Craft - Apply for a Registration in the Directory of Crafts Not Requiring Approval
Handwerk - Eintragung in das Verzeichnis zulassungsfreier Handwerke beantragen
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15
Anyone taking up or terminating independent operations of a craft not requiring approval must immediately inform the Chamber of Crafts that is responsible for the chamber-district in which the premises are located. The names of legal representatives of legal entities and of authorised partners of private companies must also be registered.
A trade is a craft not requiring approval pursuant to the Crafts Code, if it is operated on a craft-oriented basis and listed in attachment B, section 1 of the Crafts Code (see legal basis).
After the Chamber of Crafts has been informed of the craft business not requiring approval, a confirmation of registration in the directory of crafts not requiring approval and craft-like trades will be issued.
Unlike registration of a trade in the Register of Craftsmen for a craft that requires registration and approval, no proof of qualification or title of master craftsman is required for the registration in the “Directory of operators of business in the areas of crafts not requiring approval and craft-like trades”.
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Requirements
• Performance of a craft not requiring approval www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/anlage_b.html
Performance of a craft not requiring approval according to attachment B1 to the Crafts Code
Documents you need
• Application for registration in the Directory of Crafts Not Requiring Approval
The Chamber of Crafts keeps a directory in which operators of businesses in the area of crafts that are exempt from registration or of craft-like trades must be registered with their business.
• Identity document
Presentation of identity card or passport with confirmation of registration or residence permit or other comparable identity documents
Forms
• Application for registration in the Directory of Crafts Not Requiring Approval www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/antrag-auf-eintragung-in-die-han
Fees
Registration in the Directory of Crafts Not Requiring Approval
• EUR 80.00: by natural persons
• EUR 180.00: for legal entities
• EUR 140,00: for other partnerships (if there are more than 2 partners, half for each additional partner).
Legal basis
• Crafts Code (HwO) § 19 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/__19.html
• Attachment B Section 1 - Crafts Not Requiring Approval www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/anlage_b.html
• Fee schedule of the Berlin Chamber of Crafts www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/gebuehrenordnung-91,150.pdf
• List of fees of the Berlin Chamber of Crafts www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/gebuehrenverzeichnis-91,151.pdf
Further information
• Information from Berlin Chamber of Crafts www.hwk-berlin.de/91,0,188.html
Who is responsible
The entry in the register of non-licensed skilled crafts (zulassungsfreie Handwerke) must be applied for at the Handwerkskammer (Chamber of Crafts) responsible for the commercial main establishment. If this is not yet known, the entry can also be applied for at the Handwerkskammer responsible for the applicant's place of residence.
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- Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe
- Handwerkskammer Berlin
- Handwerkskammer Berlin
Original
German originalOfficial English page
Service number 141577 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/141577/