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

Pardubický kraj

Městský úřad Polička – odbor obecní živnostenský úřad

Palackého nám. 160, 572 01 Polička

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 08:00–11:30, 12:30–13:00

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 process

About this office

Městský úřad Polička – odbor obecní živnostenský úřad — a municipal Trade Licensing Office (seat: Polička) — is one of the 227 offices in Czechia where a trade notification can be filed in person. 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. An alternative to travelling to the office is an electronic trade notification (data box (datová schránka), Citizen Portal (Portál občana)) — it is 200 Kč cheaper than filing here in person.

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. 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.
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); on some days the office has a lunch break. The precise and current schedule is in the office-hours table above on this page.
Do I have to go to the office in person for a trade licence, or can it be handled online?
The notification can also be filed electronically (data box (datová schránka), Citizen Portal (Portál občana)) for 800 Kč, which is 200 Kč less than an in-person filing — travelling to the office is therefore not mandatory.
At what address will I find the office?
You will find the office at Palackého nám. 160, 572 01 Polička — the map above on this page shows the precise location.
What documents will I need at the office?
Proof of identity, a completed Single Registration Form (JRF) (or one that can be completed on site), 1,000 Kč for the fee (cash or card), and for a craft, regulated or concession trade, also proof of professional competence.