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Start an online business in Romania
The steps the government of Romania 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 Romania
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
ONRC registers the persoană fizică autorizată (PFA), întreprindere individuală (II), întreprindere familială (IF) and the societate cu răspundere limitată (SRL).
2. Register the business
Businesses register with the National Trade Register Office (Oficiul Național al Registrului Comerțului, ONRC).
3. Get your tax number
The cod unic de înregistrare (CUI) is attributed by ANAF on data sent by the trade register office and appears on the certificate of registration.
4. Check when you must register for VAT
The European Commission SME VAT page states the annual national threshold in Romania is 395.000 RON, with no effective date on the page.
5. Follow the rules for selling online
The EU Your Europe page sets out B2C e-commerce and distance selling duties, including the customer's 14 day right of withdrawal.
Open your store in Romania
What Tanqory sets up for a store based in Romania. You change any of it in Settings.
- Tax
Your store starts with a tax entry for Romania, collecting off, until you confirm the rate or connect a tax service.
VAT in Romania- Card payments
Through your own Stripe account, which Stripe opens for businesses in Romania. 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 Romania.
- Legal or tax advice. This page points to the official sources; an adviser in Romania can apply them to your business.
Questions about starting a business in Romania
Which legal form should I choose in Romania?
The official page in step 1 lists the forms a business in Romania 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 Romania is worth asking before you decide.
What does Tanqory set up for a store in Romania?
A tax entry for Romania 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 Romania?
The official page in step 5 lists the information and rights a buyer in Romania 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.onrc.ro
- onrc.ro
- sme-vat-rules.ec.europa.eu
- europa.eu
Open your store in Romania today
Build your store while you set up your business, and switch on tax collecting when your registration is in place.