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Business License Application
BLS 700 028 (5/14/21) Page 1
Business License Application
Form 700 028
To ask about the availability of this publication in an alternate format for the visually impaired, please call
360-705-6705. Teletype (TTY) users may use the WA Relay Service by calling 711.
Business Licensing Service
PO Box 9034
Olympia WA 98507-9034
360-705-6741
Legal Enty/Owner Name:
Unied Business Idener (UBI):
Federal Employer Idencaon Number (FEIN):
For faster service apply online at business.wa.gov/BLS
Online applicaons are typically processed within ten business days.
It may take up to three weeks if you le by paper.
If you have city or state endorsements, it may take an addional 2-3 weeks to receive your business license
due to approval me.
Processing fee instrucons:
A Business License Applicaon processing fee is required for each applicaon received in addion to applicable
endorsement or trade name fees. See below to determine the processing fee.
Open/reopen a business - $90 (non-refundable)
If you are opening the rst locaon of a new business/UBI or re-opening a business/UBI that has no acve
locaons, enter $90 in the Processing fee box in the Endorsement and fee secon. No other processing fee is
required.
Adding an addional locaon - $0
If you are adding an addional locaon to your current business, enter $0 in the Processing fee box in the
Endorsement and fee secon. No processing fee is required.
Adding a city Non-Resident Business endorsement to an exisng locaon - $0
If your business is not physically located inside city limits, but you will travel within the city’s limits to conduct
business, a city Non-Resident Business endorsement is required. If you are adding a city’s Non-Resident
Business endorsement to an exisng locaon account, enter $0 in the Processing fee box in the Endorsement
and fee secon. No processing fee is required.
Any other purpose - $19 (non-refundable)
If you are ling for any purpose other than those listed above, enter $19 in the Processing fee box in the
Endorsement and fee secon. No other processing fee is required.
Examples: Hiring employees, registering a trade name, adding addional endorsements to an exisng
locaon, Domesc Employer, etc.
For Validation - Oce Use Only
Business License Application
BLS 700 028 (5/14/21) Page 2
1 Purpose of applicaon (check all that apply)
Open/reopen business
Open addional locaon
Add endorsement to exisng locaon
Change ownership
Register trade name
Business has or will have employees
Business has or will have employees under age 18
If ONLY requesng to add a minor work permit to your account, and this
business locaon has an acve Worker’s Compensaon account with
L&I, and there were no business changes since the last Business License
Applicaon was led, complete only secons 2, 3a, 3c, 3d (and 3f for sole
proprietors), 5c and 6.
Hire persons to work in or around your home
Change trade name
Name(s) to be cancelled:
Change locaon
Old address to be closed:
Other:
2 Endorsements and fees
(use the Business Endorsement Fee Sheet and City Fee Sheet for the informaon needed to complete this list)
Mark registraons needed (fees are listed on the right)
Tax Registraon (DOR) $0.00
Do you want a separate tax return for each business? Yes No
Industrial Insurance (Worker’s Compensaon) - Required if you will have employees $0.00
Unemployment Insurance - Required if you will have employees $0.00
Minor Work Permit - Required if you will have employees under age 18 $0.00
New trade name (doing business as): $5.00
List addional trade names ($5 each name) or other endorsements (such as addional state or city endorsements):
Trade name Fee
1. $
2. $
3. $
4. $
5. $
Processing fee: $
Total amount due: $
How to pay: Enclose check for total amount due, including the non-refundable processing fee, which must be
submied with this form. Make check payable to Department of Revenue.
Business License Application
BLS 700 028 (5/14/21) Page 3
3 Owner informaon
a. *Select an ownership structure (choose one):
Sole Proprietorship - If married, should spouse’s name appear on license? Yes No
(If you answer no, you must sll enter the spouse informaon in secon 3f below)
Corporaon* Nonprot Corporaon* (educaonal, religious, chartable)
Limited Liability Company* Partnership (# of partners: )
Limited Partnership* Limited Liability Partnership*
Limited Liability Limited Partnership* Joint Venture
*These ownership structures must contact the Secretary of State oce for addional ling requirements.
