Business address in Germany – a virtual office address valid for registration, invoices and imprint

What is an address valid for service?

An address valid for service (ladungsfähige Anschrift) is an address at which documents from authorities and courts can be delivered to you: a real street address with a house number where post is actually received. A PO box or a mere forwarding address is not enough. Our business address meets this requirement, because our office team receives your post on site.

What do I need a business address for?

The business address is the address of your business. You use it, for example:

• as business premises in your business registration
• as the sender address on your invoices
• in the imprint of your website or your business social media profile (mandatory under § 5 DDG)
• as postal address for the tax office, health insurance fund, trade office and clients
• on business cards and in profiles on job portals

Virtual office or real business address – what to look out for

Many providers rent out a virtual business address or a virtual office intended only for the legal notice and letterhead. Trade offices, however, often reject pure mailbox addresses as business premises for registration. Before you rent an address, check:

• Is the address valid for service of process, and is mail received in person on site?
• May the address explicitly be used for business registration?
• Is your mail digitised, and how quickly are you notified?
• Is there a deposit, a minimum term or hidden fees per letter?

Renting a virtual business address – how it works

You book the business address online together with your membership:

1. Choose a package – the address is already included in BASIC from €30 per month.
2. Fill in the online form, upload your ID and sign the power of attorney on screen.
3. Once completed, you use our address for business registration, invoices, imprint and business cards.
4. We scan incoming post on the day of arrival and place it in your customer area.

Business address instead of registered residence

To register a business you do not need a registered address (Meldeadresse) in Germany. However, the business address is not a residential address and does not replace registration at the residents’ registration office: if you live in Germany, register your residence as usual. For your business, the business premises are sufficient.

Protecting your private address

If you state your home address in the imprint or on invoices, you make it public – to clients, competitors and strangers. With the business address, your private address, whether in Germany or in your home country, remains protected.

What happens to my post?

We receive all letters, scan them on the day of arrival and inform you by e-mail. In the customer area you can read your post from anywhere. We explain important deadlines to you.

Thuringian address, work all over Germany

Your business is registered at the trade office where the business premises are located, in our case in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. For your work this makes no difference: with a business registered in Germany you may work nationwide, for example in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia or Berlin.

How much does a business address cost?

The business address is included in every membership, already in the BASIC package for €30 a month, together with receipt and scanning of your post. There is no deposit, and the membership can be cancelled monthly. Unlike many pure imprint addresses, you can also use our address for your business registration.

What’s included

• Street address in Germany valid for service
• Business premises for the business registration
• Address for invoices, imprint and business cards
• Receipt of post by our office team
• Scanning on the day of arrival, notification by e-mail
• Cancellable monthly, no deposit

Frequently asked questions