Trade license: types, how to obtain, documents

All about trade in Russia

To conduct trade as such, licensing is not required.
According to the current Presidential Decree No. 65 of January 29, 1992, freedom of this activity has been introduced on the territory of Russia. Article navigation

• Trade license
• Trade permit for individual entrepreneurs
• Pyrotechnics
• Food
• Medical products
• fuels and lubricants
• Veterinary preparations
• Jewelry
• Cloth
• Flowers
• How to obtain a trade permit
• How much does a sales license cost?
• What documents are needed
• Outbound trade: permit, documents
• Street vending permit
• Wholesale license
• Wholesale trade of medicines
• Do I need a permit for retail trade and wholesale sales of dietary supplements?
• Temporary trade permit
• What is the fine for illegal trade?
• Fines and punishment for trading without registering an individual entrepreneur

Any legal entity or individual (individual entrepreneur) who intends to engage in trading activities in the Russian Federation is required to obtain the appropriate documents giving such a right, as well as register in the general Trade Register. The process of obtaining this certificate sometimes causes difficulties, mainly due to poor awareness of current legislation. This article will help fill in the gaps.

Retail trade: conditions

Retail trade aims to sell goods to end consumers for their personal needs.

A retail trade permit is a notification document. An application for notification of the start of work is submitted to Rospotrebnadzor. The remaining documents are presented to the regulatory authorities depending on the type of products sold. To start activities, registration as an individual entrepreneur or legal entity is required.

So, obtaining a trade permit and starting trading activities is accompanied by the collection of more than one document and passing through more than one authority. You also need to remember that trading is not always possible without a cash register. But don’t let the difficulties scare you if you decide to do your own thing. Successful business!

Trade license

To conduct trade as such, licensing is not required. According to the current Presidential Decree No. 65 of January 29, 1992, freedom of this activity has been introduced on the territory of Russia, and local authorities are obliged to facilitate it, allocate areas for markets, maintain order, and comply with sanitary standards. However, there are a number of requirements that entrepreneurs must adhere to.

A license is a document issued by a special authorized executive body, which indicates the right of an individual entrepreneur or legal entity to engage in a certain type of business, subject to mandatory compliance with legislative restrictions.

The list of goods whose circulation is limited is listed by Federal Law No. 128-FZ of 08.08.01 “On licensing of certain types of activities.” Article 17 of this document defines the areas requiring a trade license:

• Manufacturing, development, sale of special means of covert surveillance and wiretapping;
• Production and sale of counterfeit-proof printed products (forms);
• Sales of weapons, military equipment, small arms, their main components;
• Sale of ammunition, hunting cartridges;
• Distribution of industrial explosives;
• Sale of pyrotechnics that meet state standards of class IV and V;
• Ensuring the circulation of narcotic and psychotropic drugs, including their development, production, purchase, use and even destruction. The circulation of these substances is regulated by Federal Law No. 3-FZ of 01/08/98 (“On Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances”);
• Sale of electricity to citizens;
• Sales of travel tickets;
• Sales of alcohol and tobacco products.

To this list it is necessary to add some other types of business that can harm the health, rights, and other vital interests of citizens, the country’s defense capability, and the safety of the cultural heritage of the peoples inhabiting the Russian Federation (128-FZ, Art. 4).

A license to sell products whose turnover is legally limited is valid for five years. Its early cancellation is carried out if the subject has repeatedly (more than twice) grossly violated the established conditions and requirements, which is confirmed by inspection reports or by a court, on the initiative of the authority that issued the permit.

Retail sales

In fact, 70% of shopping centers carry out retail sales, that is, where food or goods go directly to the consumer. In this case, the activity is carried out according to general rules after submitting the necessary documents. But it is additionally necessary to obtain permission from Rospotrebnadzor. This is done so that each buyer can defend their violated rights in a timely manner.

In general, obtaining a trade permit is carried out through preliminary coordination of your desires with local authorities. This is due to the fact that part of the profit that an individual entrepreneur or legal entity will transfer to the state will fall on the city’s balance sheet. And in the future it will be spent on the needs of the locality.

In addition, in many situations, street trading requires close attention from law enforcement agencies. This concerns both monitoring compliance with established trade rules and guaranteeing the safety of the trading place from unlawful encroachments.

