Upcoming EU compliance deadlines (Germany, small)

16 daysUmsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung: VAT advance return filing deadline
10 November 2026 · Germany VAT
45 daysNew Product Liability Directive applies: strict liability extends to software, AI and digital services
9 December 2026 · Product Liability Directive
60 daysEU Digital Identity Wallet: every Member State must offer a wallet; public bodies must accept it
24 December 2026 · eIDAS 2
67 daysJahresabschluss: annual financial statement disclosure (Offenlegung) to the Unternehmensregister
31 December 2026 · Germany financial statement disclosure
248 daysEU Deforestation Regulation: due diligence applies for micro and small enterprises
30 June 2027 · EUDR
257 daysInstant Payments Regulation: sending instant euro payments and Verification of Payee mandatory for non-euro-area banks (Poland, Sweden, Czechia, etc.)
9 July 2027 · Instant Payments Regulation
279 daysESt/KSt/GewSt: annual income/corporation/trade tax return filing deadline
31 July 2027 · Germany annual tax returns
415 daysForced Labour Regulation: ban on placing, selling or exporting products made with forced labour
14 December 2027 · Forced Labour Regulation
432 daysESPR: first product-specific ecodesign and Digital Product Passport rules (iron & steel, textiles, tyres, aluminium)
31 December 2027 · Ecodesign (ESPR)
615 daysViDA: platform deemed-supplier rules for short-term rentals and passenger transport; single VAT registration
1 July 2028 · ViDA