Figures · Germany per-diem · destination cn-peking
China, Peking
What Germany publishes for a business trip to China, Peking, under Auslandstagegelder (Verpflegung und Übernachtung). Every line is the authority’s, dated when it applies and when it became knowable.
Dated lines
2 published| From | To | Published | Full day | Travel day | Overnight | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | open | 2025-12-05 | 57 EUR | 38 EUR | 184 EUR | needs a key |
| 2025-01-01 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-02 | 30 EUR | 20 EUR | 185 EUR | open |
Below 8 hours away nothing is payable. Not a prorated share of the travel day: the authority answers that question with zero.
If a meal was provided
2026-01-01 onwardsEach deduction is a share of the full day, on a full day and a travel day alike.
| Meal | Share of the full day | Deducts |
|---|---|---|
| breakfast | 20% | 11.4 EUR |
| lunch | 40% | 22.8 EUR |
| dinner | 40% | 22.8 EUR |
Deductions floor at zero and are never owed back.
Sources
4 citedEinkommensteuergesetz § 9 Abs. 4a, Werbungskosten, Verpflegungspauschalenread 2026-09-05
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estg/__9.htmlEinkommensteuergesetz § 3 Nr. 16, steuerfreie Reisekostenerstattungread 2026-09-02
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/estg/__3.htmlBundesministerium der Finanzen, BMF-Schreiben, 5 December 2025read 2026-09-01
https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Downloads/BMF_Schreiben/Steuerarten/Lohnsteuer/2025-12-05-steuerliche-behandlung-reisekosten-2026.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1Bundesministerium der Finanzen, BMF-Schreiben, 2 December 2024read 2026-09-01
https://www.bundesfinanzministerium.de/Content/DE/Downloads/BMF_Schreiben/Steuerarten/Lohnsteuer/2024-12-02-steuerliche-behandlung-reisekosten-2025.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=15
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5 in this countryGermany splits China by city, so the figure follows which one a trip goes to.China, ChengduChina, HongkongChina, im ÜbrigenChina, KantonChina, Shanghai