At the business incorporation and company incorporation stage, it is necessary to determine whether a license is required. When providing financial services such as B. banking, a license is usually required as the strict rules of EU law apply. The same applies to other money services, which are money transfers, financial institutions, insurance companies and insurance brokers, trading in bonds and securities, trading in jewelry and gambling. In some jurisdictions, a license is required for the licensing of accountants, lawyers, notaries and bailiffs. Building work on the site requires the purchase of a permit. In the event that some jurisdictions require seller authorization and additional registration on the tax register, sales tax payer register, or the acquisition of a tax exemption certificate, other types of sales tax should be charged.
Depending on the nature of the products, licenses and permits may be required for different areas. For example, to trade in alcohol, you may need a wholesale or retail license, or a license for strong alcoholic beverages and beer. If the company conducts business related to the sale of excise products such as coffee, oil, tobacco or provides storage services for the above products, these activities require the acquisition of a license.
Pharmaceutics, drug production and activities related to addictive and psychotropic drugs also require a special permit, which usually includes several criteria to be met, since the activities are directly related to human health care.
Commercial activities with explosives, pyrotechnics and other explosive substances as well as firearms and ammunition of all kinds and other substances required for military purposes are strictly regulated and require a permit to be used. If the company provides transportation-related services such as freight or passenger transportation by air, rail, ship, or highway, a transportation license is required in most cases.
Postal services and wireless communications, social services, employment agencies, security companies, private investigators - all of the above services require a license. Activities that affect the environment such as geology, oil exploration, activities that may cause pollution, refuse and waste disposal and recycling, and activities involving chemical substances and radioactive substances also require a license.
Hotels, hostels, guesthouses and other tourist facilities as well as tour operators and tourism agencies need a license.
Wood recycling, cultivation and logging, land surveying services – require a license. A license is required for hunting and hunting-related activities. The same applies to anglers. A license is required for the production and distribution of strategic resources such as gas, electricity and water. Each jurisdiction may have a different list of commercial activities that require a license.