Permits and Licenses
The performance of certain professional and economic activities carried out personally requires obtaining the appropriate license.
This applies, for example, to the following types of activities:
- taxi services
- road transport of passengers and goods
- detective services and the protection of people and property
- real estate management and brokerage services
- property valuation (appraisers)
If you plan to carry out any of these activities, Hello Poland can assist you with obtaining the required permit or license.
Our specialists will guide you through the entire process — from preparing the necessary documents to submitting the application — ensuring that everything is completed correctly and on time.
A permit to conduct a particular type of business is required only when specified by law (a full list can be found in Article 75 of the Law on Freedom of Economic Activity).
A permit is required, in particular, for the following types of activities:
- wholesale and retail sale of alcoholic beverages
- insurance business and insurance brokerage
- activities related to lotteries, gambling, and betting
- services related to household waste management, stray animal control, and the operation of animal shelters
- production and distribution of license plates for motor vehicles
- production and marketing of medicines, as well as the operation of public pharmacies
- pharmaceutical wholesale trade
- Transport licenses, including:
- regular transportation
- passenger transportation
- international transportation
- taxi services
- Licenses for the sale of alcohol and excise goods
- Construction permits
- Employment agency licenses / employment permits
- Permits for the production of animal feed
- Licenses for brokerage activities, including operating a stock exchange, an over-the-counter market, or a crypto exchange
- Permits for operating gambling and betting establishments, lotteries, and slot machines
- Permits for the disposal of household and hazardous waste
- Permits for water supply and sewage services within collective water supply or sewage systems
- Permit for sea fishing
- Permits for operating specific economic activities
- Entry into the register of regulated activities
- Obtaining concessions
