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Dog tax Wuppertal 2026
What a dog costs in Wuppertal 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 Wuppertal at a glance
- First dog
- €160
- Second dog
- €288
- Each further dog
- €288
- First listed dog
- €1,000
- Further listed dogs
- €1,000
- Calculation
- The rate depends on the number of dogs and applies to every dog in the household.
- Valid since
- 1 Jan 2014
- Reductions and exemptions
- Dogs from Tierheim Wuppertal or an animal shelter in a neighbouring town tax free for 12 months; dogs of blind, deaf or helpless people (disability marker H) exempt; recipients of Grundsicherung (basic income support): a quarter for one dog (€40). No concessions for listed dogs (dangerous dogs).
- Notes
- With 2 or more dogs €288 per dog (applies to all dogs in the household; dog2 = dog3plus). Listed dog (dangerous dog) €1,000 per dog. Bylaw text 'current version valid from 1 January 2014'; Bund der Steuerzahler NRW (taxpayers' association, as of 12 March 2026) confirms €160/€1,000 for 2026.
- Source
- Hundesteuersatzung der Stadt Wuppertal (dog tax bylaw of the City of Wuppertal) of 16 December 2008 (consolidated version) ↗
Official source, checked on 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
How much is the dog tax in Wuppertal?
In Wuppertal the first dog costs €160 a year. The second dog costs €288, each further dog €288. The rate by number of dogs applies to every dog in the household.
How much is the tax for listed dogs in Wuppertal?
For a dangerous or listed dog, Wuppertal charges €1,000 a year.
Is there a reduction in Wuppertal?
Dogs from Tierheim Wuppertal or an animal shelter in a neighbouring town tax free for 12 months; dogs of blind, deaf or helpless people (disability marker H) exempt; recipients of Grundsicherung (basic income support): a quarter for one dog (€40).
Sources and method
- 📚Hundesteuersatzung der Stadt Wuppertal (dog tax bylaw of the City of Wuppertal) of 16 December 2008 (consolidated version) 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.
