Notification Requirement for the Technical Safety Equipment (TSE) in Germany

Written by orderbird Support

Last published at: January 6th, 2026

If you would like to report the notification of your cash register with TSE to the tax office yourself, you can find the Federal Ministry of Finance's instructions for completing the notification on electronic recording systems (eAS).

Not sure if the notification has already been submitted? Log in to MYorderbird.de and click on the menu item “TSE”. If you completed the registration via our registration assistant, the details will be stored there. Otherwise, please contact your tax advisor; they can provide information if the notification was submitted through other means. 

This is what your view looks like when the notification has been successfully completed: 
 

 

 

Registration not yet completed?

Use the orderbird registration assistant

Alternatively, you can use the orderbird registration assistant to report your cash register, fulfilling your notification obligation in just a few clicks: How to fulfill the notification obligation with the registration assistant 

 

Deadlines for the notification obligation

The legislator requires you to register your cash register ("notification obligation"). Since 2025, the following regulations and deadlines apply:

  • Start of the notification process: The notification process will be available from January 1, 2025.
  • Deadline for new cash register systems: All cash register systems purchased after July 1, 2025, must be reported within one month.
  • Deadline for existing cash register systems: Systems purchased before July 1, 2025, must be reported by July 31, 2025, at the latest.
  • Exception for systems taken out of operation: If you purchased your MINI cash register system before July 1, 2025, and had already taken it out of operation by that date, please contact your tax advisor for the best course of action.
  • No exceptions to the notification obligation: There are no exceptions, except for taximeters. Rented and leased cash register systems are treated the same as purchased systems.
  • Notification only possible digitally: Cash register systems can only be reported digitally. "Mein ELSTER" or the ERiC interface are available for this purpose. Alternatively, the notification can be made by uploading an XML file to www.elster.de or soon simply and conveniently through orderbird. We will, of course, keep you up to date on this.

Been with orderbird MINI for a long time?

If you are one of our regular customers, the deadline for reporting existing cash register systems by July 1, 2025, is relevant for you. You can use the orderbird registration assistant to report your cash register, fulfilling your notification obligation in just a few clicks: How to fulfill the notification obligation with the registration assistant