Karlovarský kraj
Magistrát města Karlovy Vary – Odbor obecní živnostenský úřad
U Spořitelny 538/2, 360 05 Karlovy Vary
Contact and address
- U Spořitelny 538/2, 360 05 Karlovy Vary
- 353 152 649
- posta@mmkv.cz
- www.mmkv.cz
Office hours
| Monday | 08:00–12:00, 13:00–17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00–12:00, 13:00–14:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–12:00, 13:00–17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–12:00, 13:00–14:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–12:00 |
We recommend checking the office hours and exact address at rzp.gov.cz.
Don't want to go to the office?
You can register your trade licence online too, without visiting the office and 200 Kč cheaper.
Online registration guide In-person processAbout this office
Municipal Trade Licensing Office, seat: Karlovy Vary — specifically Magistrát města Karlovy Vary – Odbor obecní živnostenský úřad — is one of the 227 offices established at municipalities with extended powers (ORP). For an in-person visit, use the office hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above), with a lunch break in the schedule. Anyone who does not want to travel can notify a trade licence online via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) for 800 Kč. The same city also hosts another Trade Licensing Office — a separate office with its own territorial scope, not a duplicate of this one.
How to register your trade here
- When to go in person: You can visit in person: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
- Fee: The fee for your first trade registration is 1,000 Kč at the counter, or 800 Kč for an electronic filing.
- Or skip the trip: You can also file electronically via a data box (datová schránka) or the Portál občana — www.rzp.gov.cz
- What happens next: If your notification meets the requirements, your licence takes effect on the day you file, and you will get the register extract within 5 working days. Full details are in the article Trade registration step by step.
Registering a trade — Karlovarský kraj
Karlovarský kraj has the smallest network of all regions — only 7 municipal Trade Licensing Offices, reflecting its smaller area and number of municipalities with extended powers. Municipal Trade Licensing Offices are established by law only at municipalities with extended powers (ORP) — not at every town hall, but at selected offices that also handle the agenda for surrounding municipalities in their administrative district. In this region, they are based specifically in these cities: Aš, Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Kraslice, Mariánské Lázně, Ostrov, Sokolov. Any of these offices can accept a trade notification regardless of where in the region (or outside it) you have permanent residence or registered seat (sídlo) — the law sets no local competence based on residence. You may also choose an office outside your place of permanent residence — for example closer to work or on your route — all municipal Trade Licensing Offices have the same authority to accept a notification. Apart from an in-person visit, any Czech POINT contact point can also accept the filing and forward it to the competent Trade Licensing Office under § 72 of the Trade Licensing Act. Above the municipal offices stands the regional Trade Licensing Office — in this region it is Krajský úřad Karlovarského kraje – Odbor správních agend, stavební úřad a krajský živnostenský úřad (seat: Karlovy Vary). It is an appeal and methodological authority: it decides appeals against municipal office decisions and harmonises their practice, but it does not accept trade notifications themselves — for those, you turn to the municipal offices listed above. Electronic notification via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) is cheaper than filing in person — 800 Kč instead of 1,000 Kč — and does not require visiting any office in the region.