Register a trade

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1. Register a trade

Anyone starting a fixed-place trade must register it with the competent authority; procedural details are regional.

When?

A permanent trade generally has to be registered when it begins; activities requiring a permit must be authorised before starting.

Where / who?

Competent trade authority at the place of the business establishment. Trade registration is not determined solely from your private home address.

What to prepare?

Identity details, business/activity information and, for trades requiring a permit, the required evidence.

What to check?

Gewerbeanmeldung does not replace tax or professional-law registrations.

Official source: Bundesportal

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