Cancellation of the trade licence at the initiative of the entrepreneur

Main information

Under the Trade Licensing Act, an entrepreneur may apply to the Trade Licensing Office for the revocation of a trade licence. The Trade Licensing Office shall issue a decision on the revocation of the trade licence on the date notified to it by the entrepreneur (at the earliest on the date of receipt of the application). If the entrepreneur does not specify the date of revocation, the trade licence is revoked when the decision becomes final. After the decision becomes final, the Trade Licensing Office shall make an entry in the Trade Licensing Register on the revocation of the relevant trade licence.

On the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, there is a guide to trade, including a Single Registration Form (JRF) with detailed instructions on how to complete it.

This applies to you if

You are an entrepreneur who intends to terminate a trade licence to operate one or more trades.

When to use this service

You can deal with the service at any time if you decide to request the revocation of your trade licence.

Vyřízení služby - osobně

What you need if you are using this service

If you want to cancel your business in person or by post, you need:

• Application for revocation of a trade licence in the form of a Single Registration Form - Change Certificate, or in the form of a regular submission with general requirements under the Code of Administrative Procedure. The data provided about the entrepreneur are: name, surname, date of birth, address.
• There is no need to attach any document to the application.
• I.D. card.

It takes an average of 15 minutes to complete an application.

Where and how to solve this service

When submitting a request in person or by post, please do the following:

• during a personal visit, you will come to the selected municipal trade licensing office and an employee of the RU will fill in a submission on the basis of the facts you have stated, which you will sign on the spot.

The directory of trade licensing offices can be found on the relevant page of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's website

• when submitting an application by post, proceed as follows:

1. fill in the submission in the JRF application or write an application in the form of a regular submission; 
2. print, sign the application,
3. send the application by post to the selected municipal trade licensing office,
4. You can personally submit your application in writing to the registry of the relevant municipal trade licensing office.

We recommend using theRŽP website to apply for the revocation of a trade licence.

• when submitting an application via the CzechPOINT contact point:

1. visit the relevant CzechPOINT contact point at the post office,
2. handle the submission of the application in paper form or in electronic form with the worker/postal worker.

Information on the application procedure can be found on the website of the CzechPOINT contact point.

How much will you pay

Amount of fees when processing the application in person or when submitting the application by post:

• the application for revocation of the trade licence is not subject to an administrative fee;
• acceptance of submissions by the contact point of public administration (CzechPOINT) pursuant to Section 72 of the Trade Licensing Act CZK 50.

Vyřízení služby - elektronicky

What you need if you are using this service

• You can submit an application for the revocation of a trade licence on the Uniform Registration Form – Change Certificate, or in the form of a standard submission with general requirements under the Code of Administrative Procedure. The information given about the entrepreneur is: name, surname, date of birth, address.
• There is no need to attach any document to the application.

For electronic submission, we recommend using the RŽP website.

This Single Registration Form (JRF) application is available for use in the current versions of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

Where and how to solve this service

You can submit a correctly completed submission electronically in two ways:

• directly from the application to the electronic registry of the Trade Register (RŽP),
• the Data Box of the selected Trade Licensing Office

It takes an average of 15 minutes to complete an application.

Information and instructions for electronic submission can be found on the RŽP website – Trade Register.

The directory of trade licensing offices can be found on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

The Trade Licensing Office (Trade Licensing Office), which you marked for processing when completing the submission, is obliged to accept this electronic submission, process it accordingly and process it electronically.

Additional information

What is the benefit of this service

The benefit of the service is the possibility for the entrepreneur to terminate the operation of the trade in accordance with the Trade Licensing Act.

Appeal options

You can appeal against the decision of the Municipal Trade Licensing Office regarding the cancellation of the trade licence at the request of the entrepreneur in accordance with the relevant provisions of Act No. 500/2004 Coll., the Code of Administrative Procedure (Sections 81 and 82).

Frequently asked questions

How long does it usually take the Office to process my application and what is the legal deadline for processing it?

The legal deadline is 30 days, but we usually process the request within 5 days.