kingdom | incl. 20% | |
| Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands | incl. 21% | |
| Italy | incl. 22% | |
| Poland | incl. 23% | |
| Greece, Finland | incl. 24% | |
| Denmark, Sweden | incl. 25% | |
| Hungary | incl. 27% | |