All businesses are required to be licenced under the Business Licence Bill 2010. Any person who wishes to conduct business in the short term must apply for an Occasional Business License. The period must not exceed seven days. An Occasional Licence can be granted for a maximum of four times per year. Business ventures that require an occasional business licence include:
Any Bahamian citizen or permanent Resident. Non-Bahamian applying to conduct a specific Business in the Bahamas for a period of time is required to apply for a temporary Business Licence.
Once an application form and all supporting documents have been submitted, it is processed within 7 working days. There are deadlines for this application.
The fee for an Occasional Licence is BS$25.
Business Licence/Valuation Unit
Ground Floor Charlotte House
North Charlotte & Shirley Streets
P. O. Box 3017
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas
E-mail: businesslicenceinquiries@bahamas.gov.bs
businesslicencecomplaints@bahamas.gov.bs
Phone: (242) 325-2233, 325-1171, 325-2126
Fax: (242) 328-8003
Opening Hours: 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday