Fashion-Geschäftsgründung

Ein singapurischer Bekannter hat mir folgende Fragen gestellt, auf die ich absolut keine Antwort weiss:

  1. Can I as a Singaporean just go to Berlin, rent a shop and sell clothes? Am I required by law to register a company? Must it be a GmbH?

  2. For a GmbH, is the startup capital same for a foreigner as for a German? How much is it? Is the startup capital UNTOUCHABLE? ie., I have to show I have that some of cash in the bank all the time?

  3. How much will it cost to rent a small retail space, say 30 sq.m? and how much will it cost to renovate it?

  4. Are there any taxes for shipping/posting garments into Germany?

Vielleicht hat ja jemand da draußen in der weiten Welt des Netzes ein paar Antworten. Vielen Dank!

Christian

Hallo Chris,

  1. Can I as a Singaporean just go to Berlin, rent a shop and
    sell clothes? Am I required by law to register a company? Must
    it be a GmbH?

The business must be registered (Gewerbeanmeldung), but you don’t need to register a company.

  1. For a GmbH, is the startup capital same for a foreigner as
    for a German?

yes

How much is it?

25.000 Euro

Is the startup capital UNTOUCHABLE? ie., I have to show I have
that some of cash in the bank all the time?

no

  1. How much will it cost to rent a small retail space, say 30
    sq.m? and how much will it cost to renovate it?

where in Berlin? You can get rooms for 150 Euro/20 sqm and you can let rooms for 2000 Euro/sqm.

  1. Are there any taxes for shipping/posting garments into
    Germany?

The best way is to ask the local german embasy for adresses or contacts.

Tschuess Marco.