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The working tools for entering Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Start with what is open: today's regulatory and trade news, a landed cost calculator and the open regulatory cards. Take a result with you by e-mail when you want it. Create an account when you go deeper.
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Market Intelligence
Daily news on regulation, customs and retail in DACH, selected for beauty and fragrance brands. 5 entries in the last 30 days on regulation and trade alone.
Read the latest →Customs and landed cost calculator
Duties, import VAT and landed cost per unit for a shipment into Germany, Austria or Switzerland. One calculation as a guest, unlimited with a free account.
Calculate a shipment →Open regulatory cards
4 cards from the Regulatory Library, readable in full: the rules every brand meets first, with legal basis and sources.
See the cards →Guides
Eight long-form guides on selling cosmetics in Germany, retailers, the Responsible Person, CPSR and PIF, labelling, LUCID and landed cost.
Start with the checklist →Brand Fit Expansion
A short questionnaire, a fit score from 1 to 10 and the warning flags that matter. The full assessment comes to your inbox.
Start the fit check →Leadership Mindset Audit
Read the guide, take the self-check, see where you lose time and focus before buyer meetings.
Take the audit →With an account
Every regulatory card
All cards for DE, AT and CH, kept current after a weekly review, with the customs calculator unlimited and the Sonko AI product check.
See plans →AI chat and your own agent
Claude or Gemini with web search, trained on the DACH entry questions, and an agent you build step by step for your brand.
See plans →Direct line to Tity
Messages with Tity Sonko inside the workspace, the mutual NDA, and everything confidential: offers, diagnostics, documents.
Create a free account →Open regulatory cards
The EU Responsible Person
No cosmetic product may be sold in the EU without a Responsible Person established inside the EU.
Fragrance allergens: new labelling since 31 July 2026
56 additional fragrance allergens must be declared. New products must comply now.
Packaging registration in Germany and Austria
Selling directly to consumers requires packaging registration in both countries, via a representative without a local entity.
Parcels up to 150 EUR: 3 EUR flat duty since 1 July 2026
The 150 EUR duty exemption is gone. Direct shipments to EU consumers pay 3 EUR per tariff line.
Latest from Market Intelligence
- Germany's EmpCo grace period under section 15b UWG covers only printed packaging of existing stock and ends on 27 September 2028
DE · 27 Sep 2028 · Juravendis Rechtsanwälte
- Regulation (EU) 2026/909: non-compliant cosmetics may no longer be placed on the market from 1 January 2027
EU · 1 Jan 2027 · EUR-Lex
- German government confirms PFHxA ban from 10 October 2026, explicitly covering cosmetics such as creams and make-up
EU, DE · 10 Oct 2026 · Bundesregierung
- South Korea launches state K-brand certification with QR authenticity check, 31 companies on board
Global · 7 Oct 2026 · Premium Beauty News
- Korean cosmetics exports hit a record US$7 billion in the first half of 2026
Global · 6 Oct 2026 · Global Cosmetics News
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SONKO OS is built by SONKO Consulting GmbH, the DACH entry advisory for prestige beauty, fragrance and lifestyle brands. The tools are the preparation we do before every client conversation, opened up.
Plans and what is includedFree tools are estimates and orientation, not legal or customs advice. Prices for plans are shown excl. VAT, for businesses only.