FÜDFachübersetzungsdienst
Certified & specialised translation services for D-A-CH – expert, reviewed and on time.
Specialised translations for exporting companies and certified translations by sworn, authorised translators for authorities and courts – in over 70 languages, with a binding fixed price and human accountability.
Certified translators · 50+ industries · quality guarantee
Translation agency for D-A-CH
Your translation service: one contact for specialised and certified translations.
The Fachübersetzungsdienst (FÜD) is a translation agency certified to DIN EN ISO 17100, based in Germany and present in Austria and Switzerland. We translate specialist texts for companies – law, technology, medicine, research and websites – and produce certified translations for authorities and courts – as a professional translation service and agency in over 70 languages.
The difference is in the standard: assigned professional translators instead of a random match, managed terminology instead of word-for-word, a binding price before the order and – where a body requires it – certification by authorised translators. Entirely without machine translation and AI on request. If you are choosing between service models, our translation provider comparison contrasts agency, freelancer and machine translation.
Based outside Germany, Austria or Switzerland? Our German ⇄ English service for English-speaking clients runs under our international brand termbase.
Where do you start?
Three routes to your translation.
Authorities & private
Certificates, diplomas and official documents – certified by authorised translators, recognised nationwide.
Certified translation →Companies & export
Specialist texts with managed terminology – CAT/TM, framework agreement and a binding price up front for exporting companies.
Specialised translation for business →By field
Law, technology, medicine, research or the web – the right professional translator with expertise in your field.
See fields →Who we work for
Those who depend on every word – work with the FÜD.
From corporations to ministries, from publishers to agencies – and for private individuals who need a certified translation. Each group has different demands – as a translation agency with specialised translators, we know them.
Corporations & international companies
Contracts, technical documentation, annual reports, compliance. Consistent terminology across subsidiaries and years – secured via translation memory, framework agreement and four-eyes revision to ISO 17100.
Authorities & ministries
Notices, legal and procedural texts, multilingual citizen information. Binding and traceable – by authorised translators, valid nationwide, GDPR-compliant.
NGOs & international organisations
Reports, applications, legal and field material in many language directions. Sensitive and on time – confidential under NDA, with translation memory for consistent, predictable costs.
International trade & export
Contracts, conformity and customs documents, manuals, certificates. Market access requires the official language (MDR, Machinery Regulation) – translated to standard, certified on request.
Publishers
Non-fiction, specialist and fiction titles. Stylistically sure-footed and terminologically clean, native-speaker – with proofreading on request, on time for the book fair.
Marketing agencies & brands
Campaigns, claims, websites. Impact comes not from literal translation but from transcreation – on-brand and SEO-optimised in the target market.
Fields
The right professional translator for every field.
As a translation agency for specialised and certified translations, we assign every job a translator with expertise in the field – terminology-managed and confidential.
Certified translation
Certificates, diplomas and official documents by authorised translators – recognised nationwide, at a price including delivery.
Legal translation
Contracts, pleadings, T&Cs and court documents – correct legal terminology, confidentiality and NDA on request.
Technical translation
Operating manuals, data sheets and software – terminology-managed to standard, with translation memory across all product lines.
Medical translation
Findings, doctor's letters, IFUs and clinical trials – by medical professional translators, MDR/IVDR-compliant.
Academic translation
Publications, dissertations and grant applications – journal-ready English and discipline-precise terminology.
Websites & software
Localisation of website, shop and app rather than plain translation – including SEO, hreflang and market law.
Price & fixed price
One fixed price – before the order.
The specific price depends on volume, language direction, field and deadline. You receive it bindingly before the order – with no recalculation.
How the FÜD works
From the file to the sealed original.
STEP 1
Upload document
You upload your document securely or request a project – we review volume, language and deadline.
STEP 2
Specialist assigned
A translator qualified for your field takes over – for certificates, a court-authorised translator.
STEP 3
Review & certification
Terminology and quality control to DIN EN ISO 17100; where needed, with a certification note.
STEP 4
PDF first, original by post
You receive the PDF in advance and – for certified translations – the sealed original by post.
Why professional professional translation
Translation is market access – not a luxury.
For export-strong companies, authorities and publishers the right language is rarely optional – often it is a legal requirement. Three reasons why professional translation is a matter for the boardroom.
