PS5 Digital Edition: cheapest way to get one in Germany

Cheapest way to get a PS5 Digital Edition in Germany: buy it in Japan for ¥89,980 and carry it home in your luggage.

About €596 with duty, which is €4 less than buying it in Germany (€599.99).

Best: from Japan, luggage€596about, with duty and tax

Price in Germany€599.99in the shops

Prices checked 19 October 2026. Customs rules checked 19 October 2026.

Every country you can buy it in

Amounts in EUR are approximate. Tap a country to open it in the import calculator; tap a column to sort.

Where to buy

Buy in Japan: Amazon.co.jp

At home, in Germany: Amazon.de

Allowance used: €430 per traveller, with duty and tax on the full value once you go over it.

Rate	In your luggage	By courier
Duty (%)	2.5	0
VAT, GST or sales tax (%)	19	19

German rule: €430 allowance when arriving by air or sea from outside the EU (€300 by land, €175 under 15).
Go over it and you pay on the full value.
For goods in your luggage worth up to €700, customs charges a single flat rate of 17.5% that covers duty and VAT together.
Above €700, consoles carry no duty but 19% import VAT applies.
Parcels: 19% VAT, plus a flat €3 EU customs duty per item type on online orders worth €150 or less (since 1 July 2026).
Rules checked 19 October 2026.

Luggage: the device is your only new item and you declare it at customs.
*Courier: before shipping costs.
19% VAT, plus a flat €3 EU customs duty per item type on online orders worth €150 or less (since 1 July 2026).
†Before sales tax, which is added at the till in the US and Canada.
Card fees for foreign purchases are not included.
Manufacturers usually only repair under warranty in the country of purchase.
Prices checked 19 October 2026; converted at exchange rates from 20 October 2026, so amounts in EUR are approximate.

Region lock: PS5 games are not region-locked. Discs from any country play on any PS5. The PS5 Digital Edition needs the separate disc drive to play discs.
Voltage: Check the voltage on the label or power brick before plugging it into a socket in another country. Mains power is 230 V in Germany.

Is it cheaper to buy a PS5 Digital Edition abroad and bring it to Germany?

Yes. Bought in Japan for ¥89,980, it costs about €596 in Germany with duty and tax, about €4 less than the €599.99 it costs in Germany.

How much duty do I pay on a PS5 Digital Edition brought into Germany?

Bought in Japan for ¥89,980 (about €507), you pay about €89 of duty and tax in your luggage, and about €96 by courier. Rules checked 19 October 2026.

How much can I bring into Germany without paying duty?

German rule: €430 allowance when arriving by air or sea from outside the EU (€300 by land, €175 under 15).

Once you go over it, you pay duty and tax on the full value.