Beyond achieving net sales growth, todays medical device market environment requires solid management of both, your gross profit from operations, and your income from customers. Located in the Mannheim Medical Technology Cluster, you are able to benefit from competitive labour cost and taxation schemes that help you drive bottom line growth.
Competitive Labour Cost
Germany offers a favourable overall labour cost development when compared to other major geographies in Europe.
The EU Labour Cost Index includes salaries, social insurance charges for employers and labour-related tax deducting labour-related subsidies.
EU Labour Cost Index Q2/2012
UK | 104.5 |
Germany | 107.4 |
The Netherlands | 107.4 |
Italy | 108.2 |
France | 108.6 |
Belgium | 112.2 |
Source: Eurostat – The Statistical Office of the European Commission: Labour Cost, 2012
Competitive Local Business Tax
Local Business Tax is charged by all territorial authorities. Its key indicator forms the so-called Gewerbesteuer- Hebesatz %.
Local Business Tax comparison for major German commercial areas 2013
Berlin | 410% |
Mannheim | 430% |
Duesseldorf | 440% |
Frankfurt | 460% |
Hamburg | 470% |
Cologne | 475% |
Munich | 490% |
Source: Federal Chamber of Commerce: Realsteuer Hebesätze 2013
Competitive Corporate Income Tax
The Corporate Income Tax does not include other taxes, like local business tax and other comparable taxes of federal and territorial authorities.
Corporate Income Tax comparison of European industrial countries 2012
Standard tax rates in %
Germany | 15.0 |
United Kingdom | 24.0 |
The Netherlands | 25.0 |
Italy | 27.5 |
Belgium | 33.0 |
France | 33.3 |
Source: Federal Ministry of Finance: Wichtigste Steuern im Vergleich, 2012
Company Tax
The Company Tax includes business tax, corporate income tax and other comparable taxes of federal and territorial authorities.
Company Tax comparison of European industrial countries 2012
Tax burden of incorporated companies (nominal) in %
United Kingdom | 24.00 |
The Netherlands | 25.00 |
Germany | 29.83 |
Italy | 31.40 |
Belgium | 33.99 |
France | 36.10 |
Source: Federal Ministry of Finance: Wichtigste Steuern im Vergleich, 2012