Export nation Germany
Germany is the world's third-largest goods-exporting nation – around € 1,570 billion in goods exports in 2025. Anyone supplying target markets must communicate there in a legally sound and comprehensible way.
Official languages as a duty
The EU has 24 official languages. The MDR and the new Machinery Regulation require labelling and instructions in the official language of the target country – for EU-wide distribution, up to 24 language versions before market entry.
European Parliament · MDR Art. 10
Reviewed, not generated
For a translation service delivered under ISO 17100, the standard requires revision by a second qualified person; machine-translation plus post-editing is outside the scope of ISO 17100:2015. The FÜD is registered with DIN CERTCO under Reg. 7U517.
With rare languages, availability decides – not price.
A certified translation may only be produced by a court-authorised or publicly appointed and sworn translator. How many there are depends heavily on the language: the justice database lists 7,972 entries for English and eight for Swahili. With rare languages, availability is the real project risk.
An authorisation granted in one federal state applies nationwide before courts and authorities – regardless of where the translator was authorised.
Source: state justice administrations (entries per working language, as of 2025); legal basis Section 142 (3) ZPO.
From D-A-CH to the world – humanly accountable.
Controlled technology (Trados, memoQ, terminology) plus assigned human responsibility – entirely without machine translation and AI on request. Where it is used, translation memories cut costs on repetitions by around 15%.
Technology & AI
The latest technology, used with a clear head.
Technology takes the routine off us – not the judgement. For decades we have worked with CAT tools, translation memories and terminology databases; we use AI and machine translation as a tool within a controlled process revised to DIN EN ISO 17100. The machine brings speed on repetitions and large volumes – the content-critical decisions (numbers, negations, law, medicine, tone) are made by the specialist. Because AI translation often sounds fluent but is not always correct.
One contact for all languages and fields. How we combine technology and specialist judgement – and where raw AI reaches its limits – you can read under specialised translation; for machine-pre-translated raw texts there is post-editing (MTPE).
Services
What the FÜD delivers.
Professional translation
Professional translators, CAT/TM, terminology, QM and final check.
Certified translation
Authorised translators, formal check, price including delivery.
Interpreting
Language mediation matched to occasion and field.
Proofreading & DTP
Proofreading, specialist review and print-/deployment-ready files.
Fields & languages
For your industry, in your language.
As a translation agency for over 70 industries: over 70 languages in numerous combinations – including the top languages of the internet such as English, Spanish, French, Russian and Japanese, with professional translators for your field.
On site in D-A-CH
Your translation agency near you – over 100 locations, reachable nationwide.
Client voices
What our clients say.
“Many thanks to the whole team at your translation agency! You didn't over-promise, your English–German translation was fantastic. Best regards to the translator!”
“For 10 years now we have translated our trade-fair catalogues, annual accounts and certified documents with the FÜD. On this note, thank you for the obliging cooperation!”
“I have done several translations with them. Very professional, friendly and quick service. The cost is also fair comparing to other translation services. I am totally satisfied and will recommend it to my colleagues.”
“Now that's what I call an express translation! Submitted my certificate on Tuesday morning and had it back as a PDF that evening. A day later the original arrived by post. I will recommend your translation agency.”
“Very good customer service! I actually needed advice on a further legalisation and was informed excellently. On top of that, a top price-performance ratio. 5 stars!”
Quality & trust
Controlled, proven, accountable.
Native-speaker principle
Every target language by native speakers in the target country – for idiom that stands out when it is missing.
Terminology & memory
Company glossaries and translation memories secure consistent terms across projects – and lower costs on repetitions.
Rework commitment
If a body objects to the form, we rework it – until the document is accepted.
Confidential to GDPR
Purpose-bound processing, order processing under Art. 28 GDPR, with an NDA on request.
FAQ
Questions for the Fachübersetzungsdienst.
What is the Fachübersetzungsdienst (FÜD)?
What does a translation at the FÜD cost?
Does the FÜD offer certified translations?
Which languages does the FÜD translate into?
Does the FÜD work with machine translation or AI?
How fast does the FÜD deliver?
Do I need an apostille for my translation?
Which documents does the FÜD translate as certified?
Find your entry point
The FÜD at a glance.
One contact, many ways in – by field, document, language or straight to the right service.