Germany - Road Taxes
Road taxes "MAUT" in Germany from January 2005
The German authorities are going to charge road taxes from the 1st of January 2005 (LKW-Maut) for trucks with a total weight exceeding 12 tons, running on motor ways ”Autobahn”. These regulations are valid for all nationalities and for transit- as well as domestic transports independing on whether the trucks are loaded or not. The fee will be differentiated due to emission-levels from the motors and the axle load pressure of the vehicles.
The road taxes will be charged for transports to and from Germany and also on transits through Germany, which will have influence on the freight prices as a surcharge.
More information is available on www.toll-collect.de.
The introduction of the MAUT tax has increased costs for transport through Germany, which has led to higher prices. The additional costs brought about by the MAUT tax are a distance related charge, cover for deadhead distance, administrative costs and liquidity costs.
Source: The Swedish International Freight Association
Information to our customers about the German road tax for heavy goods vehicles
Since January 1, 2005 all trucks over 12 tons pay a distance related tax on German
motorways, regardless of whether the truck is loaden or not.
From October 1, 2006 the MAUT tax has been reclassified so that trucks with motor categories Euro 2 and Euro 4 are downgraded and as a result are subject to increased charges, while charges for lorries with motor categories Euro 3 and Euro 5 remain unchanged. This reclassification has meant increased transport costs for those operators using Euro 2 and Euro 4 trucks.
The German federal council decided to raise its highway tax for lorries. A substantial increase will go into effect as of 1 January 2009. MAUT, which is a kilometre tax, is charged per “Autobahn kilometre”. It varies depending on the drawing vehicle’s environmental classification. Distribution is into five categories: EURO I, II, III, IV and V, where EURO V is the most environmentally advantageous.
The following increases have been announced:
| Type of engine |
From |
To |
Increase |
| Euro I |
€0.155 |
€0.288 |
85.8% |
| Euro II |
€0.155 |
€0.288 |
85.8% |
| Euro III |
€0.130 |
€0.204 |
56.9% |
| Euro IV |
€0.130 |
€0.183 |
40.8% |
| Euro V |
€0.110 |
€0.155 |
40.9% |
Since TransFargo AB has a clear environmental focus, our haulage contractors’ “average engine” corresponds to Euro IV, which means we must pay € 0.183/km from 1 January 2009. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to influence this increase, which means we must raise our MAUT supplement by 40.8%.
The updated MAUT table is enclosed.
Please contact Kristian Pettersson: +46 40 28 71 37 for more information.
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