Trade permit for individual entrepreneurs

As of 2021, the procedure for obtaining a permit is as follows: an individual entrepreneur notifies the authorities of his intention to engage in trading activities, accompanies his application with a package of certificates:

• An extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities or a certificate of registration of individual entrepreneurs;
• Certificate of registration of individual entrepreneurs with the Federal Tax Service;
• A certified copy of the title document for the ownership of the premises where the sales or lease agreement will be carried out;
• Sanitary passport of the premises of the retail outlet;
• Conclusions of the State Fire Supervision, Sanitary and Epidemiological Service;
• A copy of the waste removal agreement;
• List of goods to be sold;
• If the product is subject to licensing - a license.

It should be noted that it is easier for an individual entrepreneur to obtain a trade permit than for a legal entity.

It is necessary to dwell in more detail on the licensed types of business activities.

Pyrotechnics

The most important thing that an individual entrepreneur who decides to sell firecrackers, firecrackers and firecrackers should know is that the sale of household pyrotechnic products of hazard class I-III is not subject to licensing.

At the same time, he must comply with the rules of trade in fireworks, as well as standards for their storage. They are set out by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation N 1052 of December 22, 2009, as well as by the Customs Regulations of the Customs Union.

The sale of products of higher hazard classes (IV, V), capable of creating a shock wave with a danger zone radius of over 30 meters, requires licensing.

Food

A license to trade food products, according to the already mentioned Law No. 128-FZ, is not required, however, the entrepreneur should pay attention to the obligation to notify the administration about the start of this type of activity. The permission of Rospotrebnadzor is also not formally needed - this organization simply needs to be notified, but the conclusion of the SES on the compliance of the point with the established sanitary standards is necessary.

Regardless of the nature of the food products, the seller must have documents confirming their good quality (certificate, declaration of conformity for each item), which must be received along with the goods from the supplier. Representatives of such types of business as the sale of sweets in a shopping center on the “island”, fast food, and other public catering must be prepared to check the sanitary conditions of food preparation.

SES inspectors also check the expiration date (in cases of canned food, concentrates, baby food or other shelf-stable products) and compliance with organoleptic standards.

As with other food products, no special permit is required to sell fresh meat, but if it turns out that there are violations (lack of sanitary books, certificates, veterinary form No. 4, refrigerators, stamps), then troubles for the seller are guaranteed.

Selling on the street, including fruits and vegetables from a car, requires the consent of the local administration. This is dictated by quite reasonable considerations: firstly, the authorities are obliged to ensure the safety of citizens, therefore it will be mandatory to check SES products. And secondly, selling is not appropriate everywhere. In other words, the retail outlet should not interfere with transport and people.

Food products also include tobacco products and alcohol. The entrepreneur will find out where to buy a license for the right to sell them (it is needed for this case) from the executive authority in charge of this issue.

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Medical products

This concept includes not only medicines, but also medical equipment, as well as various equipment and auxiliary items. Based on this division, it is determined whether a license is needed to sell a particular product. All pharmacological products are subject to mandatory licensing. But there are features due to changes in current legislation. For example, the sale of medicines outside of stationary retail outlets or by peddling is prohibited. A license for the sale of medical equipment is not required (Law N 128-FZ dated 08.08.01), but licensing is required for its maintenance (except for those intended for the own needs of a legal entity or individual entrepreneur). In any doubtful case, it is best for the owner of a retail outlet to consult a lawyer.

fuels and lubricants

The procedure for selling fuels and lubricants is difficult to determine. Law No. 99 of 05/04/11 states that it is possible to sell fuel and lubricants without a license, but, as Rostechnadzor explains, if gasoline or diesel fuel is stored or transported, then it is needed. In addition, this is an excisable product, including for individual entrepreneurs, but only when carrying out export operations.

Veterinary preparations

Medicines intended for animals are classified as pharmacological products; their sale is subject to licensing (Government Decree No. 1081 of December 22, 2011). You should contact the local representative office of the State Agricultural Surveillance or, if the medicinal products will be used by the veterinary service, then the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control.

Trade in veterinary drugs without a license entails liability provided for in part two of Article 14.1 of the Administrative Code. One of the conditions for obtaining a permit is the presence of special education.

Jewelry

The sale of jewelry does not require licensing, but this does not mean that the state does not control it. The role of the permitting document is played by the Assay Card with a notification of special registration with the State Property Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. To obtain these papers, a minimum of formalities is required; in addition to the standard package of papers, you need to write an application with the appropriate content, provide an opinion from the Private Security Department, confirm the presence of a safe, and register on the Rosfinmonitoring website.

Useful links for entrepreneurs selling jewelry:

Aurora Necklace

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Pearls with pendant

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Bright rings

Women's silver rings with topaz stone. There are 10 colors and 8 sizes to choose from. Weight – 2.3 grams. Discounts for wholesale buyers. Price 160 rub.

