Commercial road haulage - Apply for the issuance of a Community licence
Gewerblicher Güterkraftverkehr - Erteilung einer Gemeinschaftslizenz beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Anyone wishing to operate commercial road haulage of goods with motor vehicles as a business requires a permit. Commercial road haulage of goods is carried out by anyone who transports goods for third parties by motor vehicle for payment. What matters is the permissible total weight of the vehicle used, including trailer.
• Gemeinschaftslizenz (Community licence, also EU licence): For cross-border road haulage of goods with states of the European Union (EU) and the additional states of the European Economic Area (EEA) that do not belong to the EU, i.e. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, a so-called Community licence (also EU licence) is used. This can also be used for transport within Germany and, in addition, authorizes domestic transport in other EU/EEA states (so-called cabotage transport under EU Regulation 1073/2009).
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Requirements
• The requirements arise from the required documents.
Documents you need
• Application for a Gemeinschaftslizenz (Community licence) for commercial road haulage (Güterkraftverkehr)
Please send the application and the enclosures in writing by post, or deposit them in the letterbox (Friedrichstr. 219, 10969 Berlin or Puttkamer 16-18, 10969 Berlin), or submit them by email to [email protected].
• Identity card (Personalausweis) / passport and/or residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel) with supplementary sheet (copy)
• Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate), when the passport is presented (original), (see "further information")
• Eigenkapitalbescheinigung (certificate of equity capital) and/or supplementary certificate
(see under "Forms")
• Proof of professional competence (if applicable, with translation by a sworn interpreter), e.g.
• Certificate from the Industrie- und Handelskammer (Chamber of Industry and Commerce, IHK) confirming that the IHK Fachkundeprüfung (professional competence examination) has been passed
• Information on tax matters service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324713/
• Information on tax matters regarding tax reliability,
• Available from the Finanzamt (tax office) responsible for your business location and, if applicable, the tax office responsible for your place of residence, if this is outside Berlin.
• Behördliches Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority - document type "O" for all persons in charge) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/
(Must not be older than 3 months at the time of application. Please state as the authority:
Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Berlin (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs Berlin), Puttkamer Str. 16-18 in 10969 Berlin and as the purpose: Güterkraftverkehr - IV D11.)
• Extract from the Gewerbezentralregister (Central Trade Register) (for submission to an authority - document type "9" for all persons in charge) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327835/
(Must not be older than 3 months at the time of application. Please state as the authority:
Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Berlin, Puttkamer Str. 16-18 in 10969 Berlin and as the purpose: Güterkraftverkehr - IV D11.
• Clearance certificates (Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigungen) from the social insurance providers (health insurance funds) and the Berufsgenossenschaft (trade association for statutory accident insurance)
(Must not be older than 3 months at the time of application)
• Gesellschaftsvertrag (articles of association) and list of shareholders/partners
(for companies registered in the Handelsregister (Commercial Register), Vereinsregister (Register of Associations), or Genossenschaftsregister (Register of Cooperatives))
• Proof of authority to represent the company
• Documents proving the employment relationship of the Verkehrsleitung (transport manager)
• Proof of the business location by means of the lease agreement, if applicable the landlord's consent, or proof of ownership
Forms
• Application for the issuance of a Community license for commercial road freight transport berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-guete
• Annex: certificate of equity capital, supplementary certificates www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g
• Annex: instructions for completing the certificate of equity capital www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g
Fees
• 300.00 euros initial application / renewal application
• 80.00 euros certified copy
Legal basis
• Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009R
• Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ%3AL%3A2009
• Regulation (EC) No 1073/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32009R
• Güterkraftverkehrsgesetz (GüKG) (Goods Transport by Road Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/g_kg_1998/index.html#BJNR14851099
• Berufszugangsverordnung (GBZugV) (Regulation on Access to the Occupation), Section 10 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gbzugv_2011/__10.html
• Verordnung über den grenzüberschreitenden Güterkraftverkehr und den Kabotageverkehr (GüKGrKabotageV) (Regulation on Cross-Border Road Haulage and Cabotage Transport), Section 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/g_kgrkabotagev_2012/__1.html
• Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift zum Güterkraftverkehrsrecht (GükVwV) (General Administrative Regulation on Road Haulage Law) www.verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de/bsvwvbund_0911201
Further information
• Further information on road haulage (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g
• Professional competence examination for road haulage (IHK Berlin [Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce]) www.ihk.de/berlin/pruefungen-lehrgaenge/pruefungen/html-verl
• Apply for a Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120702/
Responsible for you
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- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)
- Fahrerlaubnisbehörde - Personenbeförderung
Original
Service number 355231 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/355231/