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Dog tax Duisburg 2026
What a dog costs in Duisburg 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 Duisburg at a glance
- First dog
- €132
- Second dog
- €168
- Each further dog
- €192
- Listed dogs
- no higher tax, the normal rate applies
- Calculation
- The rate depends on the number of dogs and applies to every dog in the household.
- Valid since
- 1 Oct 2025
- Reductions and exemptions
- Exemption on application: recipients of social benefits (SGB II/XII) for one dog (not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)), guide dogs for the blind, dogs of helpless people, rescue, assistance and ship's dogs; dogs from the Städtisches Tierheim Duisburg (municipal animal shelter) tax free for 24 months. Guard dogs on agricultural premises: a quarter.
- Notes
- Tiered by number of dogs: with 2 dogs €168 per dog, with 3+ dogs €192 per dog (applies to all dogs in the household). No higher tax for listed dogs (the bylaw contains no separate rate; BdSt NRW (taxpayers' association) 2026 confirms). valid_from = entry into force of the 5th amendment; it is not stated since when the rates themselves apply.
- Source
- Hundesteuersatzung der Stadt Duisburg (dog tax bylaw of the City of Duisburg), version of 1 October 2025; also Serviceportal Duisburg, Hundesteuer ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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21 of 51cities with euro rates charge more than Duisburg for the first dog.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Duisburg?
In Duisburg the first dog costs €132 a year. The second dog costs €168, each further dog €192. The rate by number of dogs applies to every dog in the household.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Duisburg?
According to the source, Duisburg does not charge a higher tax for listed dogs. The normal rate applies.
Is there a reduction in Duisburg?
Exemption on application: recipients of social benefits (SGB II/XII) for one dog (not for listed dogs (dangerous dogs)), guide dogs for the blind, dogs of helpless people, rescue, assistance and ship's dogs;
Sources and method
- 📚Hundesteuersatzung der Stadt Duisburg (dog tax bylaw of the City of Duisburg), version of 1 October 2025; also Serviceportal Duisburg, Hundesteuer 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.
