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Licenses and permits to open a grocery store in Doha

Selling packaged food adds food rules on top of a store's usual registrations. Here are the 3 filings, in the order they're made.

Updated October 15, 20263 filingsSources: the agencies' own sites

  1. Commercial registration

    Ministry of Commerce and IndustryQatar, national

    Register the company and get the commercial registration.

    Fee
    Varies
    Filed
    Filed online

    File on the agency's siteHow to fill it

  2. Tax registration (Dhareeba)

    General Tax AuthorityQatar, national

    Register for tax on the Dhareeba portal.

    Fee
    Varies
    Filed
    Filed online

    File on the agency's siteHow to fill it

  3. Municipal trade licence

    Ministry of MunicipalityQatar, national

    The premises get a municipal trade licence.

    Fee
    Varies
    Filed
    Filed online

    File on the agency's siteHow to fill it

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