Occasional offering for sale of goods; application for a permit

If you wish to offer goods for immediate sale due to the occasional organization of trade fairs, exhibitions, public festivals (e.g. folk, anniversary or church fairs) or on special occasions (e.g. sporting events, state visits or major demonstrations), you do not require a travel trade license if you have a permit from the competent authority.

After applying for a permit, the competent authority decides whether to approve your application to sell the goods. The competent authority issues the permit

• for the scope of sales activities,
• for a specific location and
• for a limited period for a specific event.

The permit is not transferable. It does not replace any other permits and approvals that may have to be obtained from other authorities (e.g. permits under road or traffic law in the form of special use permits).

• You would like to offer goods (not services) at a specific event or for a specific occasion.
• The sale of the goods you wish to offer must not be prohibited in the traveling trade (for example, the sale of precious metals, precious stones, alcohol - with certain exceptions)
• You offer the goods at the event itself, or at least on the fringes of the event in question. There must therefore be a temporal and spatial connection to the event (e.g. on the forecourt or access roads).

20 to 100 euros in accordance with the Schedule of Costs under the Costs Act (Tariff No. 5.III.5/23.2)

• § Section 55a(1)(1) of the Trade Regulation Act (GewO)

• You can apply for the permit informally or using the form provided together with the necessary documents from the competent authority.
• You will be notified of the authority's decision by e-mail or post.