Commercial advertising permit
We get your commercial advertising permit from the city hall so your business can display its advertising in good standing and free of fines. From $90.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- Stores and companies that display advertising for their business (signs, facades, vehicles, visible spaces) and need the municipal permit and to file the advertising tax
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Identifying which of your business's advertising is taxed.
- Calculating and filing the advertising tax that applies.
- Handling the commercial advertising permit with the city hall.
- Guidance to keep your advertising in good standing.
Does not include
- The advertising tax itself (the company pays it to the city hall separately).
- The Signs and billboards permit for large-format advertising, if it applies (separate service).
- Designing or producing the advertising (separate).
- The city hall's official fee, which is paid separately.
What you need
Check off what you already have. You don't need everything to request your quote.
You have 0 of 5.
- Business license (Licencia de Actividades Económicas) and company details
- Description of the advertising you display (signs, facades, etc.)
- Location and dimensions of the advertising
- Current RIF (Venezuelan tax ID)
- Your contact details to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest.
- Step 1
We identify your advertising
We check what's taxed at your business.
We do this - Step 2
We calculate and file
We determine the tax that applies.
We do this - Step 3
We handle it at city hall
We process the permit.
We do this - Result
Done
Your advertising is in good standing.
You receive it
It depends on the city hall and the type of advertising; we give you an estimate when we start.
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
The city hall's fees. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: You pay once, when we start. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment covers our handling of the permit. What you pay us, professional fees from $90 to identify, calculate, file and handle the permit. It's adjusted to your municipality and the amount of advertising
The advertising tax and the city hall's fee are paid separately The lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if I put up my sign without a permit?
Fines and a removal order: the city hall taxes commercial advertising and inspects signs. A sign taken down is money lost and customers who can't see you.
Does my business's advertising pay tax?
Yes: municipalities tax commercial advertising.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $90, covers handling the permit; the advertising tax is paid to the city hall separately.
Does it cover large billboards?
Those go under the Signs and billboards permit.
Does it need renewing?
Yes, according to the ordinance; we let you know before it expires.
About this procedure
The commercial advertising your business displays, from the sign over the door to the messages on facades, vehicles or visible spaces, is taxed and regulated by the municipality. The Constitution gives city halls authority over the advertising tax (impuesto de propaganda y publicidad comercial), and each ordinance sets what you pay and what authorization you need to display advertising within its jurisdiction. It's one of those taxes people don't even know exists until the city hall knocks on the door.
The point is that displaying advertising without the permit and without filing the corresponding tax leaves you exposed to fines and, in some cases, to the city hall ordering your signs taken down, which for a business that lives on being seen is a direct hit. And because the tax accrues for as long as the advertising is on display, the omission builds up over time, just like with the business activity tax. Keeping it in order is cheap next to the hassle of dealing with it later.
We put it in order for you: we identify which of your advertising is taxed, calculate and file the tax that applies, and handle your commercial advertising permit with the city hall. The price starts at $90 and is adjusted to your municipality and the amount of advertising. A lawyer reviews your situation and confirms it with you before we start, no strings attached.
Legal framework and important notes
Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Constitution of Venezuela) · Código Orgánico Tributario (Organic Tax Code)
- It's a municipal procedure. The fee, the validity period and the required documents vary with each city hall's ordinance, and we confirm them when we start.
- It authorizes displaying advertising and goes together with the advertising tax.
- Displaying without a permit exposes you to fines and sign removal, and the tax accrues for as long as the advertising is on display.
- Billboards and large-format signs are separate, under the Signs and billboards permit.
- The tax and the fee are separate.
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
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