If you wish to relocate your business’s principal place of business within the jurisdiction of the municipality that previously had jurisdiction, you must re-register your business. The same applies if you change the location of your principal place of business or the location of a branch office or dependent branch. The local business registration office or public order office is responsible for this.

The following are exempt from business re-registration:

• Primary production (livestock farming, crop farming, hunting, forestry, and fishing)
• Liberal professions 
• Management of one’s own assets

If you change the nature of your business activities, you must also re-register your business. This is the case, for example, if you begin to offer goods or services in your business—either exclusively or in addition to your existing offerings—that are not customary for your registered business.

In addition, you must file a business re-registration if your name as a business owner or the name of the legal entity acting as a business owner changes.

The re-registration must be carried out by the following persons or their authorized representatives:

• for sole proprietorships, by the business owner themselves
• for legal entities, such as a limited liability company (GmbH) or a stock corporation (AG), by the legal representatives
• for partnerships, such as general partnerships (OHG), limited partnerships with share capital (KG), civil law partnerships (GbR), and limited liability companies and limited partnerships (GmbH & Co. KG), business registration updates must be submitted by all partners authorized to manage the business.

If you relocate your business headquarters to the jurisdiction of another municipality, you must register the business at the new location. It is not necessary to deregister at the previous location.

• In person: immediately
• If you re-register in writing or electronically, you will receive confirmation of receipt of your re-registration within 3 days, provided that the re-registration form has been completed correctly and in full and the necessary documents are available.

Required documents

• Printed and completed business registration form
• Copy of ID card or residence permit for non-EU citizens (front and back) or copy of passport along with a current certificate of residence (not older than three months)

For skilled trades

• Proof of registration in the trade register

For registered companies

• Printed and completed business registration form
• Copies of the ID cards of the persons in management
• Copy of the commercial register entry

For dependent branches

• Printed and completed business registration form
• Copies of the ID cards of the members of management
• Copy of the commercial register entry for the main branch (if registered with the local court)
• Business registration of the main branch

For representation of the business owner or managing director

• Written power of attorney
• Original ID of the person granting the power of attorney
• Original ID of the person acting under power of attorney
• One copy each (front and back) of the ID card or residence permit for non-EU citizens

Note: A driver’s license, health insurance card, or similar documents are not sufficient and will not be accepted. You must present an ID card, residence permit, or passport along with a certificate of registration!

The costs are based on the respective administrative fee regulations of the state and on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under state law.

By bank transfer after receiving a fee notice.

Please indicate the subject matter of the contract as stated in the fee notice.