Licenses and permits to open a toy store in Las Vegas

Imported children's products need product safety certificates at entry, in addition to the store's registrations. Here are the 9 filings, in the order they're made.

Updated October 17, 20269 filingsSources: the agencies' own sites

Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN)

Internal Revenue ServiceUS federal

Owners with an SSN or ITIN apply online. A company whose responsible party has neither (most China-based owners) faxes or mails Form SS-4, or calls the IRS international line.

Fee
Free
Filed
Paper form, faxed or mailed
Takes
Fax: about 4 business days. Mail: about 4 to 5 weeks. Phone: issued on the call.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
LLC formation and state business license

Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume)NV

Form the company and get the state business license together online.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Filed online

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Nevada sales tax permit

Nevada Department of TaxationNV

Register online in My Nevada Tax once you have an EIN and the state business license, or mail the Nevada Business Registration Form. Businesses paying more than $50,000 in wages in a quarter also register for the Modified Business Tax, through DETR.

Fee
$15
Filed
Filed online
Takes
Online, the permit number comes within 24 hours; by mail, several weeks.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Create/Update Importer Identity Form

U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionUS federal

Sent to CBP (usually through your customs broker), or created in the ACE portal. Needed before your first entry as importer of record.

Fee
Free
Filed
Paper form, mailed
Takes
Up to 5 business days.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Customs Bond

U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionUS federal

Bought from a CBP-approved surety, usually through your customs broker, who files it electronically. A continuous bond covers a year of entries.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Filed on the agency's portal
Takes
At least 5 business days for review.
Renews
Continuous bonds renew yearly.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Product safety certificate, filed electronically at entry

U.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionUS federal

The importer issues the certificate itself (there is no government form) and, under the eFiling rule, files the certificate data with CBP at entry.

Fee
Free
Filed
Filed online

File on the agency's site How to fill it
City of Las Vegas business license

City of Las Vegas, Business LicensingLas Vegas

For an address inside City of Las Vegas limits; check the jurisdiction first, since other addresses license with Clark County or their own city. Confirm the zoning allows the business and the building is code compliant, get the state business license and register with the Department of Taxation, then apply on the city's online portal.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Filed on the agency's portal
Takes
A license technician emails within 5 business days; the license is issued within 30 days of applying, usually sooner.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Clark County business license

Clark County Business LicenseLas Vegas

For an address in unincorporated Clark County. Confirm the zoning allows the activity, get the state business license, register with the Department of Taxation, file a fictitious firm name with the County Clerk if you trade under another name, and finish all construction; then apply online or at 500 S Grand Central Pkwy, 3rd floor, with proof of rights to the location and, for food, proof of your Health District application.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Filed online
Takes
Apply within 30 days of opening; the county doesn't publish a processing time.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Unemployment insurance employer account

Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Employment Security DivisionNV

Employers open their unemployment insurance account with DETR's Employment Security Division, whose Registration Unit handles Nevada business registration; DETR shares the details with the Department of Taxation. The account is then managed in the Employer Self-Service portal.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Filed online

File on the agency's site How to fill it

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<div class="placetta-checklist"><p><strong>Licenses and permits to open a toy store in Las Vegas</strong></p><ol><li>Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN) (Internal Revenue Service)</li><li>LLC formation and state business license (Nevada Secretary of State (SilverFlume))</li><li>Nevada sales tax permit (Nevada Department of Taxation)</li><li>Create/Update Importer Identity Form (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)</li><li>Customs Bond (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)</li><li>Product safety certificate, filed electronically at entry (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)</li><li>City of Las Vegas business license (City of Las Vegas, Business Licensing)</li><li>Clark County business license (Clark County Business License)</li><li>Unemployment insurance employer account (Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Employment Security Division)</li></ol><p>Source: <a href="https://placetta.com/guides/las-vegas/toy-store.html">Placetta license guide</a></p></div>

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