Name of Corp., LLC, Partnership, LLP, LLLP, or Joint Venture:
State incorporated/formed: Year incorporated/formed:
Associaon Trust Municipality Tribal Government
Name of Organizaon:
b. *Business open date (MM/DD/YY):
This is the ownership structure’s rst date of business at this locaon. Out-of-state businesses should use the rst date of
operaon in WA. If unknown, please esmate date.
c. *Business name/trade name:
Is this locaon inside city limits? Yes No
d. *Business mailing address:
City: State: Zip:
*Business street address
(if dierent than mailing.) Do not use PO Box or PMB:
City: State: Zip:
e. Business phone number:
Email:
f. List all owners and spouses:
This includes any Sole Proprietor, partners, ocers, or LLC members (aach addional pages if needed)
*Name (last, rst, middle):
Title: Home phone: Date of birth:
Social Security Number*: % Owned*:
Home address:
City: State: Zip:
Are you married? Yes No If yes, enter spouse informaon below.
Spouse name (last, rst, middle):
Spouse Social Security Number: Spouse date of birth:
Business License Application
BLS 700 028 (5/14/21) Page 4
Owners and spouses connued...
Name (last, rst, middle):
Title: Home phone: Date of birth:
Social Security Number*: % Owned*:
Home address:
City: State: Zip:
Are you married? Yes No If yes, enter spouse informaon below.
Spouse name (last, rst, middle):
Spouse Social Security Number: Spouse date of birth:
Name (last, rst, middle):
Title: Home phone: Date of birth:
Social Security Number*: % Owned*:
Home address:
City: State: Zip:
Are you married? Yes No If yes, enter spouse informaon below.
Spouse name (last, rst, middle):
Spouse Social Security Number: Spouse date of birth:
*The Social Security Number, home phone number and percentage owned are required for Sole Proprietors,
partners, corporate ocers, and LLC members of businesses that will have employees.
(WAC 192-310-010) Not fully compleng secon “f” will result in applicaon delays.
4 Locaon/business informaon
a. Are you an out of state business with no Washington locaon and have employees or representaves
working in Washington?
Employees: Yes No Representaves: Yes No
If yes, provide one of their Washington addresses (we will not use this address for mailing purposes):
Business street address:
City: State: Zip:
b. Do you plan to hire independent contractors or people you will report on a 1099 form? Yes No
Check “Independent Contractors” denion at
lni.wa.gov/insurance/insurance-requirements/independent-contractors
c. *Provide the esmated gross annual income in Washington (check one):
$0 - $12,000 $12,001 - $28,000 $28,001 - $60,000 $60,001 - $100,000 $100,001 and above
d. Mark the business acvies in Washington State (check all that apply):
Wholesale Retail Manufacturing Services
e. *Describe in detail the principal products or services you provide in Washington State:
f. Did you buy, lease, or acquire all or part of an exisng business? Yes No
Business License Application
BLS 700 028 (5/14/21) Page 5
Date bought/leased/acquired (MM/DD/YY): Prior business name:
Prior owner’s name: Phone:
g. Did you purchase/lease any xtures or equipment on which you have not paid sales or use tax?
Yes No If yes, indicate purchase or lease price: $
h. If this business is owned by, controlled by, or aliated with any other business enty, provide that
business enty’s name and UBI number.
Enty name: UBI number:
Enty name: UBI number:
i. If you are changing your business structure (such as changing from Sole Proprietorship to Corporaon) and
want the old account closed, provide the UBI number to be closed:
Do you wish to cancel all the trade names registered under the old UBI number? Yes No
You must re-register all trade names you use under the new business structure.
j. Have you ever owned another business? Yes No
If yes, business name: UBI number:
k. Your bank’s name: Branch:
5 Employment/elecve coverage
5a and 5c are required if hiring employees and/or minors.
