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Cornerrr in Germany
A website builder for selling in Germany, in German
Describe your business in German and Cornerrr writes your website in German, with products, a request form and a Stripe checkout that offers Klarna, SEPA Direct Debit and cards. Germany asks more of online shops than most countries; here it is in plain words.
- Free to build and preview
- Payments by Stripe
- No transaction fees from Cornerrr
Selling online in Germany
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Standard VAT rate
- 19%
- Popular ways to pay
- Klarna, Credit and debit cards, SEPA Direct Debit
- Web address
- Free yourname.cornerrr.com, or your own .de
- Language
- German
- Payments
- Your own Stripe account
Payments
How people in Germany pay online.
Germans like to choose how they pay. PayPal is the method many shoppers look for first, but it isn’t available through Cornerrr’s checkout today. What comes closest: paying after delivery by invoice, an old German habit that Klarna’s “Pay later” covers, SEPA Direct Debit (Lastschrift), Amazon Pay, and cards with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Paying in advance by bank transfer (Vorkasse) isn’t available at checkout, and giropay and Sofort have closed, so Pay by Bank covers payments straight from a bank account.
Before you start
Selling online in Germany: what to know.
An Impressum on every website
Commercial websites in Germany need an Impressum under § 5 of the Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz (DDG): your name and address, a fast way to reach you including email, your trade register entry and VAT ID if you have them, and more for regulated professions. Add it as its own page, linked in the footer.
Kleinunternehmer or 19% VAT
If your turnover was at most €25,000 last year and stays under €100,000 this year, the small-business rule (§ 19 UStG) lets you charge no VAT; say so on your invoices. Otherwise charge 19%, or 7% where the reduced rate applies, and show prices “inkl. MwSt.” with a note on delivery costs.
Price details the law asks for
The Price Indication Ordinance (PAngV) asks for the total price including VAT, delivery costs before checkout, and a unit price per kilogram or liter for goods sold by weight or volume, such as coffee, honey or soap. When you advertise a discount, compare it with your lowest price of the last 30 days.
Widerrufsrecht and the withdrawal button
Customers can withdraw within 14 days of delivery without giving a reason. Give them your Widerrufsbelehrung and the model withdrawal form before they buy. EU rules in force since 19 June 2026 also ask for a clearly labeled online withdrawal function; Cornerrr adds one (“Vertrag widerrufen”) to your store’s footer and emails an acknowledgement of receipt; mention it in your Widerrufsbelehrung.
Wording of the order button
The last button before payment must make clear that the order costs money (“zahlungspflichtig bestellen” is the classic wording). On Cornerrr you can rename the cart’s checkout button, and the final button sits on Stripe’s checkout page; check with your adviser that the wording works for you.
Packaging register (LUCID)
Before you send parcels to consumers in Germany, register with the LUCID packaging register and license your packaging, shipping boxes and filler included, with a dual system (duales System). It applies from the first parcel, whatever your size.
Privacy under the DSGVO
GDPR (DSGVO in German) applies to your customer data. Publish a Datenschutzerklärung that names the services you use, such as Stripe for payments, and ask only for the details you need in forms. Cornerrr’s AI drafts a privacy page for you to check.
General information, current as of October 2026, not legal or tax advice. Rules and rates change, so check them with an accountant or adviser, or the official sources, before you rely on them.
Cornerrr
Built for businesses in Germany
Prices in euros
Set your store’s currency to EUR and your products, shipping rates and checkout use it. Cornerrr works with about 140 currencies, one per web address.
VAT at checkout
Turn on Stripe Tax in your Stripe account and Cornerrr asks it to work out VAT for each order at checkout, on any paid plan. You can collect business customers’ VAT numbers too.
Your words in German
Describe your business in German and Cornerrr writes your pages in German. Stripe Checkout shows in German too. A few built-in cart and account labels are still in English today.
Local ways to pay
Checkout is Stripe’s own, so the local payment methods you turn on in Stripe show up for the customers who can use them, next to cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Local tips
Make it feel local
Have your legal pages checked
A missing Impressum detail or an outdated Widerrufsbelehrung can bring an Abmahnung, a costly warning letter from a competitor or an association. Many small shops use a lawyer or a legal-text service for these pages, then paste the text into their own pages on Cornerrr.
Say how and when you ship
Name your carrier (DHL, Hermes, DPD or GLS), your dispatch time and whether you deliver to a DHL Packstation, which many Germans use. When you add a DHL tracking number to an order, the shipping email links straight to tracking.
Choose du or Sie, then stick to it
Describe your business in German so the website is written in German from the start, then decide how you address customers: du suits a young streetwear label, Sie suits most crafts and services. Ask the assistant to keep every page in the same form.
Make shipping and payment easy to find
German shoppers check delivery costs and payment methods before they trust a new shop. Add “Versand” and “Zahlungsarten” pages to your menu, show a real address and phone number, and say up front that customers can pay after delivery with Klarna.
How it works
From a few words to your website, live.
Step 1: Describe your business
A sentence or two is enough: what you do, who it’s for and how people buy from you.
Step 2: We build it while you watch
Cornerrr writes your pages, adds your products or services, and picks the colours, fonts and look. It takes about a minute.
Step 3: Connect payments
Link a Stripe account, or create one in a few minutes. Your customers pay you directly.
Step 4: You’re live
Publish on your free Cornerrr web address, or use your own. Change anything later by asking.
Pricing
Free to build. Simple plans to go live.
Build and preview for free, no card needed. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial, and Cornerrr adds no transaction fees. Plan prices are in US dollars; your customers pay you in EUR.
Starter
Go live and start selling.
$19a month
Most popular
Growth
For growing businesses with subscriptions and deliveries.
$49a month
Pro
For several stores and bigger catalogues.
$99a month
Questions
Good to know
Can my website be in German?
Yes. Describe your business in German and Cornerrr writes the website’s words in German, and Stripe’s checkout page is shown in German too. A few built-in labels on the cart and account pages are still in English today; you can rename the add-to-cart and checkout buttons.
Does Cornerrr create my Impressum?
No. There’s no Impressum generator, but you can add an Impressum page in a minute and paste your own details or your lawyer’s text. Cornerrr’s AI drafts privacy, refund, shipping and terms pages as drafts to review, not as legal advice.
Can customers pay on invoice, the way many Germans like to?
Yes, through Klarna’s “Pay later”: customers pay after delivery while Stripe pays you upfront, and Billie gives business buyers invoice terms. PayPal isn’t available through Cornerrr’s checkout today, so Klarna, SEPA Direct Debit and Amazon Pay are the closest choices to offer.
Do I charge VAT as a Kleinunternehmer?
No. Under § 19 UStG you charge no VAT while you stay within the limits (€25,000 last year, €100,000 this year). Once you pass them, turn on Stripe Tax on a paid plan and it works out the 19% or 7% at checkout. This is general information; check with your Steuerberater.
Do I need any technical skills?
No. You describe your business in your own words and Cornerrr builds the website. Afterwards you change things by clicking, or by asking the assistant in plain words.
How much does it cost?
Building and previewing your website is free, with no card needed. To go live and take payments, choose a plan from $19 a month. Every paid plan starts with a 14-day free trial; a card is needed to start it.
Payment methods used in Germany
All payment methodsStart your website in Germany.
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