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Cloth

This type of business activity does not stand out with almost any special features. You can find out what documents are needed to sell clothes when registering a retail outlet at the tax office. The specificity is expressed in three points :

• The need for a conclusion from Rospotrebnadzor on the safety of products due to direct daily contact with the consumer’s skin (such a certificate is also needed for the sale of shoes);
• Sellers must have medical records;
• Quality certificates are required only for children's clothing.

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Women's pullover

Knitted pullover with long sleeves. There are 10 colors to choose from. Season: autumn-winter. Material – cotton. High-quality tailoring and material. Price 665 rub.

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Man's T-shirt

Men's V-neck short sleeve T-shirt. Material – polyester and cotton. Available in 10 colors. Brand MRMT. Price 315 rub.

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Child dress

Festive dress for girls. Decorated with lace. Length – ankle length. There are 6 colors to choose from. Material – chiffon, polyester, spandex. Price 725 rub.

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Flowers

No special permit is required to sell flowers. A regular package of documents is required that meets the requirements of Federal Law N 381-FZ, a general permit to conduct business activities, and a conclusion from the sanitary and epidemiological station.

How to conclude an agreement with the administration for the placement of a street retail outlet

In the language of the law, a street point is called a “non-stationary retail facility” or NTO. These are the same kiosks, carts, tents, trays, trailers, auto shops and counters.

In each city, local authorities approve the layout of non-stationary retail facilities . The scheme is being developed so that retail outlets are distributed evenly throughout the city, do not interfere with transport and pedestrians, and do not spoil the appearance of the city. At least 60% of points must be given to small and medium-sized businesses. The scheme is posted publicly on the Internet. For example, this is what the NTO scheme for the Central District of Moscow looks like.

To obtain a place in the NTO scheme, an entrepreneur participates in an auction electronically. You can find out which places in the city are available and are up for auction at the local administration. The department that deals with scientific and technological development is called differently in each city. For example, in Moscow this is the Department of Competition Policy. In Perm - Department of Economics and Industrial Policy. Another list of NTOs put up for auction is published on the administration’s websites. There is such a list of auctions in Moscow.

To participate in the auction, an entrepreneur submits an application, pays a deposit and sends documents to the administration. The application form and the exact list must be obtained from them.

If the entrepreneur wins the competition, an agreement is concluded with him for the placement of a non-stationary retail facility and a certificate of placement of a non-stationary retail facility is issued. A certificate is the very document that confirms the legality of trading on a street point. In case of problems, it is shown to the police.

If the desired location is not included in the city scheme, the entrepreneur submits an application to include a new location for the NTO in it. The administration is considering it. If the new point is safe and does not violate urban planning regulations, it will be included in the scheme. And they will conclude an agreement with the entrepreneur. But this doesn’t always happen.

For how long a point will be allowed to be placed depends on the type of product or service that the entrepreneur sells. Usually the limit is 5 years, but for small retail it is often less. If this is a seasonal product, the contract is concluded for the corresponding months. For example, in Moscow, a place for vegetables, fruits and ice cream will be provided for the period from May 1 to October 1. For New Year trees - from December 20 to 31. For other products - for a year. This is stated in paragraph 6 of Moscow Government Decree No. 26-PP dated 02/03/2011.

How to obtain a trade permit

To obtain the right to trade, an entrepreneur must complete the following procedure:

• Submit a notification application to the local office of Rospotrebnadzor;
• Coordinate the territorial location with the administration of the locality;
• At the sanitary and epidemiological station, obtain a conclusion on compliance with sanitary and hygienic requirements;
• Obtain a safety report from the fire inspectorate;
• If the product is subject to licensing, get it.

How much does a sales license cost?

Since there are quite a lot of licensed types of goods, and the sales process is most often accompanied by other actions that also require licensing (storage, transportation), it is not possible to list all state duties in a short article.

As an example, some of them can be cited:

• Retail sales of alcoholic beverages will cost 65 thousand rubles annually or 325 thousand rubles. immediately for five years (clause 94, clause 1, article 333.33 of the Tax Code);
• The price for a license giving the right to carry out activities in the pharmaceutical field is from 45 thousand rubles. It is considered indefinite.

In this case, you should take into account the strict rules for providing permits, which are indicated separately in each case.

○ Products for which a license is required.

There is a list of goods that are subject to mandatory licensing.

