{"id":5871,"date":"2026-09-11T10:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.schubwerk.eu\/faq\/how-to-establish-german-gmbh-and-succeed-in-the-european-market\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T13:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:17:47","slug":"how-to-establish-german-gmbh-and-succeed-in-the-european-market","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/fr\/faq\/how-to-establish-german-gmbh-and-succeed-in-the-european-market\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up a German Gmbh?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si vous avez l\u2019intention d\u2019exercer une activit\u00e9 commerciale en Allemagne, il est fortement recommand\u00e9 de cr\u00e9er votre soci\u00e9t\u00e9 juridique. La GmbH est la forme la plus courante de toutes les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s nouvellement constitu\u00e9es en Allemagne et peut \u00eatre compar\u00e9e \u00e0 la S\u00e0rl fran\u00e7aise, \u00e0 la SL espagnole ou \u00e0 la bien connue Private Limited au Royaume-Uni. La plupart des investisseurs \u00e9trangers cr\u00e9ent une GmbH afin d\u2019avoir une repr\u00e9sentation en Europe, ce qui leur permet de lancer et de d\u00e9velopper leurs activit\u00e9s commerciales en Allemagne et dans le reste de l\u2019Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German GmbH is successfully established by having the Deed of Formation documents as well as the Articles of Association signed by the director in front of an official German notary. The GmbH can also be represented by further natural persons. Those representatives are required to hold power of attorney, which has to be notarized by the German notary as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To complete the process of incorporation, the proposed GmbH must be registered with the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry. For registration, the managing director has to sign the application in front of the German notary. The notary certifies the signatures, informs the managing directors about their duties, and finally files the application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon registration in the commercial register, the GmbH becomes a legal entity and gains full legal capacity. Furthermore, a newly-incorporated GmbH must also be registered at the local trade office. The GmbH can already start its business without this last registration, however, the limitation of liability of the shareholders will only become effective when the registration is filed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hs-callout-type-tip\" data-hs-callout-type=\"tip\">\n<div>\n<h2><strong>HOW WE CAN HELP YOU<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Consultinghouse peut accompagner les entreprises en expansion dans leur processus de cr\u00e9ation<\/li>\n<li>Inscription au registre du commerce et au bureau du commerce local<\/li>\n<li>Nous facilitons les \u00e9changes avec les autorit\u00e9s allemandes<\/li>\n<li>Nous vous aidons \u00e0 respecter les exigences applicables \u00e0 vos activit\u00e9s en Allemagne<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gesellschaft mit beschr\u00e4nkter Haftung (GmbH)&nbsp;<br><em>(Company with limited liability)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the most widespread company form. Its shareholders are not personally responsible for the company&#8217;s debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One person is sufficient to set up a GmbH and to be its shareholder. A notarial agreement must be drawn up between the shareholders and the company being set up. The company legally comes into existence only when it is entered into the Register of Companies (Handelsregister). The name of the GmbH must derive either from the purpose of the enterprise or the names of the shareholders and must contain the abbreviation &#8220;GmbH&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shares in a GmbH are not embodied in a certificate and cannot be quoted on the stock exchange. However, they may be transferred through properly notarized documents. A GmbH must appoint at least one managing director (Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer), who may also be a shareholder of the company. He is the only person entitled to represent the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour constituer une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (GmbH), un capital social minimum de 25 000 EUR est requis (pay\u00e9 sur un compte bancaire de l\u2019entreprise ou constitu\u00e9 par des contributions en nature). Pour faciliter la constitution, lors de l\u2019enregistrement, il suffit que la moiti\u00e9 du capital minimum (12 500 EUR) soit effectivement et v\u00e9rifiablement vers\u00e9e. Selon la l\u00e9gislation la plus r\u00e9cente, une mini-GmbH peut \u00eatre constitu\u00e9e. Conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 cette forme d\u2019investissement, l\u2019investisseur n\u2019a pas \u00e0 payer la totalit\u00e9 de la somme de 25 000 EUR.00, mais la mini-GmbH devra conserver une partie de ses b\u00e9n\u00e9fices jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que le capital social minimum de 25 000 EUR.00 soit atteint. Si la mini-GmbH ne compte qu\u2019un seul actionnaire, ce dernier est responsable de tout montant non pay\u00e9 du capital social minimum et doit en fournir la garantie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview: German limited (GmbH)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Responsabilit\u00e9<\/td><td>La responsabilit\u00e9 de l\u2019actionnaire est limit\u00e9e \u00e0 sa contribution de capital.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Capital statutaire<\/td><td>Euro&nbsp;12,500.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Organismes corporatifs<\/td><td>Conseil d\u2019administration, conseil de surveillance, assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale des actionnaires<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00c9tat des r\u00e9sultats financiers<\/td><td>Obligatoire, si deux des conditions suivantes sont remplies :<br>Nombre d'employ\u00e9s &gt; 50<br>Turnover &gt;&nbsp;Euro 6,875,000.00<br>Balance sheet total &gt;&nbsp;Euro 3,438,000.00&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fiscalit\u00e9 des entreprises<\/td><td>EBIT \u2013 Imp\u00f4t sur le profit de 12% \u00e0 13%<br>= Base imposable pour l'imp\u00f4t sur le revenu des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s&nbsp;<br>\u2013 Imp\u00f4t sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s 15%<br>= Revenus hors imp\u00f4ts sur le revenu<br><br>L\u2019imp\u00f4t sur les dividendes retenu \u00e0 25%, r\u00e9duit \u00e0 0% \u2013 15% par les conventions fiscales bilat\u00e9rales, peut \u00eatre de 0% dans l\u2019UE.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/fr\/contact\/#contact-form\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Copy of Tech Website in Blue Purple White Gradients Style (2)\" class=\"hs-image-align-none\" height=\"387\" style=\"height: auto; width: 688px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Copy20of20Tech20Website20in20Blue20Purple20White20Gradients20Style202.png\" width=\"688\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Copy20of20Tech20Website20in20Blue20Purple20White20Gradients20Style202.png 344w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Copy20of20Tech20Website20in20Blue20Purple20White20Gradients20Style202.png 688w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Copy20of20Tech20Website20in20Blue20Purple20White20Gradients20Style202.png 1032w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Copy20of20Tech20Website20in20Blue20Purple20White20Gradients20Style202.png 1376w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Copy20of20Tech20Website20in20Blue20Purple20White20Gradients20Style202.png 1720w, https:\/\/www.consultinghouse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Copy20of20Tech20Website20in20Blue20Purple20White20Gradients20Style202.png 2064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to Establish a GmbH  (company with limited liability)? 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