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Start an online business in Latvia
The steps the government of Latvia sets for a new business that sells online, each linked to the official page that runs it, then the steps to open your store. Read from the official sources on October 14, 2026.
Set up your business in Latvia
The steps in the order most new sellers take them. Each is read from the official page linked under it.
1. Choose a legal form
The Register of Enterprises compares the "Individual merchant (IK)", the "Limited liability company (SIA)" and the "Limited liability company (SIA) with reduced equity".
2. Register the business
Merchants register with the Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia (Uzņēmumu reģistrs), with documents submittable online.
3. Get your tax number
Private individuals register as taxpayers with the State Revenue Service (VID/SRS) before starting commercial activities, and VAT payers are entered in the SRS Register of VAT Payers.
4. Check when you must register for VAT
The SRS states registration is required if revenues exceed 50,000 euro a year, counted per calendar year from 1 January 2025, and the EU SME portal also gives 50 000 EUR.
5. Follow the rules for selling online
The Consumer Rights Protection Centre (PTAC) explains distance trading rules, including pre-contract information and the 14-day right of withdrawal.
Open your store in Latvia
What Tanqory sets up for a store based in Latvia. You change any of it in Settings.
- Tax
Your store starts with a tax entry for Latvia, collecting off, until you confirm the rate or connect a tax service.
VAT in Latvia- Card payments
Through your own Stripe account, which Stripe opens for businesses in Latvia. Tanqory adds no transaction fee; Stripe charges its own rate.
- Shipping labels
DHL Express and Easyship, bought in your admin, with the customs declaration sent with each label for parcels that cross a border.
What stays with you
- Registering the business and choosing its legal form. Tanqory does not register a business for you.
- Registering for VAT, filing returns and paying the tax authority.
- Licences or permits your products need in Latvia.
- Legal or tax advice. This page points to the official sources; an adviser in Latvia can apply them to your business.
Questions about starting a business in Latvia
Which legal form should I choose in Latvia?
The official page in step 1 lists the forms a business in Latvia can take. Your choice decides how you register, how you are taxed and whether your own money is kept apart from the business, so an adviser in Latvia is worth asking before you decide.
What does Tanqory set up for a store in Latvia?
A tax entry for Latvia with collecting off, card payments through your own Stripe account, and DHL Express and Easyship labels you buy in your admin. You change any of it in Settings.
Does Tanqory file my VAT return?
No. Your store works out and charges VAT at checkout and keeps a record of every order. You register, file and pay the tax authority yourself, or through your accountant.
What do I have to tell buyers when I sell online in Latvia?
The official page in step 5 lists the information and rights a buyer in Latvia must get before and after they order. Put that information on your store before your first sale.
How current are these steps?
Each was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. Rules change; the official page is the authority, so open it before you act.
How we checked
Each step on this page was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. The store facts come from Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup.
- Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup
- www.ur.gov.lv
- www.vid.gov.lv
- www.vid.gov.lv
- www.ptac.gov.lv
Open your store in Latvia today
Build your store while you set up your business, and switch on tax collecting when your registration is in place.