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Start an online business in Poland
The steps the government of Poland 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 Poland
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
Biznes.gov.pl names the one-person business (jednoosobowa działalność gospodarcza) in CEIDG and the limited liability company (spółka z o.o.) in KRS.
2. Register the business
Sole traders register in CEIDG via biznes.gov.pl, and limited liability companies register with the National Court Register (KRS).
3. Get your tax number
The CEIDG application also serves as the application for NIP (tax number) and REGON, which are added to the entry automatically.
4. Check when you must register for VAT
Biznes.gov.pl states that from 1 January 2026 the VAT exemption sales limit rose from 200 tys. zł to 240 tys. zł a year.
5. Follow the rules for selling online
Biznes.gov.pl explains how to run online trade and consumer rights in online sales.
Open your store in Poland
What Tanqory sets up for a store based in Poland. You change any of it in Settings.
- Tax
Your store starts with a tax entry for Poland, collecting off, until you confirm the rate or connect a tax service.
VAT in Poland- Card payments
Through your own Stripe account, which Stripe opens for businesses in Poland. 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 Poland.
- Legal or tax advice. This page points to the official sources; an adviser in Poland can apply them to your business.
Questions about starting a business in Poland
Which legal form should I choose in Poland?
The official page in step 1 lists the forms a business in Poland 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 Poland is worth asking before you decide.
What does Tanqory set up for a store in Poland?
A tax entry for Poland 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 Poland?
The official page in step 5 lists the information and rights a buyer in Poland 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.biznes.gov.pl
- biznes.gov.pl
- www.biznes.gov.pl
- www.biznes.gov.pl
Open your store in Poland today
Build your store while you set up your business, and switch on tax collecting when your registration is in place.