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Registration guide
How to Set Up a Trade Licence in 2026
You can register it online in roughly twenty minutes, or in person at the trade licensing office (živnostenský úřad). The office will enter you in the register and assign an IČO (business ID) within 5 working days.
800 Kč online
IČO within 5 working days
1 form (JRF)
no tax registration since 2024
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Online from home
~20 minutes · 800 Kč
You need: bank identity or a data box (datová schránka)
Online guideIn person at the office
personal visit · 1,000 Kč
You need: identity card, cash or a card
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Indicative procedure — verify the current conditions and fees with the trade licensing office.
- Check that you meet the conditions legal capacity and good standing (clean criminal record)
- Choose the type of trade and the field → Choose a field
- Document your professional qualification education or work experience in the field; otherwise appoint a responsible representative → detail
- Sort out your business address your residence or the property owner's consent is enough
- Sort out your business address a virtual or shared registered address → How to get an address
- Prove good standing (EU citizen) criminal-record extract from both the Czech Republic and your home country; you don't need to report residence
- Sort out residence and documents (third country) residence permit for the purpose of business + criminal-record extract from your home country → Trade licence for foreigners
- Fill in the Single Registration Form (JRF)
- Submit the notification online via Identita občana or your data box (a concession is an application, not a notification) → How to file online
- Submit the notification in person at any municipal trade licensing office (a concession is an application, not a notification) → Find an office
- Pay the administrative fee 800 Kč for electronic filing (−20 %)
- Pay the administrative fee 1,000 Kč for the first notification
- Wait for the concession to be approved the office decides in administrative proceedings (typically 30-60 days) and may request another authority's opinion
- Wait for your IČO and the extract within 5 working days of the notification
- Receive your IČO and the extract once the concession decision takes legal effect
- After registration: ČSSZ, health insurer, data box, tax → What comes next
Which type of trade do you need?
The Trade Licensing Act divides trades into four groups according to the qualification you must demonstrate. The most common is the unqualified trade (živnost volná) — you need no education for it.
How much it costs
| Action | Fee | Electronically (−20 %) |
|---|---|---|
| First notification of a trade | 1,000 Kč | 800 Kč |
| Each further notification / application for a concession | 500 Kč | 400 Kč |
| Change of details + new extract | 100 Kč | 80 Kč |
| Suspension / cancellation of a trade | 0 Kč | — |
| Adding another field to an unqualified trade | 0 Kč | — |
Since 1 January 2025, revenue stamps can no longer be used for payment. If you notify several trades at once, you pay the fee only once at the highest rate.
Where to submit the notification in person
Any municipal trade licensing office in the Czech Republic will accept the notification — you are not bound by your place of residence. Find the nearest one.
Are you a foreigner?
We have summarised the procedure for EU and third-country nationals (residence, documents, criminal record extract) in a separate guide: Trade licence for foreigners →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to set up a trade licence in 2026?
The administrative fee for the first notification is 1,000 Kč; for an electronic submission it is 800 Kč. The assignment of an IČO (business ID) is free of charge.
How long does it take to set up a trade licence?
For notifiable trades, the office issues the extract within 5 working days. The trade authorisation arises on the very day of notification.
Do I need to register for income tax after setting up my trade licence?
No. The registration of natural persons for income tax was abolished as of 1 January 2024.
Can I notify a trade anywhere?
Yes, at any municipal trade licensing office in the Czech Republic, or online via rzp.gov.cz or through a data box (datová schránka).
Do I need a qualification for an unqualified trade?
No. For an unqualified trade you only need to demonstrate the general conditions — legal capacity and good standing (no criminal record).
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