The
online industry is increasing at a rapid pace in numerous European countries, including
Czech Republic. In order to
open a company in Czech Republic in the
online environment, the investors will need to
register a website, following the applicable regulations in this country.
Czech websites are recognized by the
top level domain assigned to this country, which is “
.cz”.
However, other
top level domains are available, such as “
.com” or “
.org”, and they can be assigned depending on the business activities of the respective
company. When
opening an online shop, the
company’s representatives will have to
assign a payment platform, compatible with the system under which the respective
website operates and
our team of consultants in company formation in Czech Republic can advise on this matter.
Register a Czech website
The
registration of a Czech website is rather simple, as there are no restrictions for natural persons or
legal entities. The registration requires the
payment of a small fee (EUR 12), which is also applicable at the
renewal of the domain name. The
registration period can vary between
1 and 10 years, and the
domain name of the Czech websites should have a maximum of
63 characters.
Our team of agents may provide assistance on this subject.
Requirements for Czech online shops
Even though the business activities of the
shop will be carried out in the
online environment, the procedure of
company registration in Czech Republic has to be completed following the legislation for
commercial companies. Since the
online business will provide various goods and services to its
customers, the
website should provide an
online payment platform, through which
commercial transactions can be completed.
In this sense, it is necessary to
set up a merchant account. Through this tool, the
company will be able to complete
transactions performed through
debit and credit cards, for both domestic and foreign operations. Depending on the
activities of the Czech online shop,
payment processing providers can offer multiple
merchant accounts, including for
risk activities, such as
gambling or gaming. In this case, the
shop will need a
risk merchant account and investors are invited to
contact our team of specialists in company formation in Czech Republic for in-depth details on the main requirements imposed in this case.