External sector statistics

Reports K3, K4

The reporting forms have been revised with effect from 31 December 2009 pursuant to Regulation 89 Amending the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation. Please use the new forms below to submit your report for the 2010 reporting year to the Deutsche Bundesbank, service centre “Aussenwirtschaftsstatistik”, 55148 Mainz, Germany.

As a number of the balance sheet items to be reported have changed in comparison with current forms, please use the older forms for ex post reports for the 2009 reporting year (these can be found at the bottom of this page).

Supplementary instructions for filling in forms and frequently asked questions

• Instructions for reporting the direct investment position
• Supplementary instructions for banks' reports on the direct investment position
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Reporting forms and nil reports

The explanatory notes on the reports are an essential part of the reporting forms. Please read the explanatory notes before completing the forms.

Reporting forms K 3 for the 2010 reporting year

• K3 Sheet 1 - Residents' assets in foreign economic territories
• K3 Sheet 2 - Residents' assets in foreign economic territories: level and composition of assets
• K3 - Notes on completing reporting form K 3

Reporting forms K 4 for the 2010 reporting year

• K4 Sheet 1 - Non-residents' assets in Germany
• K4 Sheet 2 - Non-residents' assets in Germany: level and composition of assets
• K4 - Notes on completing reporting form K 4

Nil Reports

• Nil report K 3
• Nil report K 3
• Nil report K 4
• Nil report K 4

Procedure references

Parties required to report

Annex K3 to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation

• Enterprises and individuals whose shares or voting rights held directly in a non-resident enterprise amount to 10% or more provided that the non-resident enterprise concerned has a balance sheet total equivalent to over €3 million. If an enterprise held directly abroad is dependent on a German investor (majority stake), any other foreign participating interests that are dependent on this foreign enterprise also have to be reported.

Annex K4 to the Foreign Trade and Paymants Regulation

• Enterprises with a balance sheet total of more than €3 million if one or several affiliated non-resident enterprises hold 10% or more of the shares or voting rights in the enterprise. If the majority stake in a German enterprise is held abroad, any other enterprise in Germany dependent on the party required to report has also to be reported.

Methods of submitting reports

• On paper (reporting forms K 3 and K 4)
• via ExtraNet (reporting forms as Excel files)

Reporting deadline

• The reports are to be submitted by the last working day of the sixth month following the balance sheet date

Where to submit reports

Reports are to be sent to

• Deutsche Bundesbank
• Servicezentrum Aussenwirtschaftsstatistik
• 55148 Mainz

Reporting year 2009

Please use these forms for ex post reports for the 2009 reporting year.

Reporting forms K 3 for the 2009 reporting year

• K 3 sheet 1 - Residents' foreign assets
• K 3 sheet 1 - Notes
• K 3 sheet 2 - Residents' foreign assets: level and composition of assets
• K 3 sheet 2 - Notes

Reporting forms K 4 for the 2009 reporting year

• K 4 sheet 1 - Non-residents' assets in Germany
• K 4 sheet 1 - Notes
• K 4 sheet 2 - Non-residents' assets in Germany: level and composition of assets
• K 4 sheet 2 - Notes