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What is the foreign payments reporting obligation? Under Germany's Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (“Außenwirtschaftsverordnung” or “AWV”), businesses and private individuals must report international money transfers involving amounts greater than 12,500 euros.

AWV message, what needs to be reported? The process of payment to the Deutsche Bundesbank must be reported. The notification must be made directly by the client using the Form Z4 via the website of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Private individuals can also report their payments by telephone to the Bundesbank hotline.

The personal data you provide are used by the Deutsche Bundesbank (Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, tel: +49 69 95660, e‑mail: info@bundesbank.de) for the purpose of processing your request.

The Deutsche Bundesbank is the independent central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has formed part of the Eurosystem since 1999, sharing responsibility with the other national central banks and the European Central Bank for the single currency, the euro.

Z4 Report for Germany: Lists all incoming and outgoing payments made through a foreign bank for the selected ledger and date range. Only payments more than the legally defined threshold amount are printed.

Private Banks There are approximately 200 private commercial banks in Germany. The biggest private German bank, which is highly active on a scale, is Deutsche Bank. Its headquarters are located in Frankfurt. Other significant private banks include Commerzbank and UniCredit Bank AG.