Buy a German ready-made company within 48 hours and start your business straight away
Purchase of a shelf company – choose your company type:
Purchasing a GmbH
Bank credit balance: 25,000 EUR
Share capital: 25,000 EUR
Purchasing a UG
Bank credit balance: 500 EUR
Share capital: 500 EUR
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Why should you buy a shelf company?
You have a new business idea, you have received a business offer that is too good to refuse, or you have another reason for needing to set up a GmbH or UG quickly and safely – in these cases buying a shelf company is the perfect solution for you. The formation of a new company usually takes between 1 and 3 months. After the notary appointment, you have to open a business account – depending on the bank, this can take 1 or 2 weeks. The notary cannot submit the GmbH or UG incorporation documents to the commercial register until the share capital has been fully paid up. The registry court reviews the application, often makes an inquiry with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) or demands an advance on costs. Only then, once all questions are answered, will the company be entered in the Commercial Register. You can skip this whole procedure by purchasing off the shelf a GmbH or UG that has never been active and is absolutely without debts.