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Dog tax Krefeld 2026
What a dog costs in Krefeld per year: current rates, reductions and a calculator for several dogs and listed dogs.
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Your dog tax
Dog tax in Krefeld at a glance
- First dog
- €112
- Second dog
- €130
- Each further dog
- €148
- First listed dog
- €800
- Further listed dogs
- unknown, no information found online
- Calculation
- The rate depends on the number of dogs and applies to every dog in the household.
- Valid since
- 2025
- Reductions and exemptions
- According to an older secondary source (hunde2.de, 2023): exemption for dogs of people with disability markers B, BL, aG, GL, H; reduction for recipients of SGB II/XII and certified messenger, medical and protection dogs; no concessions for listed dogs (dangerous dogs). Current status not verified.
- Notes
- Official Krefeld pages and bylaw blocked for retrieval; figures from secondary sources. Krefeld tiers by number of dogs kept: with 2 dogs €130 per dog, with 3+ dogs €148 per dog (then applies to all dogs, not just the additional one). Rates rounded up to whole euros, decided November 2024 (xity.de); €112/€800 confirmed by Bund der Steuerzahler NRW (taxpayers' association), as of 12 March 2026. Rate for additional listed dogs: unknown (an older source stated €900, not currently verified).
- Source
- Bund der Steuerzahler NRW (taxpayers' association): Hundesteuersätze 2026 (dog tax rates 2026, alphabetical); also xity.de 22 November 2024 ↗
Secondary source, official source not available online, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Krefeld?
In Krefeld the first dog costs €112 a year. The second dog costs €130, each further dog €148. The rate by number of dogs applies to every dog in the household.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Krefeld?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Krefeld charges €800 a year.
Is there a reduction in Krefeld?
According to an older secondary source (hunde2.de, 2023): exemption for dogs of people with disability markers B, BL, aG, GL, H; reduction for recipients of SGB II/XII and certified messenger, medical and protection dogs; no concessions for listed dogs (dangerous dogs).
Sources and method
- 📚Bund der Steuerzahler NRW (taxpayers' association): Hundesteuersätze 2026 (dog tax rates 2026, alphabetical); also xity.de 22 November 2024 (secondary source) 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.
