Business address · Mail service

A German address that
earns trust.

A real, court-valid business address near Stuttgart, not a mailbox shared by thousands in a Berlin tower. With mail reception, scanning and forwarding, so you can run your German company from anywhere. start local. THINK GLOBAL.

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Why a real address matters

The address is part of how your company is set up

A business address should reflect where your company actually operates. Ours is an office with signage, staffed mail handling and rooms in daily use, an address anyone can visit, and one that someone answers.

  • Court-valid registered address (ladungsfähige Geschäftsadresse)
  • Usable for company registration & commercial-register entry
  • A real, physically existing & accessible office
  • Real signage, not a name on a crowded mailbox
  • Premium Reutlingen / Stuttgart-region postcode
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What's included

  • Your company's official business address
  • Mail reception in your company's name
  • Scanning & digital notification of incoming mail
  • Mail forwarding wherever you are in the world
  • Secure storage of original documents
  • Access to meeting rooms when you visit
Bank-friendly Remote-ready Real signage Mail handling
Your mail, handled

What happens to your mail when you're in India?

No more wondering whether something important arrived. Every letter is handled with a clear, structured process.

1

We receive it

Official letters arrive at our real Reutlingen office, in your company's name.

2

We scan & notify

We scan the letter and notify you digitally, so you see it the same way, wherever you are.

3

Forward or store

We forward the original to you, or store it securely until you need it. Your call.

4

Nothing slips through

Deadlines from the Finanzamt, banks and authorities reach you in time, calmly and reliably.

Who it's for

Ideal if you build in Germany, from anywhere

Remote founders

You run your German company from abroad and only rarely need to be on site, your address and mail are handled for you.

E-commerce & importers

Selling into the EU? A credible German address plus optional warehouse and EORI support gives you a real base for trade.

New & growing companies

Just formed your GmbH, or expanding into Germany, get a professional address without renting a whole office.

Forming a company too? A business address is included when we set up your German GmbH, and pairs perfectly with our mail service, EORI number and optional warehouse. See company formation →

You may not be here, but your business is.

A real German address, real signage and a real team handling your mail. Calmly, legally and structurally, so your company has a credible home while you run it from anywhere.

The part nobody explains

Why a cheap address can cost you your tax number

A registered address is not a postal service with a legal label on it. Three different authorities look at it, and they look for different things. This is where addresses that cost €19 a month quietly fail.

The register: is it ladungsfähig?

A ladungsfähige Geschäftsadresse is an address at which documents can actually be served on you, a summons, a court order, an enforcement notice. That requires a real place and someone who can receive them. What matters is not the label but whether the address meets the requirements for a domestic business address and whether you can actually be reached there. Providers who ask for no identification at all are the ones to walk away from.

The tax office: is it a place of business?

The Finanzamt issues your tax number and VAT ID, and it has become markedly more careful: VAT fraud runs through letterbox companies, and the Federal Central Tax Office cross-checks address data before issuing a VAT ID. An address used by a large number of companies for post alone, with no rooms in regular use and nobody on site, is not accepted as a place of business. Without a tax number you cannot invoice properly; without a VAT ID you cannot trade inside the EU.

And: where is the company actually managed?

This one surprises people. Some tax offices hand the file to a central office because they are not satisfied the company is really run from Germany, when the managing director holds no residence permit and is not here, they question whether the place of management sits in Germany at all. Under § 10 AO that is where the central management of the business is exercised, and it decides which office is competent and how long everything takes.

Which is why our address is not a letterbox. Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 33 is an office you can walk into, with rooms you can book and genuinely use, and a person on site who receives your post and your visitors. When an authority asks, and increasingly it does, there is something real to show. That is the whole difference, and it is why we are not the cheapest.
Honest about the price

We are not the cheapest, and here is exactly why

You can rent a German address for under €20 a month. Those offers are not a scam, they are a different product. What you get for that money is a forwarding service. What you do not get is anybody on site, rooms you can use, or an address that reflects where the company actually works.

