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Special use of public streets - applying to display goods in front of one's own business premises

Straßensondernutzung - Herausstellen von Waren vor eigenen Geschäftsräumen beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Public street land (öffentliches Straßenland) must, by law, be available to everyone for use in traffic. If someone restricts this general public use (Gemeingebrauch) through another type of use, such as displaying goods in front of their own business premises, this constitutes special use (Sondernutzung).

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Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Gewerbeanmeldung (business registration) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121921/

Documents you need

• Application for displaying goods outside a shop You can submit the application either online, or use the form and submit the application in writing by post. • Sketch, period, area • Period of use • Area of use • Location (sketch) • Gewerbeanmeldung (business registration) (copy) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121921/ • If applicable, extract from the Handelsregister (commercial register) (copy) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327144/

Forms

• Application for Herausstellen von Waren (putting out goods for outdoor display) www.berlin.de/ba-friedrichshain-kreuzberg/_assets/pdf-dateie

Fees

Cost of the exemption permit (Ausnahmegenehmigung) (administrative fee) • 40.00 euros: per shop, for 1 year • 60.00 euros: per shop, for 2 years • 80.00 euros: per shop, for 3 years Cost of the special use permit (Sondernutzungserlaubnis) (special use fee) • none: for areas up to 1.5m deep from the property boundary • 30.00 to 39.00 euros: for areas exceeding this size, depending on location (according to the value category of the street)

Legal basis

• Road Traffic Regulations (Straßenverkehrsordnung, StVO) §§ 32 para. 1, 33 para. 1 no. 2, 46 para. 1 nos. 8 and 9 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/ • Berlin Road Act (Berliner Straßengesetz, BerlStrG) § 11 in conjunction with § 13 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=StrG_BE_!_11 • Special Use Fees Ordinance (Sondernutzungsgebührenverordnung, SNGebV) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-SoGebVBEV7Anlage1 • Fee Schedule for Road Traffic Measures (Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr, GebOSt) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/

Who is responsible

This service can only be used at the district office responsible for the district where the business is registered.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 326868 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326868/