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Pink Card
Informal name for the TrZollV § 17 Bescheinigung: the customs exemption card for US military retirees in Germany.
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TrZollV § 17 Bescheinigung (Pink Card): What This Retiree Customs Card Actually Gets You
As of April 2026: the TrZollV § 17 Bescheinigung, the pink-paper customs certificate colloquially called the “Pink Card”, is the German federal customs document that authorizes a retired US service member living in Germany to make on-installation purchases at AAFES exchanges, DeCA commissaries, and certain MWR outlets under a defined customs procedure. It does one…