How long permits take in Milpitas

How long each agency takes, so you can plan the opening date. Milpitas has 10 filings on this. The fixed government fees add up to about $870, 3 fees are set by the space or the business and 5 filings are free.

Updated October 21, 202610 filingsSources: the agencies' own sitesSources checked October 21, 2026

Fees and timelines at a glance

Filing	Agency	Government fee	How long	Renews
Application for Employer Identification Number (EIN)	Internal Revenue Service	Free	Fax: about 4 business days. Mail: about 4 to 5 weeks. Phone: issued on the call.	Not listed
Articles of Organization (California LLC)	California Secretary of State	$70	Online filings are currently reviewed about 3 days after receipt (mail about 8 days), per the Oct 8, 2026 queue.	Statement of Information (LLC-12, $20) within 90 days, then every two years.
Seller's permit	California Department of Tax and Fee Administration	Free	Often issued the same day.	Does not expire.
Create/Update Importer Identity Form	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Free	Up to 5 business days.	Not listed
Customs Bond	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Varies	At least 5 business days for review.	Continuous bonds renew yearly.
Registration Form for Commercial Employers	California Employment Development Department	Free	Mail-in registration takes about 10 to 14 days; online is faster.	Not listed
Food facility plan check	County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health	Varies	After payment, inspector review may take up to 20 business days.	Not listed
Health permit to operate a food facility	County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health	Varies	The county's plan review can take up to 20 business days, and the invoice for the operating permit is sent after the final inspection passes.	Every year.
LLC annual tax ($800)	California Franchise Tax Board	$800	Paying the $800 LLC tax online through Web Pay is immediate; it's due by the 15th day of the 4th month of the LLC's tax year.	Every year, by the 15th day of the 4th month of the tax year.
Proposition 65 warning labels	California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment	Free	Nothing is filed with or approved by OEHHA, so there's no processing time; the business decides whether a warning is needed and must have it in place itself.	Not listed

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
Articles of Organization (California LLC)

California Secretary of StateCalifornia

Filed online in bizfile Online.

Fee
$70
Filed
Filed online
Takes
Online filings are currently reviewed about 3 days after receipt (mail about 8 days), per the Oct 8, 2026 queue.
Renews
Statement of Information (LLC-12, $20) within 90 days, then every two years.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Seller's permit

California Department of Tax and Fee AdministrationCalifornia

Register online before your first sale; one permit for each location.

Fee
Free
Filed
Filed online
Takes
Often issued the same day.
Renews
Does not expire.

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
Registration Form for Commercial Employers

California Employment Development DepartmentCalifornia

Register in e-Services for Business within 15 days of paying over $100 in wages.

Fee
Free
Filed
Filed online
Takes
Mail-in registration takes about 10 to 14 days; online is faster.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Food facility plan check

County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental HealthSCC

Email the application, scaled plans, menu and equipment sheets to dehplancheck@deh.sccgov.org, then pay the invoiced review fee. The city needs the county's stamped plans before its own plan check.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Paper form, mailed
Takes
After payment, inspector review may take up to 20 business days.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Health permit to operate a food facility

County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental HealthSCC

Submit the permit application by email or in person at or before the final inspection; the operating fee is invoiced after the final.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Paper form, mailed
Takes
The county's plan review can take up to 20 business days, and the invoice for the operating permit is sent after the final inspection passes.
Renews
Every year.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
LLC annual tax ($800)

California Franchise Tax BoardCalifornia

Paid every year by every LLC registered or doing business in California.

Fee
$800
Filed
Filed online
Takes
Paying the $800 LLC tax online through Web Pay is immediate; it's due by the 15th day of the 4th month of the LLC's tax year.
Renews
Every year, by the 15th day of the 4th month of the tax year.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Proposition 65 warning labels

California Office of Environmental Health Hazard AssessmentCalifornia

Nothing is filed. Businesses with 10 or more employees warn before exposing Californians to listed chemicals, including online at checkout.

Fee
Free
Filed
Nothing to file
Takes
Nothing is filed with or approved by OEHHA, so there's no processing time; the business decides whether a warning is needed and must have it in place itself.

File on the agency's site How to fill it

Guides for each business in Milpitas

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