Issuing a Commercial License

You can apply for a business license for your activity, including but not limited to a business license, environmental license, industrial company license, medical company license, food company license, tourism company license, professional organization license through the following steps:

1) Enter the establishment registry and specify the activity and space
2) specify location and fill in the details of the shop or Mobile Cart
3) pay the fees if the activity is immediate or send the request to the municipality in case of non-immediate activities

Service level agreement

1) an external image of the shop where the shop sign is shown
2) the lease contract, title deed or investment contract for the site from the municipality or other government agencies
3) cleaning contract (optional according to the contract and type of activity)
4) safety bill or safety report from the Civil Defense for immediate activities
5) copy of the building license

See the list of government Conditions and approvals required by type of activity

Service requirements and conditions

See the executive instructions in the list of fines and penalties for municipal violation.

List of penalties for municipal violations

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How can specialized services be accessed on the Balady platform?

After the issuance of the commercial license, the beneficiary is notified of the option to start issuing permits related to the license through SMS messages sent to the mobile number registered in Absher and to their email.

What is the procedure when a notification appears to the customer (the trade license number is wrong)?

Please enter as the applicant (owner/manager of a facility) in case the license is on a commercial register, and if the license is on a national ID, you can enter through (for myself).

How do I issue a commercial license from Balady site?

You can visit the following link: https://balady.gov.sa/Services/Terms?id=23