Why do you need a trading license? This document is necessary for an entrepreneur to engage in certain types of activities. A license is issued for the sale of restricted or dangerous goods that may harm the health and interests of citizens.

A license is required to sell the following types of goods:

• Alcohol (except beer, cider, poiret and mead).
• Technical means for secretly obtaining data.
• Printing products.
• Military equipment, ammunition, weapons.
• Pyrotechnicians.
• Medicines and medications.
• Metals.

To obtain a license, entrepreneurs should contact the authorized bodies with an application and a package of documents. You can receive the finished document within 45 days.

What documents are needed

The issuance of a permit indicating registration in the Trade Register is possible after submitting the following set of documents:

• Foundation agreement legal persons, individual entrepreneur registration certificate or extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities;
• Certificate of registration with the Federal Tax Service;
• Personal data of the manager, chief accountant, bank details (for legal entities only);
• A document of title on the ownership of the premises or a lease agreement;
• Sanitary passport of the premises;
• Conclusions of the fire service, SES;
• Garbage removal agreement;
• Expected assortment.

Obtaining a license

Trade in alcoholic beverages is subject to mandatory licensing, but only legal entities can obtain it; it is impossible for individual entrepreneurs to obtain a license, this is established by our legislation. Trade in medicines, hunting goods, for example, ammunition, veterinary or children's goods is also subject to licensing.

What is required to obtain a license to sell alcohol?

Contact the licensing authority and write an application containing the following information:

• About the legal entity, company name and form of economic activity: LLC, OJSC, CJSC. Postal address and zip code of the company and the place where trade will be carried out. Extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
• Name of the product group that requires licensing.
• TIN of the organization, confirmation of registration of the company for tax purposes.
• OKEVD of economic activity, issuance of the license for which he is requesting.

In addition to the application, you will also need:

• Constituent documents of the company.
• Receipt of payment of the license fee.

Typically, the decision to issue a license is considered within five working days, and based on the results of the review, the entrepreneur receives a trade license, which will confirm the legality of the entrepreneur’s activities.

Outbound trade: permit, documents

Outbound trading refers to the sale of goods from a car (automatic shop) or from a tent installed temporarily, as a rule, in settlements remote from the supplier. Wherein:

• The place of sale must be equipped with a sign indicating the enterprise and its address;
• For food products, a permit from the SES and a certificate of conformity are required;
• The forwarder must have shipping documentation;
• The place of sale of the goods is agreed with the local administration, as indicated on the page of the issued permit, upon receipt of which a fee is paid. How to get it has already been described above;
• Sellers must have health certificates (if the nature of the goods requires them);
• It is necessary to comply with sanitary standards provided for by well-known rules (garbage cans, hygienic surfaces);
• In the case of selling licensed products, sellers are required to present a license to representatives of regulatory authorities.

Street vending permit

Part of the question of whether it is possible to sell on the street has already been discussed, as well as the limitations of this type of sales. Stalls, tents, counters installed on the sidewalk can create significant obstacles to the population and transport, so their installation locations must be agreed upon with the administration, which is documented in the appropriate document. Street trading in an unspecified place is prohibited, and fines are applied to violators, as well as for failure to comply with sanitary standards.

Without permission, an individual entrepreneur or a registered taxpayer can sell goods on the territory of specially designated areas. We mentioned earlier what documents are needed to trade on the market - these are TIN and OGRN certificates. Of course, you will have to pay for the right to use the trading place and scales (if they are needed).

Where is it written that you cannot trade freely on the street, and what is the fine?

Any place on the street belongs to someone: the city itself or a commercial organization - a store, shopping center, market, hostel.

Commercial organizations sublease space for outlets. As a rule, this is a small area next to the porch. For example, bicycle rentals are located at the entrance to the hostel. To do this, negotiate payment with the owner and sign an agreement. This is a matter of agreement between two entrepreneurs. They do the same thing to get a place in the market.

But most of the attractive places on the street belong to the municipality. These are embankments, central streets and parks. Free trade in such places is prohibited. For example, for Moscow this is stated in Art. 4 of the Law of December 9, 1998 No. 29.

In order to legally trade on the street, they negotiate with the local administration. There are two options according to Art. 10 and 11 381-FZ:

— Rent space for a non-stationary retail facility in a specially designated area. This way you can set up a tent or tray for a long time;

- Buy a place at the fair. This is a trade format from time to time, because fairs operate sporadically and also in strictly designated places.

