The auctioneer must notify each auction at least two weeks before the planned auction date. The notification must be submitted to the competent public order office in whose district the auction is to take place and to the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The notification must be made in writing or electronically and contain details of the exact location, time and type of goods to be auctioned.

In exceptional cases, particularly in the case of perishable auction goods, the authority may shorten the two-week notice period upon request.

No notification is required for the auctioning of agricultural inventory, agricultural and forestry products or livestock.

Only used goods may be auctioned. Exceptions are new goods or consumer goods that are sold from an estate, an insolvency estate, by way of business closure or at public auctions on the basis of statutory regulations.

• Identity card or passport, if applicable
• Auctioneer's license
• Written notification which must state
  • Place and time of the auction and
  • the type of goods to be auctioned
  • When auctioning goods,
    1. which belong to an estate or an insolvency estate or
    2. are sold due to the closure of a business or
    3. are sold by public auction on the basis of statutory provisions (Section 383 (3) of the German Civil Code (BGB)) and
    4. are offered in open sales outlets and which are unused or whose intended use consists in their consumption,

the following additional information is required:

• the reason for the auction and
• the name and address of the customer