Up to EUR 25,000 fine for violating the registration and testing requirements when entering Germany

Since Poland was designated as a high incidence area, on Sunday, March 21, Germany has introduced a number of restrictions that also affect international transport drivers.

The system for monitoring the spread of COVID-19 for people ENTERING Germany relies on two measures: the obligation to register and the testing requirement. There are, however, a number of exceptions.
The REGISTRATION OBLIGATION does not apply to persons:
1. making a transit journey only (without stops),
2. who have made a transit journey through Poland or another high incidence area,
❗NOTE! From 21 March, drivers entering Germany from Poland must carry an registration form obtained from einreiseanmeldung.de (except for the two cases above).
THE TESTING REQUIREMENR does not apply to:
➡ professional drivers involved in the transport of people / goods, provided that their stay in Germany lasts less than 72 hours or, if they have stayed in a high incidence area (Poland) for up to 72 hours; NOTE – Mecklemburg – Vorpommern requires the test in EVERY CASE; DETAILS HERE
➡ drivers passing through Germany in transit,
➡ drivers entering from a high incidence area (including Poland), which they only passed in transit. Random border checks of compliance with entry requirements can be conducted, also in the case of professional drivers (recently such checks have performed almost continuously at the crossings at Słubice, Rosówek and Lubieszyn). Fines for violating the registration obligation or the test requirement can be up to EUR 25,000.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
1. I travel to Germany several times a week – how long is my Covid test valid?
When entering Germany, you must be able to show a certificate of a negative test result (in English or German) which is not older than 48 hours (counting from the moment when the sample was taken not when the certificate was issued).
2. I am going to the Netherlands via Germany and picking up a cargo in Germany on the way back – do I have to take a test?
No, drivers entering from the Netherlands, which is not a high incidence area, do not need a test, but must carry a proof of registration.
3. Yesterday I took a test before entering Germany and today I am in Austria. In the evening I’m driving back to Germany from Tyrol. Do I need to take another test?
There is no obligation to retake the Covid test if the previous negative test result was obtained no more than 48 hours before entering Germany.
4. Am I exempt from the testing requirement when entering Germany outside Mecklemburg-Vorpommern (Słubice, Krajnik Dolny, Kostrzyn nad Odrą) if my stay in Germany is shorter than 72 hours?
Yes, when driving outside Mecklemburg-Vorpommern, there is no obligation to take a test if your stay in Germany is shorter than 72 hours. BUT if you enter this state from another side you are still have to take a test.
5. Do I also have to take a test when entering Germany from other countries?
Drivers are only obliged to take a test when entering from high incidence areas and areas of variants of concern, which includes Poland, Sweden (persons arriving by ferry must have already been tested), Austria (Tyrol), Slovakia and Czech Republic.