Auctioning business - notification of holding an auction at the location Ordnungsamt

Auctioning business - notification of holding an auction

The auctioneer must submit notification for each auction at least two weeks prior to the intended auction date. Notification must be submitted to the competent Public Order Office for the district in which the auction will be held and to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Berlin. The notification must be submitted in writing or electronically and must include information regarding the place, time and type of goods auctioned.

In exceptional cases, in particular if the goods to be auctioned are perishable, the authority may shorten the two week notification period upon request.

No notification is necessary for auctioning agricultural inventory, agricultural and forestry products or livestock.

Only second-hand goods must be auctioned. Exceptions apply for new goods or consumable items, for inherited goods, insolvency assets and goods that are auctioned in the course of a business termination or goods sold at public auctions, due to legal provisions.

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Prerequisites

• Valid permission for auctioning business activities

Documents required

• Auctioning permit
  Proof to be provided by presenting the permission certificate or a copy thereof
• Notification - holding of an auction
  in written or electronic form including the place, time and information about the goods that will be auctioned
  Please use the template!

Forms

• Notification of holding an auction

Fees

Legal basis

• Regulation regarding commercial auctions (Auctioning Ordinance) § 3

More information

• Information by CCI Berlin
• Information by CCI Berlin - Auction houses and auctioneers in Berlin
• Information about privacy