The business licence fees are set out below:

 

Fees

The following fees are applicable in respect of business licence matters as from 1st October 2023 pursuant to the Fair Trading (Fees) Regulations 2023:

Description of fee

Amount of fee

1.   On the issue of a new licence:

(i) for a single business class (trade or service);

(ii) for a trade business class and a service business class;

subject to the deduction of fees already paid in obtaining provisional approval for that licence.

 

£179.50

£256.50

 

 

2.    On the issuance of a licence or renewal of a licence to carry on any of the businesses referred to in sub-section 30 (1) (for business regualted by the OFT from a money laundering and financing of terrorism perspective)

£61.50

3.    On the extension of a licence by adding another business class or other activities to an existing licence.

£112.50

4.    On the renewal of an existing licence with:

(i) a single business class (trade or service);

(ii) a trade and service business class.

 

£112.50

£205

5.    On the provisional approval for the grant of a new licence.

£112.50

6.    On the issue of a temporary licence.

£256.50

7.    On the issue of an occasional licence

£61.50

8.    On the transfer of a licence to another person.

£112.50

9.    On the transfer of a licence to another premises.

£112.50

10.  On the removal or alteration of licence conditions.

£112.50

11.On the issue of a duplicate licence.

£46

12.On the filing of an objection to an application:

(i) for a new licence;

(ii) for an extension to an existing licence;

(iii) for a transfer of a licence to another person;

(iv) for a transfer of a licence to another premises.

 

£102.50

13. On the registration of a business pursuant to sub-section 25 (3) (For cottage indistires, artisans and service porviders with an anual turnover below £20,000).

No fee