Employment accounts cannot be established unless you plan to employ persons within the next 90 days. If
accounts are established, Employment Security and Labor and Industries reports will be required quarterly even
if you have not hired.
a. *Date of rst employment or planned employment at this locaon (MM/DD/YY):
First date wages paid (MM/DD/YY):
b. Number of persons you employ or plan to employ at this locaon (do not include owners):
c. *Esmate the number of persons under age 18 (minors) you will employ in the next 12 months and dues
they will perform:
Age
Number of
employees
Dues to be performed by minors
(Check lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/youth-employment/how-to-hire-minors)
16-17
14-15
Under 14
Before checking under age 14, please complete required documents. See publicaon F700-118-000 at
lni.wa.gov/forms-pubicaons/F700-118-000.pdf
d. Check the box that best describes the major operaon of your business (choose one):
(01) Drywall Operaons
(05) Marime/Vessels/Longshore
(09) VehicleSvcs/Transportaon
(13) Retail/Whlsl: Stores & Warehsing
(02) Logging/Forestry
(06) Electronics/Ulies/Vending Mch
(10) Mfg - Chem/Texles/Paper
(14) Food Svcs/Chore/Asst Lvg/Janitor
(03) Construcon/Engrg/Property Mgmt
(07) Wood Prod/Stone/Glass & Mining
(11) Mfg - Food/Ice/Beverages
(15) Media/Entertainment/Lodging
(04) Temp Help Co/Employee Leasing
(08) Mfg - Metal/Mach Shops/Millwright
(12) Agriculture/Farming
(16) I.T./Prof Svcs/Med/Salon/Schools
Business License Application
BLS 700 028 (5/14/21) Page 6
e. Describe in detail the acvies of your workers. Then esmate the total workers’ hours for a 3-month period.
(One full-me worker = 480 total hours for 3 months)
Posion and acvies
No. of
workers
Worker hours
(include minors)
Example: Oce Sta - recepon accounng, data entry 2 960
f. If you have more than one Washington locaon, how do you wish to receive the following quarterly reports?
Unemployment Insurance: All locaons combined Each locaon separately (mulple reports)
Worker’s Compensaon: All locaons combined Each locaon separately (mulple reports)
Addional Coverage is available as noted below. (See Business Endorsement Fee Sheet for more informaon.)
g. If you are a Prot Corporaon, do you want Unemployment Insurance coverage for corporate ocers?
Yes – Go to esd.wa.gov to obtain a Voluntary Elecon form. This form is required for coverage.
No – The Corporaon must inform ocers in wring that they are not covered for Unemployment
Insurance.
h. Do you want Workers’ Compensaon coverage for owners (Sole Proprietor, partners, corporate ocers, LLC
members/managers)? (In an LLC with managers, you may elect to cover those persons who are both
members (owners) and managers. In an LLC with members only, you may elect to cover those members.)
Yes – Prior to coverage, Form F213-042-000 is required. This form will be sent to you by the Dept. of
Labor & Industries.
No
i. Do you want elecve Workers’ Compensaon coverage for excluded employment? (See Business
Endorsement Fee Sheet for descripons.)
Yes – Prior to coverage, Form F213-112-000 is required. This form will be sent to you by the Dept. of
Labor & Industries.
No
6 Signature (Signature of Sole Proprietor or spouse, partner, corporate ocer, or LLC member/manager)
I, the undersigned, declare under the penales of perjury and/or the revocaon of any license granted, that I am
the applicant or authorized representave of the rm making this applicaon and that the answers contained,
including any accompanying informaon, have been examined by me and that the maers and things set
forth are true, correct and complete.
Signature: _________________________________________________________________ Date:
Applicaon prepared by: Title:
Phone: Date:
Some agencies provide language assistance. Would you like assistance? Yes No
What language?
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (5/14/21) Page 1 of 8
Applicaon fee
$90 - Open/Reopen a business (non-refundable)
$0 - Add an addional locaon
$0 - Add a Non-Resident Business endorsement to
an exisng locaon
$19 - Any other purpose (non-refundable)
Department of Revenue
Must be paid each me a Business License Applicaon
is submied.
The following endorsements are valid as
long as you remain in business.
Tax registraon
No addional fee
Department of Revenue
You must obtain a tax registraon if you answer “yes”
to any of quesons listed below. A tax registraon
cannot be transferred to another business.
• Do you plan to gross over $12,000 per year?
• Will you be selling any retail items or products to
another person?
• Will you be repairing, installing, altering,
decorang, or improving any item or product for
another person (e.g., car repair, construcon)?
