Establishing a company and starting a business in Germany – information brochure

The Federal Republic of Germany is Poland’s most important trading partner. Trade between the two countries reached a record EUR 100 billion in 2016. Germany is one of the strongest economies in the world, a huge market (82.5 million inhabitants) with very high purchasing power, and also the most important investor in Poland (approx. 20% of all foreign investments).

Undoubtedly, this is a market that is extremely attractive but also demanding for Polish entrepreneurs. The legal and tax system can be described as highly regulated, complex, and complicated, but its undeniable advantage is stability. A stable political system, friendly and matter-of-fact public administration, and efficiently functioning courts are obvious advantages.

In this brochure, we describe the procedure and requirements for establishing a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (hereinafter “GmbH”) as the equivalent of the Polish limited liability company, due to the obvious popularity of this form of business activity in Germany.

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