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Pick how the company is formed and enter the share capital to see the notary, commercial register and trade office fees, worked out line by line from the official fee schedules.

GmbH notary and register fee calculator

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GmbH · at least €12,500 must be paid in before registration (a quarter of each share, and €12,500 in total at least)

Notary, register and trade office fees
FeeAmount
Notarising the articles and the resolution (value €60,000)No. 21100: 2.0 fee; §§ 35, 107(1), 108(1), 110€384.00
Preparing the list of shareholdersNo. 22110: 0.5 fee (capped at €250 by no. 22113); § 112€96.00
Drafting the register filing (value €30,000)No. 24102: 0.3–0.5, full rate for a complete draft (§ 92(2)); § 105(1)€62.50
Structured data (XML) for the registerNo. 22114: 0.2 fee€25.00
Postage and telecoms flat rate (deed, and register filing)No. 32005: 20% of the fees, at most €20 each€37.50
VAT at 19%UStG § 12(1)€114.95
Notary total€719.95
Commercial registerHRegGebV nos. 2100 and 6000: €225 plus one third€300.00
Trade office (Berlin example)Set by each city€31.00
Total official fees€1,050.95

Official fees only, for cash capital. Not included: a non-cash contribution (it changes the notary and register fees), certified copies, legal and tax advice, the bank account and translations. A notary's bill can differ slightly with how the documents are set up. Fees checked against the official texts on 30 October 2026.

Deciding between your own company and an Employer of Record? Try the EOR vs entity calculator, or read the full GmbH setup costs guide.

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How the calculator works

Every fee comes from the same rules as our GmbH setup costs guide: the notary fee schedule and Table B of the GNotKG, the register fee regulation (HRegGebV) and VAT. The notary fee is a multiple of a Table B amount for a "value" the law sets: for the articles, the share capital but at least €30,000 (up to €1 million here), plus, where a separate resolution appoints the managing director, a further 1% of the capital but at least €30,000. The shareholder list is capped at €250 and the register data file at €125, which matters at higher capital.

Naming the managing director in the articles themselves, instead of by a separate resolution, avoids the second value and lowers the fee. Which route suits you is a question for your notary. For what a company costs to run afterwards, see GmbH running costs in Germany.

What it covers and leaves out

  • Covered: cash capital from €1 (a UG) to €1 million, formed in person or by video call, with the four routes in the menu.
  • Not covered: non-cash contributions, a one-shareholder GmbH with its own articles, certified copies, advice, banking and translations.

Frequently asked questions

How are German notary fees for a GmbH calculated?
Under Table B of the Court and Notary Fees Act (GNotKG), applied to a value set by law. For articles of association the value is the share capital but at least €30,000, so a €25,000 GmbH is charged as if it had €30,000. The fee is a multiple of the Table B amount: 2.0 for a contract between several shareholders, 1.0 for a one-person deed, plus fees for the shareholder list, the register filing and 19% VAT.
What does the model protocol change?
The statutory model protocol (GmbHG § 2(1a)) can be used with up to three shareholders and one managing director. It has no €30,000 minimum value, so the fee follows the actual share capital, and the list of shareholders is part of the protocol. It cannot be altered.
What are the Handelsregister (commercial register) fees?
€225 for the first entry of a GmbH or UG (HRegGebV no. 2100) plus one third, €75, for making the register data available (no. 6000): €300 in total. A non-cash contribution raises the entry fee to €360. The calculator covers cash capital only.
Why is the trade office fee only an example?
Each municipality sets its own fee for the business notification. The calculator uses Berlin's published €31; check your city's service portal.
Does this include everything a GmbH costs to set up?
No. It covers the official fees only. Legal and tax advice, the business bank account, translations and certified copies depend on the provider; see the full guide to GmbH setup costs for what to budget.

Sources

  1. 1
    Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz (GNotKG)

    Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de)

    Notary fees, as last amended on 10 December 2025: Table B (§ 34 and Annex 2), values for articles, resolutions and register filings (§§ 35, 105–112), and fee numbers 21100, 21200, 22110–22114, 24102 and 32005.

  2. 2
    Handelsregistergebührenverordnung (HRegGebV)

    Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de)

    Register fees, as last amended on 30 April 2025: first entry of a GmbH or UG €225 (no. 2100), €360 with a non-cash contribution (no. 2101), plus one third of the entry fee for making the data available (no. 6000).

  3. 3
    GmbH-Gesetz § 2

    Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de)

    The articles must be notarised; the simplified procedure with the model protocol for up to three shareholders and one managing director; notarisation by video call.

  4. 4
    GmbH-Gesetz § 5 and § 5a

    Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de)

    Minimum share capital of €25,000; the UG (haftungsbeschränkt) below that, paid in full, no non-cash contributions and a reserve of a quarter of each year's profit.

  5. 5
    Umsatzsteuergesetz § 12

    Bundesministerium der Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de)

    Standard VAT rate of 19%.

  6. 6
    Gewerbeanmeldung

    Service-Portal Berlin

    Berlin trade office fees: €31 for a legal entity with one legal representative, €13 for each additional one, €15 online.