Setting-up a company in Poland

It might sound like a challenge but in fact it is relatively easy. In this little ”know-how” section we will explain to you in detail how to do it.

First things first – two hints before we go through the procedures

Hint 1 – in order to set up a company you are required to have a PESEL number.

Hint 2 – there are many types of business available to choose from in Poland. To learn more about the differences between them and to see which one suits you the best click here.

Registering your company

We have decided to describe the most popular type of business you might want to set up – self-employment or in other words ”a one man band” but no matter whether you decide to be self-employed or to create something bigger choosing from one of many types of business available in Poland, the first step is always the same – typingwww.firma.gov.pl in your web browser.

After that, the hardest part begins – filling out the registration form. But no worries! As we promised we made things much easier for you and recorded a video showing you how to fill it in a fast, proper and fancy way.

The filled-out form is also an application for three things:
1. The registration in the Krajowy Rejestr Urzędowy Podmiotów Gospodarki Narodowej (The National Official Register of the Nationalised Industries Units) to receive a REGON number.
2. The application to the Tax Office to receive a NIP number (if you don’t have one yet) and choose the form of taxation.
3. The identification of the insurance contributions payer in ZUS (Social Insurance Institution) which is the person who will be responsible for paying the insurance contributions for themselves and the employees.

If you want to change some information regarding your company in the future, you can easily use the same form you have submitted during registration.

Classification of business activity

While filling-out the form you also have to define the type of business activity number. You can find the one that describes your kind of business in the Polska Klasyfikacja Działalności (Polish Classification of Activity). Basically, you just put all the numbers you think you might want to do in your company – you can write down as many numbers as you want actually.
The full list of them can be found here.

Congratulations! Your entry should be valid and visible the day after you submitted the registration form. To show your family and friends that you run your own business – click here and find yourself among the other entrepreneurs.

What’s next

Now that you have set up your business you are obliged to make social insurance (ZUS) and tax contributions. As always, we are here to walk you through it so check out how taxing works in Poland and how much you need to pay to be insured in Poland.