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Dog tax Hamburg 2026
What a dog costs in Hamburg 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 Hamburg at a glance
- First dog
- €90
- Second dog
- €90
- Each further dog
- €90
- First listed dog
- €600
- Further listed dogs
- €600
- Calculation
- The second dog costs the second rate, each further dog the third.
- Valid since
- unknown, no information found online
- Reductions and exemptions
- Reduction: commercial keeping, dog from a Hamburg animal shelter (Süderstraße). Full or partial waiver for recipients of Bürgergeld (citizen's benefit), Grundsicherung (basic income support) or similar, or with income no more than 25 % above the standard rate. Exemption under certain conditions (own service). No reduction or exemption for listed dogs (dangerous dogs).
- Notes
- Flat rate of €90 per dog, no tiering (dog2 = dog3plus = dog1). Listed dogs (dangerous dogs) €600 per dog per year. Effective date not stated. Legal basis: Hamburgisches Hundesteuergesetz (Hamburg dog tax act).
- Source
- Ermäßigung der Hundesteuer beantragen (apply for a dog tax reduction), hamburg.de ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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46 of 51cities with euro rates charge more than Hamburg for the first dog.
€131is the average for the first dog in the 50 largest German cities.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Hamburg?
In Hamburg the first dog costs €90 a year. The second dog costs €90, each further dog €90.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Hamburg?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Hamburg charges €600 a year.
Is there a reduction in Hamburg?
Reduction: commercial keeping, dog from a Hamburg animal shelter (Süderstraße). Full or partial waiver for recipients of Bürgergeld (citizen's benefit), Grundsicherung (basic income support) or similar, or with income no more than 25 % above the standard rate.
Sources and method
- 📚Ermäßigung der Hundesteuer beantragen (apply for a dog tax reduction), hamburg.de 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.
