Trade licence
The annual licence needed to run a business premises. The fee follows the premises' annual value.
- How to get it
- Apply online
- Fee
- As per the council's fee rule
- You receive
- Numbered licence (PDF)
- Annual renewal
For citizens — step by step
- 1Sign in to the citizen portal — register with your NIC and email
- 2Choose the service and fill in the application form
- 3Attach the documents and submit — you get a reference number
- 4Pay the fee and download the document once approved
Documents needed
- Application form (Annex 01)
- Copy of the Environmental Protection Licence, if applicable
Good to know
- Annual renewalWhen it expires, renew it through the same service.
This service is available online only from councils that use OnlineSabha. Fees and documents vary by council — check with your Pradeshiya Sabha.
More services in this division
RevenueIndustrial tax
Annual tax on factories and production sites, graded by the premises' annual value.
Slaughterhouse licence
Annual licence to operate a cattle slaughterhouse.
Sports ground hire
Book a council ground for a match, event or meeting by the day or half-day. Date clashes are checked automatically.
Lease of council shop rooms
Lease council shop rooms by annual tender. The lease, monthly instalments and late fees are all kept in the system.
Event, town and community hall hire
Hire a council hall for celebrations, seminars and community meetings on any free date in the hall's calendar.
Annual lease of weekly fair collection rights
Lease the right to collect weekly-fair fees by annual tender.
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