• Will you engage in a business that is responsible
for any other state taxes (e.g., mber, sh, lier,
public ulity, hazardous substance/waste)?
Industrial insurance
No addional fee
Department of Labor & Industries
If you employ one or more people, you must apply for
industrial insurance coverage.
The groups listed below are excluded from mandatory
coverage, but you may request oponal coverage by
compleng the Employment secon of the Business
License Applicaon. An Applicaon for Oponal
Coverage will be sent to you.
Excluded groups incude:
• Sole proprietors, partners, LLC members with
management responsibility.
• Execuve ocers and corporate ocers who are
directors and shareholders. If you select elecve
coverage for your execuve ocers,
all execuve ocers must be covered.
• Domesc servants (if less than 2 full me
employed) and those performing gardening,
maintenance or repair around the private home.
• Services in return for aid or sustenance received
from a religious or charitable organizaon.
• Minors employed under 18 on the family farm.
• Jockey racing.
• Entertainers and musicians.
• Volunteer law enforcement ocers.
• Volunteer workers or student volunteers (K-12).
• Community service workers.
• Cosmetologists, barbers, esthecians or
manicurists who lease staons.
• Newspaper carriers and freelance journalists.
• Insurance agents, brokers and solicitors.
Unemployment insurance
No addional fee
Employment Security Department
If you employ one or more people, you must apply for
unemployment insurance coverage. Social security
numbers are required for all owners of a business that
hires employees.
All corporate ocers wages of prot corporaons
are exempt from UI taxes in Washington. However
a corporaon may elect to pay taxes on all ocer
wages by compleng Voluntary Elecon Form
with the Employment Security Department and
choosing voluntary coverage on the Business License
Applicaon.
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
Use the Business License Applicaon to obtain any endorsements listed on
this form. We have indicated which endorsements you can apply for using our
online applicaon.
We have also indicated if an endorsement requires agency approval. Do not
begin an acvity requiring approval unl you receive a Business License that
displays the name of that endorsement.
There are many other endorsements not available through the Business
Licensing Service. To determine if you need any others, or to download
applicaon forms, visit our Business Licensing Guide at dor.wa.gov or call us
at 360-705-6741.
Form BLS 700 031
To ask about the availability of this publication in an alternate format for the visually impaired, please call
360-705-6705. Teletype (TTY) users may use the WA Relay Service by calling 711.
Business Licensing Service
PO Box 9034
Olympia, WA 98507-9034
360-705-6741
BLS@dor.wa.gov
Fax: 360-705-6699
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (5/14/21) Page 2 of 8
Non prot 501(c)(3) corporaons must report and may
taxes on ocer wages.
Trade name(s)
$5 per name
Department of Revenue
Trade name or “Doing Business As” name must be
registered if:
• Sole proprietor or partnership is using a name
other than the full legal name of all the owners;
or
• Corporaons, limited partnerships or limited
liability companies are operang under a name
other than the name registered with the Security
of State.
Please indicate all “Doing Business As” names on
secon 2 of the Business License Applicaon.
This registraon does not provide protecon of the
name. To see if the trade name you are planning
to use is already registered visit dor.wa.gov/
businesslookup or call 360-705-6741.
Renewable endorsements (must be re-
newed annually)
Architect rm
Cercate of authorizaon
$278 per locaon
$6.50 surcharge
Addional forms required
Department of Licensing
Required for businesses praccing or oering to
pracce architectural services in Washington. Each rm
is required to have at least one Designated Architect
listed at the licensed locaon. The Designated
Architect must have an acve architect registraon.
Bulk Ferlizer Distributor
$25 per locaon
Department of Agriculture
Required for any business that brings into or that
distributes within Washington commercial ferlizer in
bulk (nonpackaged form).
Cigaree/Tobacco/Vapor sales, retail and
wholesale
Cigarees
Cigaree retailer
$175
Cigarees sold at retail. Fee required per locaon.
(If BOTH a cigaree retailer OR an other tobacco
product retailer AND a vapor product retailer are
applied for at the same me, for the same business
locaon, a combined total of $250 will be due for both
endorsements.)
