1. Summary
A sole proprietor is required to submit only an application for the removal of the merchant from the commercial register to the commercial register authority.
If the sole proprietor has died, the heirs are entitled to apply for the removal of the merchant from the commercial register (a notarised copy of the certificate of inheritance must be attached to the application).
| Review period is 1–3 business days (excluding the day of submission)* | 
| Fee EUR 20.00 | 
| Submit documents via the e-service |
| * The statutory time limit for reviewing documents may be extended pursuant to Section 64(2) of the Administrative Procedure Law. | |||||
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| Documents in foreign languages, electronic document submission, etc. | General procedures: registration at a pre-selected time, pre-submission document verification, etc. |
| Explanations (beneficial owners, etc.) | Details and payments |
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Documents to be submitted:
- application form KR14;
- if the application is submitted by post, proof of payment of the state fee (receipt or copy, online banking payment confirmation, or payment details in free text).
A foreigner (foreign national) who has legal ties with Latvia, on the basis of which mutual rights and obligations in the field of commercial activity and taxation arise or have arisen, but who has not been assigned a personal identity number of the Republic of Latvia, must submit a questionnaire for the inclusion of data in the Register of Natural Persons (to be signed personally by the foreign national with a secure electronic signature if submitted electronically; if a secure electronic signature is not available, this document shall not be submitted).
Documents must be submitted to the Register of Enterprises within 14 days of the adoption of the decision.