Market Business Registration

You need Market Business Registration if you provide goods or services to wholesalers or retail purchasers at a New York City public wholesale market. A market business includes services like security within a market. Market Business Registrations expire every three years.

Gather the following:

• Notarized certifications for the business and each owner

• Notarized release authorization for the business and each owner

• Business certificates:

  • Sole proprietors: certified copy of the Certificate of Doing Business filed with the County Clerk
  • Partnerships: copy of the current partnership agreement and Certificate of Partnership, certified by the County Clerk
  • Corporations: copy of the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State

• Copies of purchase and sale agreements if you bought or sold routes or customers

• Documents related to any forfeiture, receivership or independent monitoring like liens or bankruptcy proceedings related to the business

• Documents related to any contested City, State or federal tax proceeding

• Principal Information Form for each owner

• Application fee: $4,000.

• An accepted payment method:

  • Discover
  • Mastercard
  • Visa
  • Check
  • Personal check
  • Certified check
  • Money order

• Applying for a Business Integrity Commission Market Business Registration does not meet other rules from City, State or federal agencies.
• You must apply for permits needed by other City, State and federal agencies.

• Complete the application for Market Business Registration.
• Submit the original and one copy of the completed application and all required documents to the License Unit at the Business Integrity Commission in person or by mail.
• Pending status: Once your application is reviewed and accepted, you will remain in a pending status until a background investigation is completed.
• Notification: You will be notified by mail when your application is approved.