Commercial cigaree making machine
$93
Required where a machine to produce ‘roll your
own’ cigarees is provided. The fee is required for
each locaon with one or more machines. A cigaree
retailer endorsement and tobacco products retailer
endorsement are also required. The machine can only
be used with tobacco sold at the locaon at the me of
purchase.
Cigaree vending machine
$30 per machine at each locaon
A cigaree retailer endorsement is also required. Fee
required per machine at each locaon.
Cigaree wholesaler
$650 main locaon
$115 each branch locaon
Purchase, sell, or distribute cigarees to retailers for
resale. You must include with your applicaon the
$5,000 surety bond required by the Department of
Revenue.
Tobacco products
Tobacco products retailer
$175
Retail sales of tobacco products other than
cigarees. Fee required per locaon. (Fee waived if
also applying for, or already have, cigaree retailer
at same business locaon. If BOTH a cigaree
retailer OR an other tobacco product retailer AND
a vapor product retailer are applied for at the same
me, for the same business locaon, a combined
total of $250 will be due for both endorsements.)
Tobacco products distributor
$650 main locaon
$115 each branch locaon
Purchase, sell, or distribute tobacco products other
than cigarees to retailers for resale. (Fee waived
if also applying for, or already have, cigaree
wholesaler.)
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (5/14/21) Page 3 of 8
Vapor products retailer
$175
Cigarees sold at retail. Fee required per locaon.
(If BOTH a cigaree retailer OR an other tobacco
product retailer AND a vapor product retailer are
applied for at the same me, for the same business
locaon, a combined total of $250 will be due for
both endorsements.)
Liquor and Cannabis Board
The cigaree and tobacco product endorsements
must both be held if cigaree and other tobacco
products are sold at the same locaon. Addional
documents and agency approval required.
Vapor product distributor
$150
$100 each branch locaon
Required for each locaon of a business that
purchases vapor products and conducts wholesale
sales or distribuon to vapor product retailers for
resale to consumers. Note: To sell or distribute at
wholesale cigarees or other tobacco products
you’ll also need a cigaree wholesaler or a tobacco
products distributor endorsement.
Vapor product delivery sales
$250
Required for each locaon of a business, regardless
whether located inside or outside Washington,
from which retail sales orders for vapor products
are taken from Washington consumers by means
of telephone or other voice transmissions, by mail
or other delivery services, or the Internet or other
online services; or from which vapor products are
delivered to Washington consumers by use of the
mails or other delivery services.
City business licenses
Most cies require businesses operang within
the city limits to register and renew annually.
Several cies have partnered with BLS to handle
their licenses. Go to dor.wa.gov/city-license-
endorsements or see the City Fee Sheet to see the
list of city partners.
Collecon agency
$850 main locaon in Washington
$550 each branch locaon (in/out of state/country)
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for any Washington business that:
• Directly or indirectly collects debts on behalf
of clients located in Washington and/or other
states;
• Solicits claims for collecon;
• Markets forms or a collecon system to be used
in debt collecon; or
• Collects their own debts using a cous name
to imply that a third party is involved; or
• Purchases claims for collecon purposes in
Washington, whether or not it collects claim
itself.
The business must maintain a trust account and an
oce in Washington for the purpose of conducng
its collecon agency business. The oce must be
managed by a Washington resident and be open to
the public during regular business hours. A $5,000
surety bond is required.
Collecon agency - Out-of-state/country
$425 main out-of-state locaon
$275 each out-of-state/country branch locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for any business outside Washington that;
• Undertakes the collecon of a debt on behalf of
clients who are also outside Washington, and
that uses only telephone, mail or fax to collect,
or aempt to collect, on debts from persons or
businesses located inside Washington. A $5,000
surety bond is required; or
• Purchases claims for collecon purposes in
Washington, whether or not it collects the claim
itself.
Note: Based on other state’s laws, some businesses
may be exempt from these endorsements fees and
bonding. Please contact the Business & Professions
Division at 360-664-1388 for more informaon.
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (5/14/21) Page 4 of 8
Commercial telephone solicitor
$72
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for each locaon making unsolicited
commercial telephone calls and selling goods or
products during the call. Also required for those
who oer free prizes by mail and invite a telephone
response. Exclusions from coverage include, but
are not limited to, those solicing for educaonal,
polical, or charitable purposes; those for whom less
than 60 percent of the prior year’s sales were made
by telephone solicitaons; and those who sell to
businesses who either resell the product or use it for
manufacturing.
