Licenses and permits to open a coffee shop in Rome
A coffee shop that prepares drinks or food on site is a food service business, licensed and inspected like a restaurant. Here are the 3 filings, in the order they're made.
Business register and VAT number (ComUnica)
Registro delle Imprese, Camera di CommercioItaly, national
One online filing registers the company with the Chamber of Commerce, opens the VAT number and notifies social security.
- Fee
- Varies
- Filed
- Filed online
VAT number
Agenzia delle EntrateItaly, national
Opened through ComUnica or directly with the tax agency before trading.
- Fee
- Free
- Filed
- Filed online
Notice to start the activity (SCIA)
Roma Capitale, SUAPRome
Shops and restaurants in Rome file the SCIA with the city's business desk (SUAP) before opening; restaurants add the health notice.
- Fee
- Varies
- Filed
- Filed online
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Other businesses in Rome
Agency requirements change. Check each agency's page before you file.
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Get the plan for your coffee shop in Rome
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