Selling home-made rakija in Republika Srpska: producer registration, excise, labelling
A household may distil rakija for its own use but may not display, serve or sell it in bulk at a market, fair, catering outlet or shop. To sell, you must be an entrepreneur or company in the Register of Producers, pay excise of 8 KM per litre of absolute alcohol and sell labelled rakija in original packaging.
Registering or approving a food business premises in Republika Srpska: who decides and the steps
In Republika Srpska, premises handling food of animal origin are either registered (entered in a register without a prior inspection, e.g. primary production, fresh cheese and kajmak made at home, butcher shops) or approved (commission inspection, e.g. dairies, slaughterhouses). The application goes to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management before work starts.
Becoming a tourist guide in Republika Srpska: exam, certificate, local guide
A tourist guide needs four-year secondary education, active knowledge of a foreign language and a passed professional exam. The new Law on Tourism (Sl. glasnik RS 49/26) adds a local guide exam. Whoever hires a guide must hire a local one, unless the municipality has nobody certified for its own area.
Beekeeping in Republika Srpska: apiary registration, honey room and selling honey
Every apiary in Republika Srpska must be entered in the Register of Beekeepers and Apiaries within 30 days of placing the bees. Anyone who extracts honey and sells it away from the place of production, or only part of the quantity, must register a facility with a room used only for honey, and the label must show the country of origin.
VAT registration with the BiH Indirect Taxation Authority: ZR1, documents, Mostar
You must register for VAT when turnover in the previous year exceeds, or is likely to exceed, 100,000 KM. The ZR1 application goes to the Mostar Regional Centre of the Indirect Taxation Authority, which covers Trebinje, Bileća, Gacko, Ljubinje, Nevesinje and Berkovići. Administrative fees total 40 KM.
Registering foreign guests in BiH: 12-hour deadline, guest book and eStranac
Anyone who accommodates a foreign national must report the stay to the Foreigners' Service or the police no later than 12 hours after the accommodation starts. Guests are entered in a foreigners' book, on paper or electronic in the eStranac system. Fines for failing to do so run from 200 to 2,500 KM.
Categorising a rural household offering accommodation in Republika Srpska
A rural household that hosts guests is a "rural tourism object" and must be categorised with one, two or three stars. The city or municipal administration issues the decision, and the property must meet at least 80% of the prescribed elements. The market inspector checks that the category is respected.
Registering a farm in the Republika Srpska farm register: documents, yearly update, subsidies
Entry in the Republika Srpska Register of Agricultural Holdings is free and formally voluntary, but without it there are no cash subsidies. Apply at APIF according to your residence, and update crops and livestock every year between 1 January and 15 May.
Rural tourism registration in Republika Srpska: steps, fees, Trebinje offices
The holder of a family farm who offers guests lodging and food signs a contract with a tourist organisation or a licensed travel agency and submits it to APIF within seven days (fee 40 KM). A categorisation request for the rural tourism facility then goes to the competent municipality or city.
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