A practical guide to trade licences, self-employment and business in Czechia

Královéhradecký kraj

Krajský úřad Královéhradeckého kraje – Odbor majetkosprávní a krajský živnostenský úřad, oddělení krajský živnostenský úřad

Pivovarské náměstí 1245/2, 500 03 Hradec Králové

Regional appellate and methodological body — you do not register your trade here.

Contact and address

Office hours

Monday 08:00–17:00
Tuesday 08:00–14:00
Wednesday 08:00–17:00
Thursday 08:00–14:00
Friday 08:00–14:00

We recommend checking the office hours and exact address at rzp.gov.cz.

Regional trade licensing office

Regional appellate and methodological body — you do not register your trade here. Where to file vs. where the office sits.

About this office

Krajský úřad Královéhradeckého kraje – Odbor majetkosprávní a krajský živnostenský úřad, oddělení krajský živnostenský úřad does not accept trade notifications — it is the superior appeal authority for municipal Trade Licensing Offices in the region. 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). If you disagree with a municipal Trade Licensing Office decision, the appeal goes here; the trade notification itself belongs at a municipal office in the region. Hradec Králové: a municipal Trade Licensing Office is also based here — trade notifications themselves belong there, while this regional office decides appeals against their decisions.

How to register your trade here

  1. When to go in person: You can visit in person: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
  2. Fee: The fee for your first trade registration is 1,000 Kč at the counter, or 800 Kč for an electronic filing.
  3. 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 — Královéhradecký kraj

Královéhradecký kraj has 15 municipal Trade Licensing Offices; the regional Trade Licensing Office is a department of Krajský úřad Královéhradeckého kraje in Hradec Králové. 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: Broumov, Dobruška, Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Hořice, Hradec Králové, Jaroměř, Jičín, Kostelec nad Orlicí, Nová Paka, Nové Město nad Metují, Nový Bydžov, Náchod, Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Trutnov, Vrchlabí. 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. Which municipal office in the region you choose is entirely up to you — all have the same authority to accept a notification regardless of your permanent residence. 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 Královéhradeckého kraje – Odbor majetkosprávní a krajský živnostenský úřad, oddělení krajský živnostenský úřad (seat: Hradec Králové). 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.

Frequently asked questions

Can I process a trade notification directly at this office?
No, this office serves as an appeal and methodological authority above the municipal Trade Licensing Offices in the region. You file the notification itself at one of the municipal offices, not here.
When is the office open for in-person filings?
For an in-person filing, allow for office hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above). The precise and current schedule is in the office-hours table above on this page.
What does the regional Trade Licensing Office do if it does not accept notifications?
It decides appeals against decisions of municipal Trade Licensing Offices and has a methodological role for offices in the region. You cannot process a direct trade notification there — it belongs at a municipal office.
Where exactly is the office based?
You will find the office at Pivovarské náměstí 1245/2, 500 03 Hradec Králové — the map above on this page shows the precise location.
Does having several offices in the city mean I can choose any of them?
These offices each have their own territorial scope even though they are based in the same city — they are not duplicates. A trade notification is accepted by any municipal Trade Licensing Office in the Czech Republic regardless of residence, so you can choose.