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

Moravskoslezský kraj

Městský úřad Kopřivnice – Odbor správních činností, oddělení obecní živnostenský úřad

Štefánikova 1163/12, 742 21 Kopřivnice

Contact and address

Office hours

Monday 08:00–11:30, 12:30–17:00
Tuesday 08:00–11:30, 12:30–14:00
Wednesday 08:00–11:30, 12:30–17:00
Thursday 08:00–11:30, 12:30–14:00
Friday closed

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 process

About this office

The catalogue records a municipal Trade Licensing Office with seat: Kopřivnice — specifically Městský úřad Kopřivnice – Odbor správních činností, oddělení obecní živnostenský úřad — one of the 227 offices competent to process a notification. For an in-person visit, use the office hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above), with a lunch break in the schedule. An in-person visit is not the only route: electronic filing via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) costs 800 Kč, which is 200 Kč less.

How to register your trade here

  1. When to go in person: You can visit in person: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
  2. Fee: The fee for your first trade registration is 1,000 Kč at the counter, or 800 Kč for an electronic filing.
  3. Or skip the trip: You can also file electronically via a data box (datová schránka) or the Portál občana — www.rzp.gov.cz
  4. 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 — Moravskoslezský kraj

Moravskoslezský kraj is among the largest: 22 municipal Trade Licensing Offices, with the regional office based in Ostrava. 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: Bohumín, Bruntál, Bílovec, Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Frýdek-Místek, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Havířov, Hlučín, Jablunkov, Karviná, Kopřivnice, Kravaře, Krnov, Nový Jičín, Odry, Opava, Orlová, Ostrava, Rýmařov, Třinec, Vítkov, Český Těšín. 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 Moravskoslezského kraje – odbor vnitra a krajský živnostenský úřad (seat: Ostrava). 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. Travelling to an office can be replaced by an electronic filing via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) — it is 200 Kč cheaper (800 Kč instead of 1,000 Kč).

Frequently asked questions

Is this an office where trade notifications are actually filed?
This is a municipal Trade Licensing Office that directly accepts and processes notifications. Your authorisation arises already on the day of notification (§ 10 of the Trade Licensing Act), and you receive the extract within 5 working days.
What public office hours does this office have?
For an in-person filing, allow for office hours on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above); on some days the office has a lunch break. The precise and current schedule is in the office-hours table above on this page.
Can the notification be filed without travelling to this office?
An in-person visit is not necessary. A trade licence can also be notified electronically via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) — the administrative fee is then 800 Kč instead of 1,000 Kč for an in-person filing.
Where exactly is the office based?
You will find the office at Štefánikova 1163/12, 742 21 Kopřivnice — the map above on this page shows the precise location.
Where can I find other Trade Licensing Offices in the region?
The list of all offices in the region is in the region offices section on this page, or on the region page in the Trade Licensing Office catalogue.