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Dog tax Berlin 2026
What a dog costs in Berlin per year: current rates, reductions and a calculator for several dogs and listed dogs.
📜 From the official city source🔄 Checked on 22 Oct 2026🔒 No sign-up
Your dog tax
Dog tax in Berlin at a glance
- First dog
- €120
- Second dog
- €180
- Each further dog
- €180
- Listed dogs
- no higher tax, the normal rate applies
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- unknown, no information found online
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption: dog from an animal shelter (5 years), receipt of certain social benefits (e.g. Bürgergeld (citizen's benefit), Grundsicherung (basic income support), Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt (subsistence assistance)), guide and assistance dogs, dogs in training as rescue or guide dogs; in each case on application to the Finanzamt (tax office).
- Notes
- State law (Hundesteuergesetz Berlin, Berlin dog tax act). €120 for the first dog, €180 for each additional dog (dog2 = dog3plus). No higher tax for listed dogs (dangerous dogs) (according to the Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen, Senate Department for Finance). The source does not state the date from which the rates apply.
- Source
- FAQ Hundesteuer (dog tax FAQ), Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen Berlin (Senate Department for Finance) ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Berlin?
In Berlin the first dog costs €120 a year. The second dog costs €180, each further dog €180.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Berlin?
According to the source, Berlin does not charge a higher tax for listed dogs. The normal rate applies.
Is there a reduction in Berlin?
Exemption: dog from an animal shelter (5 years), receipt of certain social benefits (e.g. Bürgergeld (citizen's benefit), Grundsicherung (basic income support), Hilfe zum Lebensunterhalt (subsistence assistance)), guide and assistance dogs, dogs in training as rescue or guide dogs;
Sources and method
- 📚FAQ Hundesteuer (dog tax FAQ), Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen Berlin (Senate Department for Finance) Open source ↗
- 📚All values checked on 22 Oct 2026. We check the list every year at the turn of the year. Anything not verified is marked as unknown.
