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Registration in the goAML web portal

Service Description

As a member or member of certain groups of persons in the financial and non-financial sector, you are obliged to submit an electronic report to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the General Customs Directorate (GZD) if you suspect money laundering. This includes, for example:

  • Credit institutions, financial services institutions, payment institutions and e-money institutions
  • Agents
  • Insurance institutions

To submit the report, you must first register on the goAML web portal (AML: Anti Money Laundering).

All obliged entities within the meaning of the Money Laundering Act (GWG) must register with the FIU from January 1, 2024 at the latest.

Process flow

Before you can submit a suspicious activity report, you must register once on the goAML web portal. Proceed as follows:

  • Call up the goAML web portal.
  • Click on "Register".
    • For a new registration as the main responsible person, please always select "Register as obligated party or reporting authority".
    • If you want to log in to the web portal as a secondary user for an already registered organization, select "Register as an already registered organization". In this case, please note that you can only use an e-mail address once.
  • In any case, you always register as an organization in goAML, regardless of whether you are a natural or legal person. Enter the data of the person with primary or secondary responsibility.
  • Follow the further steps in the form and upload the required verification document. After successful registration, the copy of the submitted document will be destroyed immediately by the FIU.
  • Submit the form.
  • You will receive confirmation of submission by e-mail
  • The FIU checks your registration and activates your access.
  • You will receive confirmation of activation and further information on the goAML web portal and on the subject of money laundering and combating terrorism by e-mail.

You can now log in to the goAML web portal and submit a suspicious activity report.

Requirements

You have a suspicion of money laundering and belong to one of the following groups of persons:

  • Credit institutions, financial services institutions, payment institutions and e-money institutions
  • Agents and e-money agents
  • independent traders who carry out payment services on behalf of a payment service provider or distribute or redeem e-money from a credit institution
  • other financial undertakings whose main activity is, for example, money brokerage
  • insurance companies and insurance intermediaries, insofar as they offer or broker life insurance activities, accident insurance or loans
  • capital management companies
  • freelance legal, business and tax advisors, insofar as they participate in the planning or execution of transactions for their clients, for example the management of assets, or carry out financial or real estate transactions in the name and on behalf of their clients, for example:
    • Lawyers,
    • notaries public,
    • tax consultants,
    • chartered accountants and auditors,
    • legal advisors,
    • income tax assistance associations
  • persons providing services for companies and for trust assets or trustees who do not belong to the aforementioned professions if they provide services for third parties, for example the formation of a legal entity or partnership
  • Real estate agents and real estate marketers
  • Persons involved in the organization and brokerage of games of chance
  • Persons dealing in goods

Which documents are required?

Identification by copy of identity card or passport:

It is important that the information about

  • Validity of the document and
  • ID number,
  • name,
  • date of birth and
  • nationality are visible.

The private address is not required.

Identification by alternative documents:

Legal entity or partnership:

  • the body authorized to represent you, for example a member of the board of directors of a public limited company authorized to represent you, can confirm your identity to the FIU in writing

Natural person:

  • Registration application via the forms management system of the Federal Financial Administration (FMS) with a signature notarized by the competent federal, state or local authority

Other registration documents:

Obligated persons with money laundering officers:

  • Certificate of appointment to the registration application
  • Business registration

Obligated persons without an anti-money laundering officer:

  • Form 033571 "Annex to the application for registration for the IT procedure goAML; Appointment - FIU -"
  • Business registration

What are the fees?

Administration Fee: free of charge
Registration is free of charge. You may have to expect costs for obtaining the verification documents.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

You must register before submitting a suspicious activity report.

Processing duration

Processing Time: 1 - 2 Working days
Activation will take place within the above-mentioned period if all the necessary documents have been submitted.

Legal basis

Applications / forms

  • No legal remedies are provided for.

Further Information

Author

Forwarding service: Deep link to the origin portal

Generalzolldirektion (GZD)

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)

Professionally released on

24.06.2024

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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Generalzolldirektion (GZD), Zentrale Auskunft Zoll

Address
Carusufer 3-5
01099 Dresden, Stadt

Postal address
Post office box 100761
01077 Dresden, Stadt
Telephone
+49 228 303-26020
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+49 228 303-26030
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+49 228 303-26040
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Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00

Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00

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