{"id":12475,"date":"2025-03-28T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/?p=12475"},"modified":"2025-04-25T12:34:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T12:34:28","slug":"gewerbeanmeldung-schritt-fuer-schritt-erklaert-fuer-menschen-aus-dem-ausland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/gewerbeanmeldung-schritt-fuer-schritt-erklaert-fuer-menschen-aus-dem-ausland\/","title":{"rendered":"Business registration - explained step by step (for people from abroad)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you new to Germany and want to start your own business? No problem! Here we show you Step by step<\/strong>how you can get a Register a business<\/strong> can - simply explained and easy to implement.<\/p>\n

1: Check whether you need a business<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Not every activity is a trade. For example, if you are an artistin, Author<\/em>or a teacher, you often need no trade<\/strong>but contact the Tax office as a freelancer<\/strong> to.
But: If you have an online store, open a hairdressing salon or work as a craftsman, for example, you usually need a Trade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Check your residence permit (if you are not from the EU)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

If you come from a Non-EU country<\/strong> you need a permit to run a business. Make sure that your Residence permit<\/strong> stands:
\u00a0\"Self-employment permitted\" or \"Gainful employment permitted\"
If it doesn't say that, you'll have to do it at the Immigration office<\/strong> request.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Register your business<\/strong><\/h4>\n

You register your business with the Trade office<\/strong> in your city or municipality. You can usually online<\/strong> or do it on site. You need:<\/p>\n

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    Your Identity card<\/strong> or Passport<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    One Address<\/strong> (e.g. your apartment in Germany)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    If necessary: Your Residence permit<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Possibly: Permits or proof (e.g. for a restaurant: proof of hygiene)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    You will then receive a Business registration (trade license)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Step 4: Mail arrives from the tax office<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    After registration, the Tax office<\/strong> one Questionnaire for tax registration<\/strong>. You have to fill it in to get a Tax number<\/strong> to get. Without this number you may do not write invoices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Step 5: Compulsory membership of the IHK or HWK<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Depending on your job, you will automatically become a member of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)<\/strong> or the Chamber of Crafts (HWK)<\/strong>. That is mandatory. You will also receive mail from them.<\/p>\n

    Step 6: Small business regulation or sales tax?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    You can decide whether you want to use the so-called Small business regulation<\/strong> want to use. So you have to no sales tax<\/strong> as long as you do not exceed certain limits. You enter this on the tax office form.<\/p>\n

    ! Important! Business account and bookkeeping<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Even if it is not always mandatory, it is very helpful to have a Own business account<\/strong> to have. You should also have a Simple bookkeeping<\/strong> for example with Excel or an accounting program.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Du bist neu in Deutschland und m\u00f6chtest ein eigenes Gesch\u00e4ft starten? Kein Problem! Hier zeigen wir dir Schritt f\u00fcr Schritt, wie du in Deutschland ein Gewerbe anmelden kannst \u2013 einfach […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,226],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-buerokratie-und-behoerdenwege-fuer-unternehmen","category-gewerbeanmeldung-schritt-fuer-schritt-erklaert-fuer-menschen-aus-dem-ausland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12475"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12479,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12475\/revisions\/12479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bosporus24.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}