Exporting goods to an overseas buyer in Germany — what translation and certification is expected?

The scope of this answer is “Exporting goods to an overseas buyer in Germany”, so it flags what usually causes documents like this to be rejected before summarising the general practice. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. High-resolution photos of seals and signatures help when the destination asks for re-verification. Public holidays and embassy closures move certification queues more than most people expect. Leave buffer time in case a translation has to be amended or a source document re-issued. Transport documents run on very short windows; sequence translation and certification against the sailing or flight schedule. The bill of lading names shipper, consignee and delivery terms, and must match the invoice field by field. The terms that frame this page are Exporting · goods · overseas · buyer. The specifics here are purpose: Export; destination: De, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. Before starting, count the number of certified sets needed before work starts, because extra sets restart the certification steps, then verify the source document is still within any validity window the recipient applies, then check that names are spelled identically to the passport or ID card on every page. The biggest risk in cases like this is doing the certification steps out of order, which forces a restart. What sets this case apart is the number of certified sets and the window in which they must be used. Multimodal shipments run on one document set covering each leg, so translate all legs. Container and seal numbers must be transcribed exactly, as they are checked at the destination port. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. A Thai document for use abroad is translated in full, including stamps and signatures, then submitted for certification to the Legalisation Division of the Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and afterwards to the destination country's embassy or consulate where that country requires it. Thailand is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so no apostille is issued for Thai documents. A document issued overseas — an exporter's company certificate, an inspection certificate or an importer's power of attorney — is used in Thailand only after certification in the country of origin under that country's system, then by the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate there. It is then translated into Thai and the translation is certified by the Department of Consular Affairs before it is filed with a Thai body. ILC handles documents only: translation, certified translation, coordinating a notarial services attorney and running certification at the Department of Consular Affairs and embassies. It is not a freight forwarder, customs broker, shipping or airline agent or tariff consultant, and it guarantees no decision by the Customs Department, the Marine Department, CAAT, a bank, an insurer or any foreign authority. Cost and lead time depend on page count, how many certified sets are needed, the target language and the steps the receiving party requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page together with the written requirements from the buyer, carrier, airline, bank or receiving authority via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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