How to get a retail license

Any activity related to alcohol is subject to state licensing today. For the retail sale of alcohol products, entrepreneurs also need to obtain special licenses.

Instruction manual

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In order to obtain a license for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, your company must meet certain requirements. They are spelled out in the corresponding law for each type of enterprise and each type of product. So, depending on the type of activity, you may need one of the following types of licenses:

- a license to sell alcohol, which will be consumed at the point of sale;

- a license to sell alcohol, which will be consumed at a point of sale;

- a license to sell alcohol with an alcohol content of not more than 15%, which will be consumed at the point of sale;

- a license to sell alcohol with an alcohol content of not more than 15%, which will be consumed at a point of sale.

To obtain any of these licenses, contact your local authorities (in Moscow this is the Department of Consumer Market and Services).

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To obtain a license, collect a number of documents. These documents are prescribed by the Federal Law "On State Regulation of the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcohol and Alcohol-Containing Products". The main documents from this list are a copy of the certificate of state registration of a legal entity, the Charter and the Memorandum of Association of the enterprise, orders on the appointment of the head and chief accountant, confirmation of payment of the state duty, a copy of the certificate of registration with the tax authority, a copy of the letter of registration with the State Register of Rosstat, conclusion of SES and GPN of the Ministry of Emergencies, a lease agreement and a deed of transfer or a copy of the certificate of ownership of the premises, BTI documents, a floor plan and an explication, a registration registration card no cash registers and the contract for guarding the premises. After checking the documents, the licensing authority will conduct an on-site audit of your company. This is done in order to verify the validity of the information specified in the documents. Only then the experts of the licensing authority will decide whether or not to give you a license for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

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If the decision of the licensing authority is positive, then you only have to pay for the license. The amount of the annual license fee is 40, 000 rubles. Do not forget that you will also have to pay for the preparation of all documents for obtaining a license.