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LAWIT

A bulletin on law, technology and business in Slovakia

Crafts supplement

Supplement to the LAWIT bulletin

A craft is work done by hand. The paperwork need not be a mystery.

For woodcarvers, potters, blacksmiths and makers of painted eggs, lutes and honey gingerbread — and for bricklayers, plumbers and joiners working in Slovakia. What you need to sort out to sell and work legally, with references to the specific sections of Slovak law.

Position as at 6 guides

I.

By situation

Choose what you are dealing with.

  1. I make things by hand and want to sell them→ Turning a craft into a business: a guide for traditional and folk makerswoodcarver, potter, painted eggs, corn husk, instruments
  2. I sell at a fair or market→ Selling at fairs, markets and craft daysmunicipal permit, documents at the stall
  3. I take payments on the spot→ eKasa and cashless payments for craftspeople from 2026eKasa, QR payment, deposits
  4. I bake gingerbread or cakes→ Gingerbread and home-made food for sale: registration, trade licence, labellingRVPS, allergens, trade licence
  5. I do jobs for households→ Jobs, deposits and invoices: contracts with customers for craftspeoplecontract, withdrawal, complaints
  6. I need a helper→ Subcontractors and helpers: when a “self-employed” helper is not enoughemployee, work agreement, subcontracting
II.

Contents of the supplement

All guides, with the date of the law they describe.

  1. Turning a craft into a business: a guide for traditional and folk makers

    Woodcarvers, potters, makers of painted eggs, musical instruments or corn-husk figures: which trade licence fits, when it counts as an original work, selling at fairs and online, eKasa, consumers and protecting your design or name.

    Law as at 12 October 2026

  2. Gingerbread and home-made food for sale: registration, trade licence, labelling

    Selling honey gingerbread (medovníky), cakes or other food you make yourself in Slovakia: registering your premises with the RVPS (Section 6 of the Food Act), kitchen requirements under Regulation 852/2004, trade licence, allergen labelling, VAT 2026.

    Law as at 12 October 2026

  3. Selling at fairs, markets and craft days

    The municipality’s permit, market rules, who may sell (including authors without a trade licence), the documents you must have at your stall, eKasa and cashless payment. Under Act No. 178/1998 Coll.

    Law as at 12 October 2026

  4. eKasa and cashless payments for craftspeople from 2026

    Act No. 384/2025 Coll. on recording sales: the obligation for services and craftspeople, what counts as a sale and a point of sale, deposits, cashless payment above €1 and fines.

    Law as at 12 October 2026

  5. Jobs, deposits and invoices: contracts with customers for craftspeople

    Contracts for work with consumers, deposits and VAT on payments received, withdrawal when the contract is made at the customer’s home, urgent repairs, complaints about work and the reverse charge in construction.

    Law as at 12 October 2026

  6. Subcontractors and helpers: when a “self-employed” helper is not enough

    A craftsperson who needs help: employee, work agreement or self-employed subcontractor? Dependent work, illegal employment and fines, the minimum wage for 2026 and 2027, family members.

    Law as at 12 October 2026

III.

Changes that affect craftspeople

Full overview of changes in the bulletin

What used to be at this address

The address remesla.lawit.sk once hosted a catalogue of folk art crafts — profiles of lute makers, woodcarvers, egg painters, straw figures, Holíč faience and gingerbread makers. We are not restoring that catalogue: we have no verified or current information about specific people and do not want to publish outdated contacts. Old links to profiles and crafts lead to the guide Turning a craft into a business, and links about gingerbread to the guide Gingerbread and home-made food.

The specialist body for traditional crafts in Slovakia is the Centre for Folk Art Production (Ústredie ľudovej umeleckej výroby, ÚĽUV).

In preparation

  • GDPR for craftspeople: photos of jobs, contacts, reviews
  • Website and social media for a workshop: what must be on the page
  • Liability insurance for craftspeople: what to ask
  • Apprentices and students on placement in the workshop