Hamburg Chamber of Crafts

Delete entry in the trade register

You can find out here when the Chamber of Skilled Crafts will delete your registration.

Detailed description

Businesses in both regulated and unregulated trades, as well as craft-like businesses, are required to be members of the relevant Chamber of Skilled Crafts. Depending on the type of business, they are listed either in the Register of Skilled Crafts or in the Register of Owners of Unregulated or Craft-like Businesses.



If the Chamber of Skilled Crafts determines that the requirements for registration were not met or have subsequently ceased to exist, the business will be deleted ex officio. This means that the Chamber of Skilled Crafts will carry out the deletion independently and without an application from the business as soon as it becomes aware of the relevant circumstances.



Before deregistration, the business is usually given the opportunity to comment on the intended deregistration. Deregistration also terminates membership in the Chamber of Skilled Crafts.


If a craft business requiring a license is removed from the register of crafts, the craft card must be returned to the Chamber of Crafts.

 

Information

Prerequisites

The registration requirements were either not met or subsequently ceased to exist.

Documents required

No

Please note

There are no clues or special features.

Deadlines

No

Procedure

  • The Chamber of Skilled Crafts learns that the registration requirements were not met or have subsequently ceased to apply.
  • The Chamber of Skilled Crafts will contact you and inform you about the intended deletion.
  • You have the opportunity to comment.
  • Your business will be removed from the register of craftsmen or from the list of owners of businesses not requiring a license or similar to crafts.
  • You will receive a deletion notification.

Processing time

Provided all requirements are met and the hearing of the company has been completed, the deletion will take place immediately.

Fees

The service is free of charge.

Legal remedies

The decision can be appealed.

Legal basis

Section 13 paragraph 1 of the Crafts and Trades Code (HwO)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/__13.html


Section 20 of the Crafts and Trades Code (HwO)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/__20.html

Address and contact information

Hamburg Chamber of Crafts

Mon, Tue, Thu 7.45 a.m.-4.30 p.m., Wed 7.45 a.m.-12.00 p.m., Fri 7.45 a.m.-4.00 p.m., as well as by arrangement

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Last updated: 06.02.2026