City authorities are struggling with spontaneous trade. The police and administration officials organize raids and check points based on people's complaints. If caught, they will issue a fine - the amount is prescribed in the local law on administrative offenses. In Moscow, the fine for trading in the wrong place is from 2,500 to 500,000 rubles under Art. 11.13 Code of Administrative Offenses of Moscow. Here are real examples:

The entrepreneur provided mobile tire fitting services from his car. Officials from the district government found out about this and fined him 2,500 rubles - case No. A40-95352/2019.

An entrepreneur sold coffee from a car. The police came to him and issued him a fine of 2,500 rubles - case No. 7-1533/2018.

A woman was selling clothes in an underground subway passage. She was caught by a police patrol and fined 5,000 rubles - case No. 7-14728/2019.

Wholesale license

In addition to retail sales, there is also wholesale. Wholesale sales of goods subject to licensing must be carried out only with its availability. This applies to the sale of products such as alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, fuels and lubricants, weapons, and other special items. When issuing a license for wholesale distribution, the seller’s storage, security and other important factors are taken into account. The duty, of course, is more expensive than for retail sales.

Wholesale trade of medicines

This type of sales, according to Federal Law No. 323-FZ dated November 21, 2011, requires a license for pharmaceutical activities. This procedure applies to retail and wholesale. A pharmaceutical license is issued by the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development, for which a standard set of papers is provided. In this case, the enterprise must ensure the fulfillment of a number of strict conditions:

• Availability of retail (warehouse) premises of sufficient space, owned or leased;
• Medical organizations need a license to provide medical services;
• The manager must have a specialized medical education, more than 3 years of experience, and a certificate of advanced training. If this is not the case, then the requirement for experience in performing similar duties is increased to five years.

In the case of trade in pharmaceutical products for veterinary purposes, the requirements are the same. The difference between how a license for retail trade and wholesale is issued is only in the physical volume of warehouse space that allows storing medicines and medical products.

Do I need a permit for retail trade and wholesale sales of dietary supplements?

As stated earlier, licensing is required only for goods listed by Federal Law No. 128-FZ of 08.08.01. It should be remembered that trading in dietary supplements does not require separate certificates. Biologically active substances are essentially food products, so their sale is not subject to licensing for pharmaceutical activities. Retail trade, like wholesale, can be carried out according to general principles.

Conditions for trading beer

A license for the retail trade of beer, as well as for the wholesale trade, is not required. This is the only type of alcohol that is allowed for sale to individual entrepreneurs. Individual entrepreneurs and LLCs freely trade beer, but comply with several conditions:

1. the area of ​​the retail outlet is more than 50 sq.m (for rural areas - 25 sq.m);
2. A cash register is required;
3. You cannot sell beer in non-stationary retail outlets or kiosks;
4. Beer cannot be sold near educational, sports and medical institutions.

Temporary trade permit

It often happens that the sale of a product is seasonal and does not require a stationary outlet or store (for example, Christmas trees, fruits, vegetables). The sale of such products from tents and car bodies must be carried out at designated places, and the seller only needs to have a temporary permit issued by the administration of the locality.

Most often the police have to present it - other inspectors usually do not even have time to pay attention to such a retail outlet. In its essence, temporary entrepreneurial activity is similar to traveling business, and in most cases it is the same.

Permission to open a non-stationary retail facility

A non-stationary trade object is an object that is not firmly anchored to the ground, for example a kiosk or a vending machine.
And such objects are placed only in designated areas approved by a specially developed layout scheme. Each of the objects must comply with standard architectural solutions. The Moscow Department of Trade and Services is responsible for the placement of non-stationary objects in Moscow, when it comes to their location on state-owned land.

To start trading in such a non-stationary facility, you do not need to obtain a trade permit; it requires concluding an agreement to carry out trading activities or to locate a non-stationary trade facility. Such an agreement will be concluded with the winner of the auction, since the rules of competitive selection of the seller apply here.

To participate in the auction, a legal entity or individual entrepreneur must submit an application, the form of which is established by the auction organizer, and at the same time have in his account the money necessary to pay the deposit for participation in the auction.

What is the fine for illegal trade?

Illegal trade refers to commercial activities that the entrepreneur did not notify the local administration and tax authorities about.

Any person selling goods on the street, regardless of whether he is registered as an individual entrepreneur, makes transactions with buyers. Of course, we are not talking about one-time cases that occasionally take place in spontaneous flea markets, but about actions performed with the aim of systematically generating income. Selling goods without documents in a price range of 500-2000 rubles. without permission and notification of the authorities entails the following administrative and legal consequences provided for in Article 14 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation:

• Fine imposed by a magistrate’s court on an individual: 2,000 – 2,500 rubles;
• For an official: 4,000 – 5,000 rubles;
• Organizations: 40,000 – 50,000 rub.

