Licenses and permits to open a warehouse or 3PL in Paris
A warehouse adds occupancy and fire rules for storage, and customs filings when it handles imports. 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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Get the plan for your warehouse or 3PL in Paris
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.
- The full list for your address, in filing order
- The official forms, filled line by line
- Renewal and inspection reminders