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

Zlínský kraj

Magistrát města Zlína – odbor živnostenský

Zarámí 4421, 760 01 Zlín

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.

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 Zlína – odbor živnostenský (seat: Zlín): 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, Thursday and Friday (exact time ranges differ by day — see the table above). 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. Zlín: 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, 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 — Zlínský kraj

Zlínský kraj has 13 municipal Trade Licensing Offices; the regional office is a department of Krajský úřad Zlínského kraje in Zlín. 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: Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Holešov, Kroměříž, Luhačovice, Otrokovice, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Uherské Hradiště, Uherský Brod, Valašské Klobouky, Valašské Meziříčí, Vizovice, Vsetín, Zlín. 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 Zlínského kraje – Odbor právní a Krajský živnostenský úřad (seat: Zlín). 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

Can I file a trade notification here directly, or will I be sent elsewhere?
This is a municipal Trade Licensing Office — you can notify a trade licence directly here. Under § 10 of the Trade Licensing Act, authorisation for a notifiable trade arises on the day of notification; the office issues the extract from the Trade Register within 5 working days of delivery.
What public office hours does this office have?
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.
Can the notification be filed without travelling to this office?
Electronic notification via a data box (datová schránka) or the Citizen Portal (Portál občana) replaces the in-person visit and is also cheaper — 800 Kč instead of 1,000 Kč.
Where exactly is the office based?
You will find the office at Zarámí 4421, 760 01 Zlín — 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.