General Sales and Services

Auction Sales 

Auction Sales (Temp)

• Affidavit 
• Certificate of Occupancy
• Corporate Registration (If Applicable)
• Proof of Residency and Age 
• Statement of Approval Metropolitan Police Department 
• Police Criminal History Report 
• Clean Hand Certificate from the DC Office of Tax and Revenue

 

Cigarette Retail 

Cigarette Wholesale 

General Business 

Patent Medicine 

Stun Gun Sales 

** The Flavored Tobacco Product Prohibition Amendment Act of 2021 prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, and restricts the sale of electronic smoking devices within a quarter mile of middle schools or high schools in the District of Columbia. 

• Certificate of Occupancy 
• Corporate Registration (If Applicable) 
• Clean Hand Certificate from the DC Office of Tax and Revenue

 

Mattress Sales

• Certificate of Occupancy 
• Corporate Registration (If Applicable) 
• Mattress Storage License (If applicable) 
• Fire Marshall Report 
• Clean Hand Certificate from the DC Office of Tax and Revenue

 

Moving Storage 

• Certificate of Occupancy 
• Corporate Registration (If Applicable) 
• Certificate of Liability Insurance  
• Contract 
• Police Criminal History Report 
• Storage Facility List 
• Clean Hand Certificate from the DC Office of Tax and Revenue

 

Power Laundry 

• Certificate of Occupancy 
• Corporate Registration (If Applicable) 
• Fire Marshall Report 
• Clean Hand Certificate from the DC Office of Tax and Revenue

 

Solicitor 

• Digital Passport Photographs 
• Certificate of Occupancy/Home Occupation Permit 
• Driver’s License (Legible Copy) 
• Police Criminal History Report 
• Surety Bond ($500.00)
• Clean Hand Certificate from the DC Office of Tax and Revenue

General Sales/Services Business Fees

• 6-month license - $49  
• 2-year license - $99 
• 4-year license - $198 

“Skip the Trip” and Use the DC Business Portal to conduct business wherever and whenever you choose.

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