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

Pardubický kraj

Magistrát města Pardubic – Obecní živnostenský úřad

Gorkého 489, 530 02 Pardubice

Contact and address

Office hours

Monday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–17:00
Tuesday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–15:30
Wednesday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–17:00
Thursday 08:00–11:00, 12:00–15:30
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

Magistrát města Pardubic – Obecní živnostenský úřad (seat: Pardubice): one of the 227 municipal Trade Licensing Offices that process trade notifications in Czechia. 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. Pardubice: several Trade Licensing Offices are based here at the same time, each with its own territorial scope — this is one of them.

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 — Pardubický kraj

Pardubický kraj has 15 municipal Trade Licensing Offices established for the trade licensing agenda, with the regional office above them in Pardubice. 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: Chrudim, Hlinsko, Holice, Králíky, Lanškroun, Litomyšl, Moravská Třebová, Pardubice, Polička, Přelouč, Svitavy, Vysoké Mýto, Ústí nad Orlicí, Česká Třebová, Žamberk. 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 Pardubického kraje – Odbor organizační a právní a krajský živnostenský úřad, oddělení živnostenského podnikání (seat: Pardubice). 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

Is this an office where trade notifications are actually filed?
This office is among the 227 municipal Trade Licensing Offices that actually accept and process trade notifications — unlike a regional office, which only supervises and decides appeals.
On which days is the office open to the public?
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.
Is there an online alternative 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 Gorkého 489, 530 02 Pardubice — the map above on this page shows the precise location.
Why are there several Trade Licensing Offices in the same city?
These are separate offices, each with its own territorial scope, which are merely based in the same city — they are not duplicates of one office. A trade notification is accepted by any municipal Trade Licensing Office in the Czech Republic regardless of your residence.