Xbox Series X: cheapest way to get one in Germany

Cheapest way to get an Xbox Series X in Germany: buy it at home for €799.99.

Buying abroad costs at least €49 more: about €849 with duty from the United States.

Best: from the United States, luggage€849about, with duty and tax

Price in Germany€799.99in 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 the United States: Amazon.com

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: Xbox Series games are region-free apart from a very small number of titles. Check the box for a region notice to be sure.
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 an Xbox Series X abroad and bring it to Germany?

No. It costs €799.99 in Germany. The cheapest option abroad, the United States, comes to about €849 with duty and tax, about €49 more.

How much duty do I pay on an Xbox Series X brought into Germany?

Bought in the United States for $799.99 (about €713), you pay about €136 of duty and tax in your luggage, and about €136 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.