Reisegewerbekarte: Änderung oder Erweiterung der aufgeführten Tätigkeiten beantragen 

You can change or extend the activities listed on the travel trade license with the competent authority.

If you would like to be self-employed in the travel trade, you will need a travel trade license.

You operate a traveling trade if you work as a showman, "flying trader" or owner of a market stall, i.e. if you offer your services or goods at constantly changing locations.

Pursuant to Section 55 of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (Gewerbeordnung), a traveling trade is carried out by anyone who, on a commercial basis, without prior appointment outside their commercial establishment (Section 4 (3) of the Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act) or without having such an establishment

• offers goods for sale or seeks out (sells) or purchases orders,
• offers services or solicits orders for services or
• performs entertaining activities as a showman or in the manner of a showman.

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.

Accordingly, you can apply to the competent authority to change or extend the activities listed on the traveling trade license.

If your itinerant trade activity changes, you must have your itinerant trade card amended by the competent authority if it goes beyond the permitted activities.

• identity card
• Travel trade card

You must already be in possession of a travel trade license for the competent authority to subsequently amend or supplement your travel trade license.

Is based on the respective administrative fee schedule of the federal state or on the fee statutes of the authorities responsible under federal state law.

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the exact amount of the fee depends on the administrative costs. The basic fee is: EUR 22.00 - 127.00.

Once you have submitted the application for the subsequent inclusion, amendment and addition of conditions to your travel trade license to your competent authority and all documents are complete, the competent authority will check whether the relevant requirements have been met.

If all documents are complete, your travel trade license will be amended.

If the documents are complete, the application will be processed promptly.

The change to the travel trade license must be awaited.

• Information on the business start-up portal of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on the subject of trade/travel industry

• Appeal (depending on national law, the appeal may be excluded)
• Administrative court action

• Travel trade activities usually require a permit (travel trade license).
• Permits can be restricted in terms of content, issued with a time limit and subject to conditions
• On application, activities can be added, changed or supplemented at a later date.
• Responsible: Responsibility depends on the respective state law

The contact person is the trade office in your municipality or city administration where you have your habitual residence or where the future company will be based

The contact in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the trade licensing office of the independent town, the large town belonging to the district, the office or the independent municipality in which the activity is to take place.

The municipality or municipal administration/trade office in which you have your habitual residence or in which the future company will be based is responsible for processing the application

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the trade licensing office of the independent town, the large district town, the office or the independent municipality in which the activity is to take place is responsible for processing the application.

• Forms: none
• Written form required: no
• Personal appearance for collection on site: no
• Online procedure possible: yes