Licenses and permits to open an importer or e-commerce seller in Paris
Selling imported goods online means customs registration and import paperwork before the first shipment lands. Here are the 3 filings, in the order they're made.
Company creation (one-stop formalities portal)
INPI, Guichet uniqueFrance, national
All company creations are filed online here; the registration gives the SIREN and SIRET numbers and the intra-EU VAT number follows from the tax office.
- Fee
- Varies
- Filed
- Filed online
Business tax account and VAT
Direction générale des Finances publiquesFrance, national
Open the professional space to file and pay VAT and business taxes online.
- Fee
- Free
- Filed
- Filed online
EORI number for importing
Direction générale des douanesFrance, national
Requested online from French customs before the first import.
- Fee
- Free
- Filed
- Filed online
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Other businesses in Paris
Agency requirements change. Check each agency's page before you file.
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This guide covers the city. Your exact address decides the county, the health district and the zoning. Placetta maps every filing for it, fills the official forms from your details, adds the deadlines and puts them up for your approval.
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