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Do you run a craft which requires a permit independently as a standing company? Then you must have your business entered in the register of craftsmen
can be entered.
Any business operation whose activities are not attributable to itinerant trade or commercial intercourse are standing companies. A commercial branch office is not a requirement.
A standing company is a business of a craft which requires a permit if it is operated in a manner of craftsmanship and fully comprises a trade. The business must be listed in Annex A of the Crafts Act (Handwerksordnung - HwO). Activities which are of significance to this business (essential activities) may also be practised.
You or the person commissioned by you to run the business must fulfil the personal requirements for entry in the register of craftsmen if you
the Chamber of Crafts and Trades (Handwerkskammer) in whose district your future premises are located
The Crafts Ordinance also provides for conditions, in accordance with which you or your company management as
The requirement is that the focus of study of your examination corresponds to the craft to be entered.
Please note: You may only practise the craft which requires a permit which has been entered. Should more than one craft which requires a permit be practised, normally each of these must be entered in the register of craftsmen.
In order to have your company entered in the register of craftsmen, you must make an application. In accordance with what is offered by the chambers of crafts, the application form is available for electronic downloading or can be filled in directly via a form centre. You can also hand in your documents personally and fill in the application on site.
The issuing of a craft card is connected to the entry in the register of craftsmen. With the trade card, you can subsequently identify yourself as a registered craft business.
Registration of craft activity: immediately after commencement
In case of sole traders:
In case of partnerships under the German Civil Code (GbR):
For GmbH, Unternehmergesellschaft, AG, OHG, KG, GmbH&Co KG and other companies inside and outside Germany:
In case of legal persons (GmbH, company, AG, registered co-operative), you must merely fill in the application form for the legal person itself. You must submit all personal documents for all natural persons who are authorised to run the business (for example personal papers).
In case of appointment of a business manager:
Note: If you employ a second person as a business manager, you must also submit the company management declaration and proof of management activities for this person.
Various costs can be incurred. Please make enquiries at the competent chamber of crafts.
If you do not fulfil this requirement, you can apply for an exemption or for validation of the equivalence of any professional qualification acquired abroad.
Information concerning the requirements and the respective procedure can also be found in the following procedural descriptions:
The German original version of this text was drafted in close cooperation with the relevant departments. The Working Committee of the Chamber of Crafts and Trades in Baden-Württemberg (Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Handwerkskammern Baden-Württemberg) released it on 02.08.2019. Only the German text is legally binding. The Federal State does not assume any liability for the translated texts.
In cases of doubt or if you have any questions or problems, please contact the relevant authorities directly.
