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Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Register of craftsmen Registration of a craft ancillary business

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A craft ancillary business exists if, in conjunction with another business superordinate as the main enterprise, craft services are provided to third parties to a not inconsiderable extent. There is an obligation to be entered in the Register of Craftsmen for craft ancillary businesses which:

  • with a utility or other commercial enterprise under public law,
  • with a company of a craft subject to licensing, industry, trade, agriculture or other economic and professional sectors

are linked if goods or services are produced or provided in them for third parties (not for the main business) in a craft subject to licensing. Ancillary companies according to § 3 Handwerksordnung (HwO) are not subject to registration.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the Chamber of Crafts (HWK), in whose district the main business or the secondary operation is located.

This procedure can also be carried out through a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by municipalities and the state for service providers.

Which documents are required?

  • for sole proprietorships:
    • Application for registration
    • Copy of identity cardor comparable identification document
    • Proof of qualification (copy of master craftsman's certificate, technical certificate, etc.) of the owner (see there for employed plant manager)
    • Copy of business registration (can be submitted later after entry in the register of craftsmen)
  • for companies under civil law (GbR):
    • Application for registration
    • Copies of the identity cardor a comparable identification document of the partners or authorised representatives
    • Copy of the articles of association
    • Proof of qualification (copy of master craftsman's certificate, technical certificate, etc.) of all shareholders (see there for employed plant manager)
    • Copy of business registration (can be submitted later after entry in the register of craftsmen)
  • for GmbH, Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt), AG, OHG, KG, GmbH & Co. KG and other domestic or foreign companies:
    • Application for registration
    • Copies of the identity cardor a comparable identification document of the partners or authorised representatives
    • Copy of the extract from the commercial register - in the case of a company belonging to the EU: submission of a translation of the extract from the registerof the country of origin
    • Copy of business registration (can be submitted later after entry in the register of craftsmen)
  • in the case of the appointment of a manager:
    • • Operations manager's declaration
    • • Copy of the manager's employment contract
    • • Proof of qualification of the plant manager (copy of master craftsman's certificate, diploma certificate, industrial master craftsman's certificate, technical product, exemption, exercise authorization, etc.)
    • • If applicable, confirmation of registration from the collection office (health insurance fund) about the registration of the employee

What are the fees?

Fees are charged in accordance with the scale of fees of the competent authority. Please contact the competent authority.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

What else should I know?

Further information can be found in the service Register of craftsmen Registration of trade subject to licensing .

Legal basis

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families