{"id":12104,"date":"2025-04-16T14:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecomag-france.fr\/?p=12104"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:35:44","slug":"food-truck-layout-process-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecomag-france.fr\/en\/food-truck-layout-process-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I apply for a travelling salesman card?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Would you like to embark on an entrepreneurial adventure and become a restaurateur aboard your food truck<\/a> or an itinerant merchant<\/a> in your store on wheels?<\/p>

For this project, it will be essential to have an itinerant merchant’s card<\/strong>, especially if you want to sell outside your commune of residence. Here’s some advice on how to go <\/strong>about obtaining this compulsory card, the documents required and the associated costs. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Do you already have your own vehicle, or would you like to invest in this equipment to expand your geographical area and take your offer on the road in other towns in your region? Your priority is to obtain your traveling salesman’s card. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The travelling salesman card in brief<\/strong><\/h3>

Before you learn about the steps involved in the card application process, here’s a reminder about this authorization. Thanks to this document, you can travel outside your city of business domicile <\/strong>to carry out your activity as a shopkeeper, craftsman or restaurant owner. <\/p>

Your company’s registered address is the municipality you entered when registering your company. It may be your business headquarters, your home address, or the address provided by a domiciliation company. <\/p>

Would you like to expand your offer and take your business elsewhere with a converted truck? This card is mandatory. If you hire an employee to use the truck for your business, he or she must also have a copy of the card<\/strong>. This official document is valid for 4 years from the date it is issued to you. A fee of 30 euros is required to start the<\/strong> application process. <\/p>

With this document assigned to your company, you’ll be able to hit the road in your specially equipped vehicle and offer your products and\/or services for sale with peace of mind.<\/p>

If you need help fitting out the truck of your dreams, and transforming it into a food truck, pizza truck, grooming salon<\/a> or even a small mobile hairdressing salon<\/a>, Ecomag’s advice will come in very handy. We are experts in fitting out and selling vehicles for mobile businesses<\/strong>. Our aim? To offer you a tailor-made solution to create the perfect vehicle for you to rapidly expand your business. <\/p>

Once we’ve thought through your project in detail, we’ll do everything we can to fit out your chosen vehicle and offer you a turnkey mobile business!<\/p>

How to apply for a card<\/strong><\/h3>

What are the various steps involved in obtaining your traveling salesman card? Here are the steps you need to follow, by contacting the relevant CFEs <\/strong>: the CCI or the CMA. <\/p>

You need to contact your CCI, your Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/strong>, to take the necessary steps, especially if you’re a retailer.<\/p>

In the case of tradespeople, you’ll need to contact your CMA(Chambre des M\u00e9tiers et de l’Artisanat<\/strong>) as soon as possible to begin the application process. The main trades concerned are <\/p>