Contractor registraon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Registraon not available through BLS
Contact: Department of Labor & Industries 360-902-
6359 or 1-800-647-0985 (in-state only) or lni.wa.gov
Any individual or business involved in construcon,
remodeling, repair, excavaon, or demolion of any
structure, road or property must obtain a Contractor
Registraon. This includes those who install oor
coverings, lawn sprinkler systems, or scaolding.
Those who perform plumbing or electrical work must
have addional cercates or licenses. Registraon
is also required for an individual who plans to hire
subcontractors from more than one trade to work on a
single project related to the individual’s own property,
with the intent to sell that improved property.
Corporate registraon
Addional forms required
Registraon not available through BLS
Contact: Oce of the Secretary of State
360-705-0377
Washington based corporaons doing business in
Washington must le arcles of incorporaon.
Firms incorporated in any other state or country should
contact the Corporaons Division of the Oce of the
Secretary of State for ling requirements. In addion
to ling the corporate registraon forms a Business
License Applicaon is required to BLS.
For expedited service to incorporate your business,
complete the Applicaon to Form a Prot Corporaon
at secstate.wa.gov/corps.
Or you can complete a paper applicaon and mail it in
a separate envelope to:
Corporaons Division
Oce of the Secretary of State
PO Box 40234
Olympia WA 98504-0234
Egg handler/dealer
$30 rst locaon
$15 each addional locaon
Addional forms required
Department of Agriculture
Required for businesses or persons that:
• Produce, handle, contract for, or obtain
possession or control of eggs for sale to
wholesalers, dealers or retailers within or into
Washington; or
• Process eggs and sell them to wholesalers,
dealers, retailers or consumers within or into
Washington.
A license must be posted at each locaon where the
licensee operates. Note: Poultry producers who sell
eggs from their own ocks at the place of producon
directly to household consumers do not need to be
licensed.
For hire
Permit: $110 (one-me, nonrefundable) per
locaon
Cercates: $55 per vehicle per permied locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for all vehicles used for the transportaon of
passengers for compensaon in taxicabs, cabulances
or other for hire vehicles (except limousines see
Limousine Carrier for those for hire vehicles). The state
permit fee is not required if a permit fee is paid to a
local city or county, however all vehicles must have a
for hire cercate from the state, regardless. See also
the secon headed “Weighing & Measuring Devices”
about registering the meter used in for hire vehicles.
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (5/14/21) Page 5 of 8
Limousine Carrier
$350 per locaon
Vehicle Cercate: $75 per limousine
Vehicle Inspecon Report: $25 per limousine
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing; Washington State Patrol,
and Port Districts of King County
Required for any business that operates unmetered,
unmarked, chaueur-driven, luxury, for hire vehicles
(denion of a limousine is found in RCW 46.04).
Limousines must transport persons under a single
contract, on a prearranged basis, to a specic
desnaon or parcular inerary. Each limousine
vehicle must pass a vehicle inspecon and be cered
by the Department of Licensing. Businesses operang
in the Port District of King County may be licensed
through the port district. Other for hire businesses
(such as taxi cabs) must register separately with the
Department of Licensing (see For Hire license).
Liquor
Various fees (see Liquor License Descripon and Fee
Informaon Sheet)
Addional forms and agency approval required
Liquor and Cannabis Board
Required for businesses or nonprot organizaons
retailing or serving beer, wine or spirits; or
manufacturing, dislling, wholesaling, transporng,
imporng, or exporng alcoholic beverages. Also
needed for changing the locaon of a licensed
premises.
Loery retailer
$25 per locaon (one-me, nonrefundable)
Addional forms and agency approval required
Washington’s Loery
Required for businesses selling loery products.
Applicants must cerfy that they comply with federal,
state and agency accessibility requirements, and
provide a personal/criminal history. The Loery also
requires an electronic funds transfer account to
transfer loery sales debits and credits. The Loery
will separately charge retailers a one-me $200 set-up
fee, and a weekly equipment and support fee. Contact
the Loery at 1-800-732-5101, opon 4, for more
informaon.
