Liquor sales license renewal
We renew your liquor sales license with the city hall so you keep selling liquor in good standing, with no closures or fines. From $120.
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.
- Liquor stores, bodegones (specialty food and liquor shops), corner groceries, restaurants, bars and tascas (Spanish-style taverns) that already have their liquor license and need to renew it on time, or that let it expire and want to get back in good standing
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Review of your previous license and its expiration date.
- Document review: patente, compliance certificate, health, fire department and the document for the premises.
- Building and organizing the renewal case file.
- Handling the renewal with the city hall.
Does not include
- Renewing the patente, fire department or health certificates if they've expired (separate services). We can handle it separately:Fire department →
- The city hall's fees, revenue stamps and taxes, which are paid separately.
- Any fines the city hall has imposed for the expiration, if there are any.
What you need
Check off what you already have. You don't need everything to request your quote.
You have 0 of 6.
- Copy of the previous license or its latest renewal
- RIF (Venezuelan tax ID), Registro Mercantil (Commercial Registry) record and the representative's cédula (Venezuelan national ID card)
- Current patente and municipal compliance certificate
- Current health permit and fire department certificate
- Document for the premises (title or lease)
- Your contact details to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest.
- Step 1
We review your license
Expiration date and documents.
We do this - Step 2
We tell you what's missing
Anything expired is brought up to date first.
We do this - Step 3
We put the folder together
We organize it for filing.
We do this - Result
Done
We handle the renewal with the city hall and you keep selling in good standing.
You receive it
It depends on the city hall and on having your patente (business license), municipal compliance certificate, fire department (Bomberos) and health (Sanidad) certificates up to date; 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: 50% when we start and 50% on delivery. 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 renewal. What you pay us, professional fees from $120 to review your documents, put the folder together and handle the renewal. It goes up depending on municipality, type of sale and whether the license has already expired
Fees, revenue stamps and any missing documents are paid separately The lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if my license expires?
You're left selling without a license, and the law provides for confiscation of the merchandise and closure of the premises.
How often is it renewed?
It depends on your municipality's ordinance; in many it's yearly. We confirm it in your case.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $120, covers the handling; the city hall's fees and revenue stamps are separate.
It already expired, can I still renew?
We review your case and tell you honestly the way to get into good standing.
Will they ask for the Consejo Comunal's opinion again?
In some municipalities, yes; we check it against your ordinance.
About this procedure
The liquor license isn't forever. Each city hall sets in its ordinance how often it's renewed, and in many municipalities it's every year. Whoever lets it expire ends up in the same position as someone who never got one: selling liquor without a license, which the law punishes with confiscation of the merchandise and closure of the premises.
Renewing seems simple, but the city hall checks that everything else is still in order: the patente, the municipal compliance certificate, the health permit, the fire department certificate, the revenue stamps, the document for the premises and, in some municipalities, a new opinion from the Consejo Comunal (local community council). If any of those papers expired along the way, the renewal gets stuck. That's why the smart move is to start before the date, not on the last day.
We review your previous license and your documents, tell you what's expired, put the folder together and handle the renewal with the city hall. If your license has already expired, we tell you honestly how to get compliant from today forward. The price starts at $120 and is adjusted to your municipality and the type of sale. A lawyer reviews your case and confirms it with you before we start, no strings attached.
Legal framework and important notes
- It's a municipal procedure. How often it's renewed, the required documents and the fees vary with each city hall's liquor ordinance, and we confirm them when we start.
- Start before it expires. That way there's time to update any expired document.
- The city hall reviews everything else. The patente, compliance certificate, health and fire department certificates must be current.
- Fees, revenue stamps and possible fines are separate.
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
Is your case different?Ask us, message us on WhatsApp or book a free consultation. A real person answers you.
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