Registration and amendments

You can register your company in the trade register from one week before your start date. The Chamber of Commerce will check if your home address is correct. Therefore you will need valid personal identification. If you´re not registrated in the Dutch municipal personal records database (GBA) you need an original or legalised proof of your foreign residential address (extract form a foreign register).

Also, for example, if you start your business in rented premises, you may be asked to show the rental contract in order to confirm the establishment address. Once you have registered, you are given a unique eight-figure registration number. You must print this number on all your outgoing post.  

You can download the registration form, or contact your regional Chamber of Commerce.

Entrepeneurs starting a one-person business or partnership can be registered both in the Trade Register and at the Tax Office at one and the same service desk. Read more about what kind of information is required: Joint Registration form (pdf).

Ask for a print-out straightaway to prove that you have registered. The tax authorities, bank and suppliers will regularly ask for proof of registration.

Registered entrepreneurs pay a contribution to the Chamber of Commerce every year. The level of the contribution will mainly depend on the legal form of your business. Ask your local Chamber of Commerce to check the exact amount charged in your region.

Once you have registered, it is your responsibility to ensure that the information is up to date and correct. Only the following persons are allowed to register a business or communicate changes to the register information: the owner, a partner, a manager or a proxy with a general power of attorney.

Registration and amendments to information relating to NVs and BVs (public and private limited companies) are published on the Dutch part of this website.