Manufactured infused edibles processor
$895 main locaon
Agency approval required
Department of Agriculture
A marijuana infused edibles processor license is
required for each locaon at which the licensee will
commercially produce for wholesale sales to marijuana
retailers food items infused with marijuana, marijuana
extracts, or marijuana concentrates and marijuana-
derived products. Note: A valid marijuana processor
license issued by the Liquor and Cannbis Board is
required at each such locaon before applying for the
edibles license.
Marijuana research
$250 applicaon fee per locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Liquor and Cannabis Board
A marijuana research license is required for the
licensee to produce, process, or possess marijuana
to conduct scienc research on marijuana and
marijuana-derived products. Note: The Liquor and
Cannabis Board will contact applicants for any
addional required informaon or documentaon, and
bill for the inial annual license fee prior to approval of
any license.
Marijuana transportaon
$250 applicaon fee per locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Liquor and Cannabis Board
Required for common carrier businesses to transport
or deliver marijuana, marijuana concentrates,
or marijuana infused products between licensed
marijuana businesses in Washington State. Note: The
Liquor and Cannabis Board will contact applicants for
any addional required informaon or documentaon,
and bill for the inial annual license fee prior to
approval of any license.
Marijuana - other licenses
Note: Applicaons for the following marijuana
licenses: medical, retailer, producer, or processor or
NOT being accepted at this me.
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (5/14/21) Page 6 of 8
Minor work permit
No fee permit required per locaon
Agency approval required
Department of Labor and Industries
If you employ one or more people under 18 years
old, you must apply for a permit to employ minors, in
addion to industrial insurance as described on page 1.
Nursery retailer/wholesaler
Fees listed below include a 20% surcharge
Addional forms required
Department of Agriculture
Required for businesses that:
• Sell or hold live plants or turf for planng,
breeding, or decoraon; or
• Perform landscaping lawn maintenance which
provides planng or installing new plants or turf.
Is not required if you sell les than $100 per year or
only sell cut owers. Choose either a wholesale or
retail endorsement based on what you believe will
be your primary source of income, then esmate
your total nursery sales for the calendar year.
Determine the fee due based on your license type
and your sales esmate.
Nursery retailer Fee
$100 - $2,499 $63.00 per locaon
$2,500 - $14,999 $138.00 per locaon
$15,000 and over $273.60 per locaon
Nursery wholesaler Fee
$100 - $14,999 $138.00 per locaon
$15,000 and over $273.60 per locaon
Pescide dealer
$67 per locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Agriculture
Required to sell all pescides. Excepon: Not required
if the pescide is labeled home and garden use only.
Each locaon must have a licensed Pescide Dealer
Manager to supervise pescide distribuon.
Private invesgaon agency
$600 with unarmed principal
$700 with armed principal
No fee for each addional locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for any business that exists to detect,
discover or reveal criminal acvity; obtain informaon
related to persons or things; recover lost property;
idenfy cause for accidents/losses; obtain evidence for
invesgaons or detect eaves/dropping devices. See
RCW Chapter 18.165 for full descripon.
Radiology benet manager
$200 per locaon
Addional forms required
Department of Licensing
Required for any person or company conducng
business in Washington or with Washington customers
when the business is owned by a third party payor or a
carrier, as dened in RCW 48.43.005, or contracts with
a third party payor or carrier in order to:
• Process claims for services and procedures
performed by a licensed readiologist or advanced
dagnosc imaging service provider.
• Pay or authorize payment to radiology clinics,
radiologists, or advanced diagnosc imaging
services providers for services or procedures.
Rental car registraon
No fee registraon required per locaon
Department of Licensing
A rental car is a passenger vehicle (PAS or M/H use
class) that is used solely by a rental car business for
rental to others, without a driver provided by the
rental car business, for periods of not more than 30
consecuve days. Only passenger vehicles (cars, SUVs
and motor home qualify). Trucks and other types of
vehicles such as motorcycles are exempt from the
rental car registraon.
