Persons are reminded that they must produce the following documents to obtain or facilitate the renewal of the particular licence. Persons who are not in receipt of a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) must submit a completed application form to the Licence Office before the transaction is processed.

ANNUAL REVENUE LICENCE

1. TIN
2. Vehicle Registration
3. Insurance
4. Fitness
5. Previous year’s licence 

GAS STATION LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. Business registration
3. Approved plan and letter from Ministry of Housing
4. Petroleum licence from Guyana Fire Service
    
5. Owner(s) ID card or passport

RENEWALS

1. Previous year’s licence
2. Owner(s) ID card or passport
3. Business registration
4. Safety certificate from the Guyana Fire Service

COST PER PUMP – RURAL $5,000                           URBAN $10,000

CARGO VESSEL LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN  
2. Certificate of survey from the Maritime Administration Department
3. Certificate of Guyanese Registration
4. Owner(s) ID card or passport

1. Certificate of survey
2. Previous year’s licence 
3. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST BETWEEN $210 AND $3000 (DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF CRAFT)

MONEY LENDERS OR PAWN SHOP LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. Business registration
3. Police clearance
4. Money lender’s certificate from Magistrate’s court
5. Owner(s) ID card or Passport

RENEWALS

1. Business registration
2. Previous year’s licence 
3. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST - $15,000 MONEY LENDERS AND $40,000 (GEORGETOWN), $20,000 (RURAL) PAWN SHOP

GENERL SHOP / INTERNET CAFÉ / LUMBER YARD LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. Approved building plan and letter from Ministry of Housing
3. Safety certificate from Guyana Fire Service
4. Sanitary certificate from M&CC or NDC
5. Business registration
6. Owner(s) ID card or passport

RENEWALS

1. Sanitary certificate from M&CC or NDC
2. Business registration
3. Previous year’s licence  
4. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST BETWEEN $300 AND $44,550 (THIS DEPENDS ON THE SQUARE FEET OF THE BUSINESS AREA)
CINEMA LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. Approved building plan and letter from Ministry of Housing
3. Business registration
4. Safety certificate from Guyana Fire Service
5. Sanitary certificate from M&CC or NDC
6. Owner(s) ID card or passport

RENEWALS

1. Business registration
2. Sanitary certificate
3. Previous year’s licence  
4. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST – RURAL $1,200                   URBAN $4,400 PER QUARTER

BALL & DANCE LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. Permit from the Guyana police Force or a Night Club licence
3. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST - $1000

VIDEO CLUB LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. business registration
3. Owner(s) ID card or passport

RENEWALS

1. Business registration
2. Previous year’s licence  
3. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST - $13,200

BUTCHER SHOP LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. Approved building plan and letter from Ministry of Housing
3. Sanitary certificate from M&CC or NDC
4. Safety certificate from Guyana  Fire Service
5. Cold storage licence 
6. Owner(s) ID card or passport

RENEWALS

1. Business registration
2. Sanitary certificate from M&CC or NDC
3. previous year’s licence
4. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST - $840

MARKET BUTCHER SHOP LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. Rent receipt from the clerk of Market, showing stall number and owner(s)
3. Sanitary certificate from M&CC or NDC
4. Owner(s) ID card or passport

RENEWALS

1. Sanitary certificate from M&CC or NDC
2. Previous year’s licence  
3. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST - $840

MARKET DRUG STORE LICENCE

NEW

1. TIN
2. Rent receipt from the Clerk of Market, showing stall number and owner(s)
3. Drug certificate from Poison Board, Ministry of Health
4. Owner(s) ID card or passport

RENEWALS

1. Drug certificate from Poison Board, Ministry of Health
2. Previous year’s licence  
3. Owner(s) ID card or passport

COST - $750