Trade License / Storage License
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Trade / Storage Municipal Permission
Introduction
Trading is an activity that involves the purchase, storage, and sale of general usage articles. But the activity of trading may also result in unwanted consequences such as garbage, noise, sanitation problems, etc. For this purpose, the municipal committees of each city have a set of guidelines and procedures to set up a trading business. This is called a Trade/Storage Registration. The trade/storage Registration means that a particular business is compliant with the rules and regulations of its respective municipality.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- Warehouses
- Trading of packaged food items/non-perishable products
- Trading of cement and steel items
- Trading in textiles/readymade garments
- Trading in plastic items
- Trading in consumer durables
- Trading of consumer electronics
For Proprietorship business
- ID proof of the proprietor
- GST Registration
- Shops and Establishment Act Certificate
- Electricity bill/rent agreement
- Details of the business activity
For Private limited company
- Certificate of Incorporation (CIN)
- GST Registration
- Company PAN card
- Board declaration for authorized signatory
- ID proof of the Authorized signatory
- Electricity bill/rent agreement
- Details of business activity
The applicant is required to apply online, in case the Municipal Corporation has this facility, otherwise, a hard copy application in a prescribed format is to be submitted to the Municipal Authority. The Government fee is submitted and the documents uploaded or attached to the hard copy application. The concerned officer may inspect the premises where the business activity is taking place. After the queries issued by the inspector are suitably answered, the Trade Registration is issued.
The Government fee for a new trade Registration application may range from Rs.500 to Rs.25,000, depending on the Municipal Corporation. Besides, if an agency is hired for this work, it may charge you. Metacorp charges Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000 for the trade license.
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