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (5/14/21) Page 7 of 8
Scrap metal
Various fees (see the Vehicle-Related and Scrap
Metal Recycling Fee Descripon Sheet)
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for businesses that are suppliers, processors,
and/or recyclers of scrap metal. Note: These
endorsements do NOT include handling scrap metal
from motor vehicles. For vehicle-related motor vehicle
salvage processing see the entry under “Vehicle Sales
or Disposal”.
Seed Dealer
$125 per locaon
Department of Agriculture
Required for selling seeds except those packaged in
containers of 8 ounces or less by a registeredd seed
labeler.
Seller of travel
$202 per locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for businesses that arrange, or adverse
to arrange travel accommodaons for Washington
consumers.
Shopkeeper
$55 per locaon
Department of Health - Board of Pharmacy
Required for businesses (except licensed pharmacies)
selling any nonprescripon medicaon. These
medicaons must be in the original manufacturer’s
packaging.
Tobacco sales, retail and wholesale
See Cigaree/Tobacco/Vapor sales
Underground storage tanks
$181.83 per tank at each locaon
Addional forms required
Department of Ecology
Required for owners of storage tanks with a capacity
greater than 110 gallons, that have at least 10 percent
of volume (including piping) below the surface of
the ground, and that contain petroleum or other
hazardous substances. Some tanks may be exempt.
The applicaon must be led by the owner within
30 days aer a new installaon is complete, or upon
modicaon or purchase of exisng tanks. Note: A
noce of intent to install (Form ECY 020-95) must also
be led directly with the Department of Ecology at
least 30 days before new installaon work begins.
Vehicle sales or disposal
Various fees (see the Vehicle-Related and Scrap
Metal Recycling Fee Descripon Sheet)
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for businesses that:
• Annually oer, display or sell more than four
cars, trucks and/or motor home, or otherwise act
as a dealer of such vehicles;
• Deal in boats or vessels, manufactured homes,
park homes, travel trailers, h wheel trailers,
horse trailers, ulity trailers, o-road vehicles,
motorcycles and/or snowmobiles;
• Manufacture or remanufacture vehicles for
distribuon to Washington dealerships;
• Transport vehicles over Washington highways;
• Operate a registered tow truck; and/or
• Act as a hulk hauler, vehicle wrecker or motor
vehicle salvage processor. Note: This is NOT for
non-vehicle scrap metal. To handle non-vehicle
scrap metal see the entry under “Scrap Metal”.
Waste re carrier
$200 ($50 non-refundable) per locaon plus
$50 per vehicle
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Ecology
Required for businesses transporng res no longer
usable due to wear, damage or defect. Solid waste
collecon businesses licensed by the Ulies and
Transportaon Commission need not apply. A $10,000
bond is required.
Waste re storage site owner
$250 per locaon ($50 non-refundable)
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Ecology
Required for businesses with outside storage or more
than 800 res which are no longer suitable for their
original purpose. The business is required to have:
• A permit from the County Health Department
where the site is located.
• Financial assurance sucient for hiring a third
party to remove the maximum number of res
permied to be stored at the facility and deliver
the res to a facility permied to accept the
res.
Contact Department of Ecology for regulatory
quesons at 425-649-7104.
Business Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (5/14/21) Page 8 of 8
Weighing and measuring devices
Various fees (see the Weighing and Measuring
Devices Addendum)
Department of Agriculture (statewide); and Cies of
Seale & Spokane
Required for businesses where devices are used to
determine the charges for a product or service on the
basis of weight or measure (i.e. scales or meters). The
Weighing and Measuring Devices addendum must be
submied with the Business License Applicaon.
Whitewater river ouier
$25 per locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for businesses carrying, or adversing to
carry, for-hire passengers on whitewater secons of
Washington rivers. Applicants must provide proof of
correct liability insurance and cerfy that they meet all
requirements, including use of qualied guides.
X-ray facilies and devices
Various fees (see the X-ray Facility and Devices
Registraon Addendum)
Department of Health
Required for businesses that have a facility with any
of the X-ray tube types listed on the x-ray addendum
form, including dental or medical oces, hospitals,
veternary, educaonal, securty, research or industrial
facilies. Contact Department of Health for regulatory
quesons at 1-800-299-9729.
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