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Media Reclaim

  TUM Staff TUM Students Non-Members of TUM
Return request – 1st notice not applicable 7.50 EUR 7.50 EUR
Return request – 2nd notice* not applicable 10.00 EUR 10.00 EUR
Return request – 3rd notice* not applicable 25.50 EUR
(incl. 5.50 EUR
processing charges)
25.50 EUR
(incl. 5.50 EUR
processing charges)
Return order – final notice* not applicable 35.50 EUR
(inkl. 5.50 EUR
processing charges)
35.50 EUR
(incl. 5.50 EUR
processing charges)
Administrative charges
following reclaim procedures
12.50 EUR not applicable not applicable

* The costs of the individual return requests add up.

Payment Options

Bank Transfer

It is also possible to pay via bank transfer to the Bavarian State Treasury:

Account Holder: Freistaat Bayern
IBAN: DE 1070 0500 0000 0002 4866
BIC: BYLADEMMXXX
Bank: Bayerische Landesbank

Include the billing code (BKZ) with each transaction as specified on the media reclaim letters.

Tip: A shortcut to unblock your library account: Send your payment receipt per e-mail to media.reclaim@ub.tum.de [1]

ePayBayern

Payment can also be made via the ePayBayern portal: https://epay.bayern.de [2]

You can choose between the following payment methods:

  • MasterCard (3D Secure)
  • Visa (3D Secure)
  • Direct Debit
  • PayPal

Include the billing code (BKZ) with each transaction as specified on the media reclaim letters.

Tip: A shortcut to unblock your library account: Sent your payment receipt per email to media.reclaim@ub.tum.de [1]

Cash Payment

This is possible at the following TUM Bursar's Offices during the respective payment hours. Bring along the media reclaim letter that you received by mail.

TUM Bursar's Offices Payment Hours Exemptions
Main Campus
Referat 37, Room 1157
Arcisstrasse 21
80333 Munich
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday
of the month
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Outside of payment hours and on public holidays cash payment is not possible.
Campus Garching
Verwaltungsstelle Garching
Walter-Meißner-Strasse 2,
85748 Garching
Every 4th Wednesday
of the month
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Campus Weihenstephan
Room 4101.01.115,
Alte Akademie 1-3 (4101)/I,
85354 Freising
Every 2nd Wednesday
of the month
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.


Further information

Info Sheet on Media Reclaim: Payment options (PDF, 150 KB) [3]
Information on loan periods, renewals, and returns [4]

Template letters: English translations of the return request notices

This translation is provided for your convenience only. The original German letters you received by email or post are the only legally binding versions. Please refer to the original letters for information on due dates and billing references.

Return Request – 1st Notice [5]
Return Request – 2nd Notice [6]
Return Request – 3rd Notice [7]
Return Request – Final Notice / Return Order [8]


Source URL (modified on 10.10.2025 - 19:29):https://www.ub.tum.de/en/mrf

Links
[1] mailto:media.reclaim@ub.tum.de [2] https://epay.bayern.de [3] https://www.ub.tum.de/files/0046_beiblatt_medienrueckforderung_de_en.pdf [4] https://www.ub.tum.de/en/renewing-returning [5] https://www.ub.tum.de/files/media_reclaim_1st_notice.pdf [6] https://www.ub.tum.de/files/media_reclaim_2nd_notice.pdf [7] https://www.ub.tum.de/files/media_reclaim_3rd_notice.pdf [8] https://www.ub.tum.de/files/media_reclaim_4th_final_notice.pdf