Request cancellation of membership in the Chamber of Crafts and Trades
If the operation of a craft or craft-like trade is no longer to be continued, you must apply to your Chamber of Crafts for deletion.
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Basic information
Businesses in trades requiring a license, trades not requiring a license and trades similar to trades are compulsory members of their respective Chamber of Skilled Crafts and are entered either in the register of tradesmen or in the register of owners of a business in a trade not requiring a license or a trade similar to a trade. If you do not wish to continue your business or the registration requirements no longer apply, you must submit an application for deletion.
When the business is deleted from the Register of Craftsmen or the list of owners of a business in a craft that does not require a license or a trade similar to a craft, membership of the Chamber of Crafts also expires. If a craft business requiring a license is deleted from the Register of Craftsmen, the craft card must be returned to the Chamber of Crafts.
The following are entitled to apply:
- Tradesman or tradeswoman or
- partners in the case of partnerships or
- legal representative in the case of corporations (e.g. managing director of a GmbH)
- in the event of death: Spouse or heir or heiress
Requirements
The conditions for registration were not met or subsequently ceased to exist.
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Procedure
You must apply for the deletion of the business online or in writing as the business owner or
business owner, partner in a partnership or legal representative of a corporation (e.g. managing director of a GmbH).
Online application:
- Applications are submitted via the administrative portal of your federal state. The chambers of skilled crafts also offer online access to their administrative procedures.
Written application:
- Go to the website of your local Chamber of Skilled Crafts.
- Download the application form.
- Alternatively, you can also contact your Chamber of Skilled Crafts directly and have the required documents sent to you.
- Complete the form in full and send it together with any required documents by post or electronically to your local Chamber of Skilled Crafts.
- Your application and documents will be checked by the Chamber of Skilled Crafts.
- After your documents have been checked, you will receive a deletion notification if the requirements are met.
- For businesses in the skilled trades requiring a license: Return your skilled trades card to the Chamber of Skilled Crafts.
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Necessary Documents
- Fully completed and signed request for cancellation
- Copy of the trade deregistration or re-registration or other documents showing that the requirements for registration are not or no longer met
- Craft card
Original of the craft card.
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Competent Department
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Handwerkskammer Bremen
- +49 421 3610000
- +49 421 30500 109
- Ansgaritorstrasse 24, 28195 Bremen
- Website
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@hwk- bremen. de
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Online Services
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handwerk:digital
handwerk:digital offers you the possibility to submit your applications to the responsible Chamber of Crafts online. The login is done with the OSI account, which is available to citizens and companies alike.
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Fees / Costs
The specific fee results from the fee schedule of the Chamber of Crafts, which is available on the Chamber's website.
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
You should submit the application immediately after becoming aware of the existence of a reason for deletion, as deletions cannot be made retroactively and the obligation to pay contributions continues for the duration of the entry in the Handicrafts Register.
How long does it take to process
Your registration will be deleted immediately if the requirements for this are met.
The deletion cannot be made retroactively, so it will take place at the earliest on the date of receipt of the request for deletion. -
Legal Bases
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 29.04.2026