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Gelangenserklärung

English translation: confirmation of arrival


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German term or phrase:Gelangenserklärung
English translation:confirmation of arrival
Entered by: Edwin Miles
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13:54 Jan 29, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs / VAT legislation
German term or phrase: Gelangenserklärung
Okay, this seems like a new example of officialese. I'm wondering if anyone can come up with a decent translation of this term? I kicked "arrival declaration" around for a few minutes, am now tinkering with "declaration of receipt." Here's the first mention and explanation from the original.

Neben einigen anderen Änderungen ist es vor allem die neu eingeführte Gelangenserklärung, die die deutsche Exportwirtschaft zum Schäumen bringt. Wäre die Übergangsfrist nicht, müsste jeder Exporteur bereits seit Anfang Januar für jede Warenlieferung von seinen EU-Handelspartnern eine vom BMF in Form und Inhalt vorgegebene Bestätigung einfordern, mit der der Kunde verbindlich bestätigt dass die jeweilige Sendung zu ihm gelangt ist. Misslingt der Nachweis, muss er dem Fiskus die im Exportgeschäft üblicherweise entfallende deutsche Mehrwertsteuer nachzahlen.
Edwin Miles
Germany
Local time: 21:53
confirmation of arrival
Explanation:
Changes in the VAT evidence for exports and intracommunity
supplies may create some hurdles for the
export industry

Gelangensbestätigung (confirmation of arrival)

http://www.bakermckenzie.com/files/Uploads/Documents/Germany...


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Note added at 27 mins (2012-01-29 14:22:10 GMT)
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And here: http://tinyurl.com/6wr4vau
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 14:53
Grading comment
Thanks, Kim, some useful resources you've uncovered there.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2confirmation of arrival
Kim Metzger
4statement of receipt
Angora van Doorn


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
confirmation of arrival


Explanation:
Changes in the VAT evidence for exports and intracommunity
supplies may create some hurdles for the
export industry

Gelangensbestätigung (confirmation of arrival)

http://www.bakermckenzie.com/files/Uploads/Documents/Germany...


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Note added at 27 mins (2012-01-29 14:22:10 GMT)
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And here: http://tinyurl.com/6wr4vau


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 137
Grading comment
Thanks, Kim, some useful resources you've uncovered there.

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agree  orla: and with including the german term as in the examples Kim provides.
19 mins

agree  Tom Thumb
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
statement of receipt


Explanation:
the way I understand this is that the buyer must confirm receipt of the goods thus he needs to state that he received the goods = der Kunde verbindlich bestätigt = statement of receipt.
hey if even the germans find this word mindboggling maybe you should create a non-dictionary english version of it.
good luck
hope this helps

Example sentence(s):
  • the client must issue a statement of receipt, failing which .....
Angora van Doorn
South Africa
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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