The difference only matters at the moment it matters, when the Finanzamt asks what happens at this address, when a bank does its own check, when a court needs to serve something, or when a customer looks you up before signing. At that point a forwarding service has nothing to offer and you have a problem that costs far more than the saving.

So: if you compare on price per month, we are not your provider. If you want an address that holds up, we are.

Comparing us against a cheaper virtual office? We wrote an honest account of what that product does, where it stops, and eight questions to ask any provider before you sign: Virtual office in Germany.
FAQ

Business address, common questions

Is the address valid for registering my company?

Yes, it is a real, court-valid business address (ladungsfähige Geschäftsadresse) that can be used for your company registration and commercial-register entry, with proper mail handling.

What does "ladungsfähige Geschäftsadresse" actually mean?

Literally: an address at which you can be summoned. It is an address where legal documents, a summons, a court order, an enforcement notice, can actually be served on you. That needs a real place and somebody who can receive them. What matters is not the label but whether the address meets the requirements for a domestic business address and whether you can actually be reached there; an address that fails that can be challenged, with the consequence landing on you rather than on the provider.

Can the tax office refuse my tax number because of my address?

It can refuse, or simply not process the file. An address used only as a mailbox, with no rooms in regular use and nobody on site, can make it hard for the tax office to establish where the company is actually based or managed: VAT fraud runs through letterbox companies, so the checks have tightened and the Federal Central Tax Office cross-checks address data before issuing a VAT ID. Separately, some tax offices hand the file to a central office because they doubt the company is really managed in Germany when the managing director has no residence permit and is not here. Under § 10 AO that is a question of where the central management is exercised.

Why are you more expensive than a €19 virtual office?

Because it is a different product. For €19 you get post forwarded. With us there are rooms that exist and that you can book, a person on site who receives your post and your visitors, and an address that has something to show when an authority, a bank or a customer looks closely. If you compare on price per month we are not your provider. If you want an address that holds up, we are.

Will banks accept it?

We cannot promise you an account, that decision is always the bank's. What we can tell you is what a bank finds when it checks: a genuine office you can walk into, real signage, rooms in use and a person on site who receives post. Addresses used by hundreds of companies for post alone are the ones that draw questions, and ours is not one of them.

How do I get my mail if I live abroad?

We receive your mail, scan it and notify you digitally. We then forward the originals to you anywhere in the world, or store them securely until you need them.

Can an Indian company register a GmbH in Germany without renting a full office?

Yes. German company law requires a domestic business address at which documents can actually be served, it does not require you to rent a whole office. What it will not accept is a pure mailbox or a PO box: if there are no rooms in regular use and nobody on site, the address can be challenged, and the consequences fall on your company, not on the provider. Our address sits at an office in Reutlingen that exists, with rooms you can book and people who receive post and visitors, which is what makes it hold up when the tax office, a bank or a court looks closely.

Can you forward our German post to our chartered accountant in India?

Yes. Post is received physically in Reutlingen. Letters from the tax office, the commercial register or the court are scanned and sent on digitally, and we can send them to more than one recipient, so the founder and the chartered accountant or company secretary in India both see the same document on the same day. Originals are forwarded by post where they are needed. Deadlines in German administrative letters are usually short, which is why we do not let post sit.

Can I use it without forming a company through you?

Yes. The business address and mail service are available on their own, you don't have to form your company with us to use them.

Can you also store my goods?

Optionally, yes. For importers and e-commerce sellers we can provide a warehouse / storage address in Germany. Tell us your needs and we'll tailor it.

What does it cost?

Every situation is different, so we don't sell fixed packages off the shelf. Tell us what you need in a quick message and you'll get a clear, tailored offer, no surprises.

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Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 3372762 Reutlingen, Germany: 20 min from Stuttgart Airport & trade fair
Easy to reach2-min walk from Reutlingen-West station · 15 min from Hauptbahnhof · public parking 5 min away

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