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

Středočeský kraj

Městský úřad Vlašim – Odbor živnostenský

Dvůr 413, 258 01 Vlašim

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 closed
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

Městský úřad Vlašim – Odbor živnostenský — a municipal Trade Licensing Office (seat: Vlašim) — 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 and Wednesday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above), with a lunch break in the schedule. Do you want to avoid travelling? A trade licence can also be notified electronically — via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) for 800 Kč instead of 1,000 Kč for an in-person filing.

How to register your trade here

  1. When to go in person: You can visit in person: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
  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 — Středočeský kraj

Středočeský kraj has the densest network of all 14 regions, with 26 municipal Trade Licensing Offices — logically, the ring around Praha also has the most 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: Benešov, Beroun, Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Dobříš, Hořovice, Kladno, Kolín, Kralupy nad Vltavou, Kutná Hora, Lysá nad Labem, Mladá Boleslav, Mnichovo Hradiště, Mělník, Neratovice, Nymburk, Poděbrady, Praha 2, Příbram, Rakovník, Sedlčany, Slaný, Vlašim, Votice, Český Brod, Čáslav, Říčany. 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 Středočeského kraje – Odbor správní a krajský živnostenský úřad (seat: Praha 5). 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. Anyone who does not want to travel can also notify a trade licence electronically — via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) for 800 Kč (an in-person filing at an office costs 1,000 Kč).

Frequently asked questions

Is this office a municipal or regional Trade Licensing Office?
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.
When is the office open for in-person filings?
For an in-person filing, allow for office hours on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (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 Dvůr 413, 258 01 Vlašim — the map above on this page shows the precise location.
How much does a trade notification cost?
For the first trade notification, you pay an administrative fee of 1,000 Kč when filing in person at the office, or 800 Kč when filing electronically via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana).