With the § 21 approval in hand, your car is technically cleared. Now get the insurance eVB number — 10 minutes online — and you're ready for the Zulassungsstelle.
✓ Verified: 15/08/2026
WHAT TO DO
Without a German claims history you'll typically start at class SF½ or SF1
After weeks of customs, Datenblatt and Vollabnahme — this takes 15 minutes. Check24↗ or Verivox↗, enter the VIN, choose a policy, receive the eVB number.
Everything else about no-claims classes, tariff comparison and what information the insurer needs is covered in the EU route’s eVB-Nummer step.
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I sorted the insurance on my phone in the TÜV waiting room while the inspector was writing up the Einzelgenehmigung. By the time I walked out, the eVB code was already in my SMS inbox.
After. If the inspection fails or modifications are needed, you'd have a policy for an unregistered vehicle. Once the Einzelgenehmigung is issued, take out the policy immediately.
Use a specialist insurer for import vehicles, or contact a local insurance broker (Versicherungsmakler). With the Einzelgenehmigung § 21 and Datenblatt, you have all the technical data insurers need.