In particular,

• Conducting business activity without registration (including street sales) – a fine from 500 to 2000 rubles;
• Responsibility for trading without a license, if its availability is mandatory (for example, alcoholic beverages) - a fine of 2 to 50 thousand rubles. with confiscation of goods;
• Violation of licensing conditions - a fine from 1,500 to 40,000 rubles;
• The same, but in rough form - a fine from 4 to 50 thousand rubles. with deprivation of the right to engage in individual entrepreneurship for a period of up to three months.

The right to draw up a protocol on an administrative offense is enjoyed by employees of the patrol service, tax inspectorate, inspectorate for trade and quality of goods, consumer protection and antimonopoly structures.

Taxation and reporting on street trading

You can independently choose the tax regime when registering with the tax office; it must be indicated when applying for a permit:

• UTII, imputed tax is paid. It is determined based on the location of the outlet and the area of ​​the premises. If the total area is 5 m2, then the established profit will be 9,000 rubles, this amount is multiplied by 6%, the tax amount payable is obtained. But there is also a correction coefficient, which is established by local governments. Tax is paid every quarter, and a declaration based on the results of activities is submitted at the same time. To switch to another type of taxation, they submit an application to the tax authority at the place of registration of the retail facility to change the tax regime.
• With a patent taxation system, you first need to obtain it; the validity period can vary from six months to a year. If trade will be carried out only in the warm season, then you can obtain and pay a patent, that is, a tax, for this period. Under this tax regime, no reporting is required, since the tax is paid upon the purchase of a patent.
• USN, this regime offers a choice of tax payment system: income minus expenses, or only taxation of income. It is better to choose the first option, then the tax amount will be calculated based on actual indicators. A declaration of income received is submitted at the end of the reporting period, and the tax amount can be paid in stages. But with this type of taxation, actual confirmation of profit is required, and this is only possible if you have cash registers registered with the tax office.

Fines and sanctions for small retail trade without permission:

1. If trade is carried out without organizing an individual entrepreneur or other type of economic activity - the amount of the fine is from 500 to 3000 rubles.
2. If trade is carried out in unidentified or unauthorized goods, the fine for an individual entrepreneur is 1-3 thousand rubles, for a legal entity from 10 to 30 thousand, if there are no permits - 10-20 thousand.
3. If economic activity is carried out in a place other than the one for which the permit was issued, from 500 rubles to 2.5 thousand.
4. If the product is not licensed, for example, the sale of children's clothing requires a mandatory license, the fine will range from 500 to 2000 rubles. And in some cases, for example, selling alcoholic beverages without a license, entails penalties including confiscation and payment of 20 to 100 times the minimum wage in the form of fines.

Permission to organize a retail market

Another form of trading can be called the organization of a retail market, which is regulated by the law “On retail markets and on amendments to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation” dated December 30, 2006 No. 271-FZ. According to this regulatory act, you can obtain permission to organize a market by submitting an application that must indicate:

• The name of the legal entity, its address and the location of the facility where the market is planned to be located.
• Applicant's Taxpayer Identification Number.
• Type of organized market.

And the list of attached documents consists of the following items:

• Constituent documents.
• Extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
• A document confirming the existence of the right to the object where the market will be located.

If the proposed location of the market meets the market organization plan and the applicant has fulfilled all the requirements for completing and submitting the appropriate application, then he has every chance of obtaining a trading permit.

Notice of commencement of activity

To start your own business in the trading sector, it is not always necessary to obtain a trade permit from the state. Only certain types of activities are subject to licensing, and they are specified in the law. But in some cases it is still necessary to notify the relevant government agency about your opening. This requirement is set forth in the Law “On the Protection of the Rights of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs in the Exercise of State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Supervision” dated December 26, 2008 No. 294-FZ.

This regulatory act contains a list of types of activities to which the notification procedure in trade applies. But there is also a decree of the Government of the Russian Federation “On the notification procedure for the start of certain types of business activities” dated July 16, 2009 No. 584, where the list of types of activities is specified in more detail. In the end it looks like this:

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• Retail trade: in non-specialized stores;
• food products in specialized stores;
• cosmetic and perfumery products;
• in tents and markets.

Persons who decide to conduct one of these types of activities do not need to obtain a trade permit, but simply notify the relevant government agency.