Travelling trade licence: Apply for renewal

  • Short text

    • Travelling trade activities always require a permit (travelling trade licence), which can be restricted in terms of content, issued with a time limit and subject to conditions.
    • The period of validity can be extended retrospectively on request.
  • Full text

    If you work as a showman, "travelling salesman" or owner of a market stall, i.e. if you offer your services or goods at constantly changing locations, you are operating a travelling trade. To do this, you need a travelling trade licence.

    If you have a temporary travelling trade licence, you can renew it with the competent authority.

    If you as an EU citizen are only temporarily active across borders, you do not need a travelling trade licence.

  • Basis for action(s)

  • Required documents

    • Travelling trade card
    • Proof of showman's liability insurance
    • Certificate of good conduct for submission to authorities
    • Extract from the central trade register GZR
    • Tax clearance certificates from the tax office
    • Business deregistration
    • Extract from the register of co-operatives or extract from the commercial register
    • Certificate in accordance with the Infection Protection Act (only if offering food for sale with the exception of fruit and vegetables)

    The competent authority may request further documents in individual cases.

  • Prerequisites

    You have the necessary reliability.

  • Costs (fees, expenses, etc.)

    Prepayment: No
    for the subsequent inclusion, amendment and supplementation of conditions; excluding the costs for the certificate of good conduct and the extract from the central trade register

  • Deadlines

    Usually 3 months.

    Time limit: 10 years

  • Forms

    You can obtain the application for an extension of a travelling trade licence from the competent authority or online from the application assistant.

  • Author

    Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal
  • Typing

    3b
  • Responsible office

    The competent authorities are the independent cities, the large towns belonging to the district, as well as the authorities and independent municipalities in which the person concerned has their habitual residence or the company has or will have its registered office.

  • Supporting institutions

    Chambers of industry and commerce, chambers of skilled trades, districts, independent cities or large towns belonging to a district, the responsible local authority or the administration of the independent municipality provide support with the application.


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