Can I sell my garden surplus in Czechia?
Yes — you may sell your garden surplus, to neighbours or at markets. Occasional sales of your own fruit, vegetables, eggs or honey count as occasional income (§ 10): exempt up to CZK 50,000 a year, no trade licence, no tax return — and the limit runs per taxpayer. Once selling turns systematic (a stall, shops, advertising), you register as an agricultural entrepreneur at the municipal office — simpler than a trade licence — and the income is taxed. Animal products (eggs, honey, milk) run under the farm-gate regime: small quantities straight to end consumers, origin labelled. The trap nobody mentions: you may not sell mushrooms picked in someone else's forest — only from your own, with certification.
📋 The rules
- Occasional sales of own produce: up to CZK 50,000/yr tax-free, no licence
- Systematic sales: agricultural-entrepreneur registration (municipal office), taxed
- Eggs/honey/milk: farm-gate regime — small amounts, direct consumers, labelling
- Markets: follow market rules and basic food hygiene
- Forest mushrooms/berries: sale only with certification — never from others' forests
🔓 Exceptions
- Grower-distilled spirits: sale always banned (own consumption only)
- Processed goods (jams, syrups): stricter food rules (registration with the food inspection)
- Forest mushrooms and berries: sale only from your own forest and with certification — never from someone else's
⚠️ Penalties & fines
Systematic unregistered selling: an unauthorised-business fine plus back taxes on the income. Breaching hygiene limits on animal products — eggs, honey or milk sold in more than small quantities or without labelling — draws fines from the veterinary administration. Processed food sold without notifying the food inspection is a further offence. The hardest line is mushrooms and forest fruit from someone else's forest: that sale is banned outright, regardless of quantity. And selling grower-distilled spirits is banned always, even a couple of bottles.
📎 Official sources
- BusinessInfo · Occasional income vs business (CS) →
- Jak podnikat · Occasional activity (CS) →
- Finance.cz · Selling mushrooms and forest fruit (CS) →
❓ Frequently asked
Can I sell eggs to neighbours?
Yes — farm-gate sales of small quantities to end consumers are legal and need no permit. Label the eggs and keep basic hygiene; selling into shops or at markets without registration and labelling is a different matter.
When must I register?
As soon as selling becomes systematic — a regular stall, supplying shops or advertising. You then enter the agricultural-entrepreneur register at the municipal office, which is simpler and cheaper than a trade licence.
Is the 50k limit per person or household?
Per taxpayer — spouses each have their own and they do not add up. Crossing it means taxing the whole occasional income, not just the slice above the fifty thousand, so keep a running total across the year.
May I sell homemade jam?
Processed food runs under stricter rules than raw surplus: you notify the food inspection (SZPI) and must meet hygiene requirements. Jam from your own garden is not the same as a basket of apples on the fence.
What about honey?
Your own honey in small amounts sold directly to consumers is fine, under the farm-gate regime and with labelling. Beekeepers also enjoy a tax exemption tied to the number of colonies, so honey pays off twice.
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