If You’ve Decided to Open a Kiosk, Bar, Store, Café, Restaurant, or Hookah Lounge, and Plan to Sell Cigarettes or Alcohol, You’ll Need a License for the Relevant Types of Alcohol or Tobacco Trade.
The process of obtaining a retail license is quite labor-intensive, requiring both time and legal expertise. Thanks to years of experience, quick work, and cooperation with government agencies, our lawyers can help you obtain a license as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Assigning this task to a qualified specialist not only simplifies the documentation process but also significantly reduces the cost of the procedure itself.
Key Features of Licensing Tobacco Trade Operations
A license is a permit document of a certain format, certifying the owner’s right to conduct trade at a specified location.
Recently, demand for various types of tobacco products has been increasing, which is why many entrepreneurs face the main question – how to obtain a tobacco license in Kyiv. To solve this task reliably and quickly, you need a legally knowledgeable specialist with experience.
To obtain a license for selling cigarettes, the following procedures must be completed:
• Submit a standardized application to the Taxpayer Service Center, indicating not only the type of activity but also the address of the trade location.
• Wait for a decision from the authorized state body, which is made within 10 days from the date the document package is submitted.
• Pay for the permit document and attach the payment receipt to the documents.
• Once the license is received, it must be registered with the appropriate body. For a village, this is the local government at the location of the trade, while for a city, it’s the appropriate revenue and tax authority.
As experience shows, the entire process of obtaining a license for tobacco products can take up to two weeks, depending on the speed at which the authorized body makes its decision.
Cigarette licenses are valid for up to one year for retail and five years for wholesale. Their costs vary: for wholesale sales, it is 500,000 UAH per year, and for retail, 250 UAH for rural areas and 2,000 UAH for urban areas. This amount is paid quarterly in equal installments.
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Features of Licensing Various Types of Alcohol Trade
Activities related to the sale of excisable goods, such as alcohol, also require licensing.
• To obtain an alcohol license in Kyiv in compliance with the law and as quickly as possible, contact our company’s lawyers.
The procedure is almost identical to obtaining a permit for tobacco products, but with some nuances. Before obtaining a license to sell alcohol, you must purchase and properly register a cash register.
The following documents are required to obtain a license:
• An application indicating information about the specific trade location (address, name, and type of trade).
• A document confirming the license payment.
• Certificates confirming the registration of all cash registers or books used to account for transactions at the points of sale.
• A power of attorney if a lawyer or attorney represents your interests before government agencies.
The Taxpayer Service Center or the Main Office will decide whether to issue the license or deny it. If the storage facility and the trade location are at different addresses, these details must be included in the Unified State Register for storage locations.
Other important features of the licensing process include:
• The license is valid for only one year, after which documents must be re-submitted.
• The cost, set by law, is 500 UAH per cash register for alcohol sales (excluding cider and perry) in rural areas and 8,000 UAH in urban areas.
• If an alcohol license has already been obtained, only the trading operation permit needs to be paid for (780 UAH per trade location).
• Payment is made quarterly.
For wholesale trade, a single application is submitted, but information about the storage facilities, which must be equipped with displays and stands, is required. The license is valid for five years and costs 500,000 UAH for alcoholic beverages, and 780 UAH for cider and perry. Payment is required at least once a year.
Why Trust Us?
Obtaining an alcohol and tobacco license in Kyiv is regulated by the Law of Ukraine No. 222-VIII “On Licensing Types of Economic Activities” dated 02.03.2015. Our lawyers are well-versed in all the nuances and features of obtaining permits and will help you get a license quickly and with minimal time and financial costs.
We offer our clients the following services:
• Proper preparation of required documents with minimal client involvement.
• Legal consultations on all issues.
• Submission of documents to government bodies and obtaining licenses for alcohol and tobacco sales in Kyiv within clearly agreed deadlines.
Selling tobacco and alcohol products without a license carries administrative penalties, ranging from 3,400 to 10,200 UAH, and possible confiscation of goods. Additionally, the law imposes a fine of 200% of the value of the sold goods, with a minimum amount of 17,000 UAH.
We are confident in promptly achieving a positive result, backed by our experience, knowledge, and collaboration with government bodies. Our clients include large companies, private entrepreneurs, and small and medium-sized businesses across various industries. You can call us to receive a consultation on any issues. Rest assured, our specialists can handle any challenges.
