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What do you need to know?
The commercial licence of the Government of Catalonia is the administrative authorisation required to carry out a specific commercial activity in a particular premises and location.
To process the licence, you must:
- Self-assess and pay the commercial licence fee. This step must be completed first, before submitting the application. At this stage, you will pay the first instalment of the fee, corresponding to 65%.
- Apply for the licence. After making the initial payment, you can submit the application. Once the proposed resolution has been notified, you will have 15 working days to pay the remaining 35% of the fee.
- Notify the start of the activity. Once you have the resolution granting the commercial licence, you must notify the commencement of your business. You have a maximum of three years to start the activity for which the licence has been granted.
Which establishments must apply for the licence?
- New establishments and changes of activity of retail establishments, individual or collective, with a sales area equal to or greater than 2,500 m², including expansions when the total area reaches or exceeds this threshold.
- New establishments and changes of activity with a sales area between 800 m² and 2,500 m² located outside consolidated urban areas (TUC), under the conditions set out in Article 9.3.a) and 9.3.b).
- New establishments and changes of activity of singular retail establishments, individual or collective, with a sales area equal to or greater than 5,000 m², including expansions that reach or exceed this threshold.
What to do once the licence is obtained
- You must certify compliance with the conditions established in the granting resolution, if applicable.
- You must notify the start of the licensed activity within three years of obtaining the licence.
- As the licence holder, you may request an extension for completing the purpose of the licence, if necessary.
This procedure can only be completed online. Any documentation submitted through other channels will not be considered or counted as the submission date.
Authority responsible
As owners or promoters of the aforementioned establishments, provided that the establishments are located in Catalonia and carry out a commercial activity.
The fee must be paid before submitting the application form for a commercial licence for the establishment or modification—expansion or change of activity—of a retail establishment.
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To pay the fee, you must download the self-assessment form available under ‘Step 1 Self-assessment’ below and follow the instructions in ‘Step 2 Make payment’.
How is the fee calculated?
The taxable base is the total sales area of the establishments (in the case of a new establishment, a change of activity, or only the additional sales area in the case of an expansion). The tax rate is set at 5.30 €/m² of sales area, in accordance with Order EMT/120/2023, of 15 May.
Reminder
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The fee is split into two payments:
- 65% with the self-assessment, before submitting the commercial licence application
- 35% within 15 working days after notification of the draft resolution from the Directorate-General for Trade
- If you have made an incorrect payment, you can request a refund of fees managed by the Business Management Office (OGE).
Steps to follow
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Step one
Self-assess
The fee is split into two payments:
The fee is split into two payments:
- 65% at the time of submitting the fee self-assessment.
- 35% must be paid within 15 working days after notification of the draft resolution from the Directorate-General for Trade.
Therefore, once you submit the form and the acknowledgement of receipt is generated, you can pay the first instalment of the fee, following ‘Step 2: Make payment’.
This procedure can only be completed online.
When submitting the form, you must identify yourself using idCATMòbil or a digital certificate as:
- Natural person
- Legal entity
By Internet
Access the form
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If you are unable to complete the procedure due to a system incident, please try again later.
Alternatively, if the issue persists and you cannot wait to complete the procedure, you may use the generic application form available on the website or the electronic office of your local council (or any other public administration). In this case, please note that the calculation of deadlines may vary, and you will need to wait a few days before being able to track the procedure from the private area.
Check the technical requirements required to carry out online procedures on Tràmits gencat.
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Step two
Fer el pagament
Per pagar la primera fracció de la taxa pots fer-ho de diferents maneres:
Per pagar la primera fracció de la taxa pots fer-ho de diferents maneres:
- A través del mateix web on has fet el tràmit:
- Pagar en el mateix moment de l'autoliquidació:
- Amb targeta bancària: accedeix a l'enllaç que es mostrarà a la pantalla després d’enviar l'autoliquidació.
- Amb targeta bancària: accedeix a l'enllaç que es mostrarà a la pantalla després d’enviar l'autoliquidació.
- Pagar més tard:
- Amb certificat digital: accedeix a l'Àrea privada, selecciona el tràmit i segueix les instruccions que trobaràs a l’apartat ‘Pagaments’.
- Sense certificat digital: accedeix a ‘l’Estat de les meves gestions’, introdueix el codi de tràmit (ID) que figura a l’acusament de rebuda i el NIF. Segueix les instruccions que trobaràs a l’apartat ‘Pagaments’.
- També, des de l’apartat ‘Pagaments’, pots descarregar-te una carta de pagament i efectuar-lo a través d’altres mitjans que es facin constar al document.
- Pagar en el mateix moment de l'autoliquidació:
- A través del web de ‘CaixaBank’:
- Amb l’acusament de rebuda, s’emet una carta de pagament amb un codi de barres amb l’import que cal pagar:
- Si ets usuari de ‘CaixaBancNow’ (antiga línia oberta de la Caixa), pots pagar amb el codi pin de l’acusament de rebuda.
- Si no ets usuari ‘CaixaBancNow’, pots fer-ho amb targeta bancària.
- Amb l’acusament de rebuda, s’emet una carta de pagament amb un codi de barres amb l’import que cal pagar:
La carta de pagament que es genera un cop s'ha enviat el formulari d'autoliquidació serveix per poder fer el pagament de la taxa durant els 30 dies següents a la seva emissió. Un cop ha passat aquest termini, la carta de pagament queda sense efecte i hauràs de generar-ne una de nova per poder pagar la taxa.
- A través del mateix web on has fet el tràmit:
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Step three
Consultar l'estat del tràmit
Pots consultar l’estat del tràmit:
Pots consultar l’estat del tràmit:
- A Canal Empresa (amb idCAT Mòbil o/i certificat digital).
- A l’Estat de les meves gestions (amb l’identificador del tràmit i el DNI/NIF).
- Al telèfon 012 (amb l’identificador del tràmit i el DNI/NIF).
