Discontinuing a business or temporarily closing it

Deregister business

Would you like to discontinue your business or change the legal form of your business? Then you must deregister your business.

Craft register data deletion

Your skilled crafts roll data will be deleted when the registration requirements no longer apply.

List of members of the Chamber of Engineers Deletion

You can terminate your membership of the State Chamber of Engineers by submitting an informal written application.

Notification of the commencement or cessation of operations for the commercial manufacture and/or trade of weapons Acceptance

The holder of a weapons manufacturing license or weapons trading license must notify the competent authority of the commencement and cessation of operations as well as the opening and closing of a branch office within two weeks (Section 21 (6) WaffG).

Notification of the commencement or termination of operation of a shooting range Receipt

In the case of mobile shooting ranges, a one-time permit is required before the initial installation.

In the case of shooting ranges for testing, no permit is required.

Apply for deletion from the professional register for tax consultants (waiver)

If you no longer work as tax advisors, tax agents and tax consulting companies, you must submit a waiver to have your entry deleted from the register.

List of Consulting Engineers Deletion

By submitting an informal written application, you can have your registration as a consulting engineer cancelled by the State Chamber of Engineers.

List of sworn interpreters Deletion

With the deletion of entries, the interpreter and

Translator directory must be kept up to date.

Deregistering a company for tax purposes

If you cease or relocate a business or permanent establishment, you must inform your local tax office.

Cancellation of a register entry by the Chamber of Crafts

If the requirements for entry in the register of craftsmen or the register of proprietors of a business, non-licensed craft or craft-like trade are no longer met and the Chamber of Crafts becomes aware of this, the deletion is carried out ex officio.

Deletion of one of several trades or trades similar to crafts

If you are registered with the Chamber of Crafts with several crafts or trade-like trades and some of these commercial activities are not to be continued, you must apply for their deletion.

Apply for deletion of membership with the Chamber of Crafts

If the operation of a craft or trade-like trade is no longer to be continued, you must apply to your Chamber of Crafts for deletion.

Notification of the termination of the authorized or notified operation or handling Receipt

If you no longer wish to operate an X-ray device, you must inform the responsible radiation protection authority.

Consequences of the dissolution of a compensation association established in cooperation with the artists' social security fund

If the equalisation association of which you are a member dissolves or you leave the equalisation association, you will have to take care of your obligations towards the Künstlersozialkasse (KSK) yourself again.

Registering, reforming or closing a business

If you want to establish an undertaking in Germany, you will have to comply with certain rules and requirements. This document provides information about establishing, running and closing an undertaking, e.g. about obtaining a trading licence.

Point of Single Contact

The pan-European network of  Points of Single Contact can provide you with details of any legal requirements and help you to complete relevant procedures.

Notify the Federal Network Agency of termination of activity as a provider of postal services

If your company is entered in the digital directory of postal service providers at the Federal Network Agency, but you no longer provide postal services, you must report the termination of your activity.

Notify the artists' social insurance fund of the company's mission

If you have given up or discontinued your business, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse. The cessation of your company leads to the termination of the artists' social security contribution obligation.

Deregistering a company, self-employed or freelance activity with the statutory accident insurance fund

If your company ceases operations, you must inform your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund. The same applies in the event that you cease your freelance or self-employed activity.

Apply for, change or cancel voluntary insurance or supplementary insurance with the statutory accident insurance scheme

If you are not insured against accidents at work by law, you can apply for voluntary insurance. You can change or cancel the insurance at any time.