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Trade register (Gewerberegister) - replacement certificate/duplicate of trade certificates/travelling trade cards

Gewerberegister - Ersatzbescheinigung/ Zweitschrift von Gewerbebescheinigungen/ Reisegewerbekarten
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15
Have you lost or misplaced your: • Gewerbeanmeldebestätigung (trade registration confirmation) or • Gewerbeabmeldebestätigung (trade deregistration confirmation) or • Gewerbeummeldebestätigung (trade re-registration confirmation) or • Erlaubnis/Zulassung (permit/authorization) or • Reisegewerbekarte (travelling trade card) and need a duplicate/copy/replacement certificate? You can apply for these documents at your Ordnungsamt (public order office) of responsibility.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Registered trade (Gewerbe) or travelling trade card (Reisegewerbekarte) with habitual residence in Berlin

Documents you need

• Application for a duplicate copy of the business registration confirmation (Gewerbemeldebestätigung) or a replacement certificate for the travelling trade card (Reisegewerbekarte) Informal, in text form, with the following details: • Name of the company or business operator (Gewerbetreibende/r) • Home and business address Verbal applications are not permitted. Please use the sample application (Musterantrag) provided. • Personal identification document Identity card (Personalausweis) or other official photo identification document. Residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel), if the applicant is not a national of an EU country.

Forms

• Application for a duplicate Gewerbemeldebestätigung (business registration confirmation) or replacement certificate for a Reisegewerbekarte (itinerant trade card) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/wirtschaft/gewe

Fees

4,50 bis 21,00 Euro je angefangene Seite

Legal basis

• Gewerbeordnung (GewO, Trade Regulation Act) § 15 para. 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewo/__15.html • Gewerbeordnung (GewO, Trade Regulation Act) § 55 para. 2 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewo/__55.html • Gewerbeordnung (GewO, Trade Regulation Act) § 61 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewo/__61.html • Verwaltungsgebührenordnung (VGebO, Administrative Fees Ordinance) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-VwGebOBE2009rahmen

Processing time

ca. 1 Woche

Who is responsible

• The application for a replacement certificate for trade confirmations and permits must be submitted to the responsible Ordnungsamt (public order office) in whose district your business is located. • You submit the application for a duplicate of the Reisegewerbekarte (itinerant trade card) to the Ordnungsamt (public order office) in whose district you have your residence.

Responsible for you

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

Original

German originalOfficial English page

Service number 328568 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328568/