Licences and permits

The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.

4 of 426 licences for Electric and electronics equipment production and manufacturing

Choose from all 48 activities

G

Goods vehicle operator licences

You need a goods vehicle operator’s licence if your business uses a goods vehicle with either a gross plated weight (the maximum weight that …

Traffic Commissioners · England, Wales and Scotland

Any trade

N

Non-nuclear radioactive substances regulation (England)

Permits for different groups of radioactive substances users known as the ‘non-nuclear sector’.

Environment Agency · England

Any trade

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Using, treating, storing and disposing of waste (England)

You may need an environmental permit if your business uses, recycles, treats, stores or disposes of waste or mining waste.

Environment Agency · England

Any trade

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Working with fluorinated gas (F gas)

You must have your own qualifications to work on equipment containing F gas, even if you work for someone else.

Environment Agency · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Any trade

Checking approvals more broadly?

A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.

Run the pre-trading quick check

Not sure which of these apply to you?

Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.

Find a licence