Wood-burning stove ban 2026: what applies and what does not
Short answer
There is no nationwide wood-burning stove ban for 2026.
The 1. BImSchV does not ban every wood-burning stove in Germany. It bans continued operation without proof of the legal limit values. The last nationwide transitional deadline in the ordinance ended on 31 December 2024.
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What is not banned in 2026
No new federal law takes all wood-burning stoves out of service in 2026. A stove with proof of the limit values may keep running without a time limit. The Federal Environment Ministry states this in the transitional rules.
Newer appliances with a type test under the 1. BImSchV remain permitted.
What you may no longer operate
Einzelraumfeuerungsanlagen (single-room firing systems) from before 22 March 2010 need the proof. Without proof the last deadline of 31 December 2024 has expired. After that deadline the options are retrofit, replacement or shutdown.
The limit values are 0,15 grams of dust per cubic metre of flue gas. The second limit is 4 grams of carbon monoxide per cubic metre of flue gas.
Open fireplaces
Open fireplaces are exempt from the 1. BImSchV remediation duty. Under the ordinance you may operate open fireplaces only occasionally. The only allowed fuel is untreated log wood or wood briquettes.
Exemptions from shutdown
- Non-commercial cookers and baking ovens under 15 kilowatts are exempt. Grundöfen (masonry storage stoves) from mineral storage materials are exempt from the remediation duty. Appliances that alone heat a dwelling are exempt from the duty.
- Stoves from before 1 January 1950 are exempt as historic stoves. The Federal Environment Ministry also names bathroom stoves as exempt from the remediation duty.
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