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If you are active as a showman, "flying trader" or owner of a market stall, i.e. if you offer your services or goods at constantly changing locations, you are operating a traveling trade. To do this, you need a traveling trade license.
You must carry this with you when carrying out your activity and present it to the local competent authority on request. As an employer, you must hand over a duplicate or a certified copy of the traveling trade card to employees in your company who have direct customer contact without your presence or who work at a different location to you.

If, as an EU citizen, you are only temporarily working across borders, you do not need a traveling trade card.

• Extract from the register of cooperatives or extract from the commercial register
• Certificate of good conduct for submission to authorities
• Proof of liability insurance for showmen
• Extract from the central trade register GZR
• Certificate in accordance with the Infection Protection Act (only if offering food for sale with the exception of fruit and vegetables)
• Tax clearance certificates from the tax office
• Business registration (confirmation)

The competent authority may request further documents in individual cases.

You have the necessary reliability.

Fee range for the issue of a travel trade license: EUR 64.00 - 414.00

Anyone wishing to operate a traveling trade requires a permit (traveling trade card). The traveling trade license may be restricted in terms of content, issued with a time limit and subject to conditions, insofar as this is necessary for the protection of the general public or consumers. Under the same conditions, the subsequent inclusion, amendment and addition of conditions is also permitted.

Usually 3 months.

Apply for a travel trade license

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

Forms are available from the competent authority, online via the application assistant or via the single point of contact.