Chamber of Crafts
Handwerkskammer Leipzig
Official office: Handwerkskammer zu Leipzig
Trade register, master craftsman rules and training in Leipzig.
Applications & guides
Step-by-step guides, documents, common mistakes and online applications for your area.
- Register for the Master's Exam in LeipzigRegistration for the master craftsman examination in a trade requiring certification with the relevant Chamber of Crafts.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
- Apply for a Trade License in LeipzigRegistration in the trade registry and issuance of a trade license are prerequisites for practicing a trade that requires a license.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
- Registration in the Trade Register in LeipzigMandatory registration in the trade register with the Chamber of Crafts as a prerequisite for practicing a trade subject to licensing as a self-employed person (Annex A of the Crafts and Trades Regulation Act).Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
- Recognizing foreign master's degrees in LeipzigApplication to the Chamber of Crafts for recognition of a foreign master craftsman’s degree in order to be eligible to use the title of “Meister” in Germany and to work as a plant manager.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
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- Handwerksrolle
- Meisterpflicht
- Ausbildung
- Ausnahmebewilligung
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- City Leipzig
- Register for the Master's Exam in Leipzig
Register for the Master's Exam – overview
- Apply for a Trade License in Leipzig
Apply for a Trade License – overview
- Registration in the Trade Register in Leipzig
Registration in the Trade Register – overview
- Recognizing foreign master's degrees in Leipzig
Recognizing foreign master's degrees – overview
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