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Guides for Sell on the street or in the market, in the order most people need them. Show everything
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Vending and street-trading permit
Selling from a stall, cart, roadside or at the Savanna-la-Mar market requires a vendor’s permit or market stall allocation from the Municipal Corporation.
Selling from a stall, cart, roadside or at the Savanna-la-Mar market requires a vendor’s permit or market stall allocation from the Municipal Corporation.
Westmoreland Municipal Corporation
2step
Food handler’s permit and public health inspection
Anyone preparing or serving food needs a food handler’s permit, and the premises need a public health certificate.
Anyone preparing or serving food needs a food handler’s permit, and the premises need a public health certificate.
Westmoreland Health Department
3step
Get a Taxpayer Registration Number (TRN)
Every business and sole trader needs a TRN before anything else — banking, GCT, contracts and government programmes all ask for it.
Every business and sole trader needs a TRN before anything else — banking, GCT, contracts and government programmes all ask for it.
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ)
Still not sure where to go? Email the Secretariat or ask at the next general meeting — no question is too small.