Published fee · Financial Services Luxembourg · 2026

How much does a Luxembourg business licence cost for a painter-plasterer?

Name: Financial Services Luxembourg
Address: 142 Boulevard de la Pétrusse, Luxembourg, L-2330, LU
Telephone: +352 661 198 544
Price range: €€€

The business licence for a painter-plasterer-facade worker costs EUR 1,250 excl. VAT in fees at Financial Services Luxembourg, disbursements extra. The trade is subject to qualification validated by the Chamber of Trades, diploma, recognised degree or established experience.

What are the conditions of the file?

Qualification validated by the Chamber of Trades: master craftsman diploma, recognised degree or documented professional experience.
Professional integrity of the effective manager.
Qualified effective manager: the qualification attaches to the person who genuinely manages, not to the company.
Fixed establishment and means consistent with the declared activity.

What does it cost, exactly?

Fees, excluding 17% VAT
Item	Amount
Financial Services Luxembourg fees, flat fee	EUR 1,250 excl. VAT
Chancellery duty, official disbursement re-invoiced at cost	EUR 50
Full grid of procedures and flat fees	see the 2026 grid

In housing renovation, part of the works may qualify for the super-reduced VAT rate, under strict conditions tied to the dwelling and the nature of the works. Invoicing at the wrong rate costs you either way: reassessment if too low, uncompetitive quotes if too high. We frame the rate grid applicable to your sites when the file opens.

How does the filing proceed?

We prepare the file, submit it on MyGuichet to the Directorate-General for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and follow it through to the decision. You sign, we do the rest; the flat fee is confirmed in writing before any hour is billed.

Subcontracting for general contractors: which reflexes?

Painters often work as subcontractors: written contracts, progress statements and retention money then become the raw material of the accounts. Bookkeeping from EUR 250 excl. VAT per month, payroll from EUR 20 excl. VAT per payslip, full formation at the single EUR 2,049 flat fee: the 2026 fee grid publishes every line.

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Official sources: guichet.public.lu, business licence · Luxembourg Business Registers. Fee amounts: Financial Services Luxembourg pricing policy, verified on 22 August 2026, excluding 17% VAT. This page informs; it does not constitute legal advice, and complex deeds are referred to a lawyer.