Documents required
Identity card or passport with the last registration certificate, certificate in tax matters, certificate of good conduct for authorities, extract from the central trade register, if necessary extract from the commercial register, proof of liability insurance according to § 8 pawnbroker regulation, proof of financial capacity (e.g. financing commitment from the bank or sustainability certificate)
Please note
The license to operate the business of a pawnbroker is valid throughout the Federal Republic of Germany. The pawnbroker must notify the competent authority of the start of the business and any change in the rooms used. The pawnbroker is obliged to keep accounts.
