Trade licence
Trade licence registration for sole traders — free, craft and regulated trades, plus the registrations that follow.
- Deadline
- Usually a matter of days once the complete file has been supplied.
- What we will need
- 4
- Price
- price on request
What the service covers
We arrange your trade licence from choosing the right trade category through to the extract from the Trade Register. We determine whether your activity is a free, craft or regulated trade and what has to be evidenced for it.
Craft and regulated trades require proof of professional competence. If you do not have it, there is a route via a responsible representative — we explain how that works and what it involves.
Registration is followed by registrations with the tax office, the social security administration and a health insurance company. We make sure none of them is left open.
Steps
- Step 01
Identifying the trade
We establish which trade category your activity falls under and what has to be evidenced.
within 24 h - Step 02
Paperwork
We prepare the notification and gather proof of competence where it is required.
1–3 days - Step 03
Filing at the office
We file the notification with the trade licensing office.
per office - Step 04
Follow-up registrations
We register you with the tax office, the social security administration and health insurance.
per office
What we will need
- Proof of identity
- Proof of professional competence (for craft and regulated trades)
- Consent of the property owner to the registered address
- For foreign nationals, proof of the right to reside
Questions about this service
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