Apply In-Person:

1. Applicants shall visit the nearby government office (corporation office, municipal office, panchayat office, etc) to apply for the duplicate trade license. The municipal commissioner or executive officer is responsible. [Refer the office contact details in the “Office contacts & Locations” section below for address details.]
2. Collect the application form for “Duplicate Trade License” from the office.
3. Now complete the form with the necessary information and make sure you have all the documents in hand that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. After filling the form, attach the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section below with the completed application form.
5. Check the application form and then submit it to the concerned authority.
6. Now pay the required application fee to the concerned authority.
7. The verification officer after validating the application form and the documents will provide you with an acknowledgement/receiving slip.
8. After the verification, If the verification authority is satisfied with the report then the license will be processed.
9. Once it is processed, and the license is ready, the applicant will receive an SMS or call on the registered mobile number to collect it.
10. The applicant will be required to carry the acknowledgement/receiving slip along with them when going to collect the license from the office.

• Application for duplicate trade license.
• First Information Report (FIR) or Non cognizable crime (NC) report, if it is lost
• Torn License, if it is torn
• Indemnity bond
• Affidavit
• Current year tax receipt of business premises
• Photocopy of previous license if available
• Identity proof (Aadhar card, voters id, driver license, etc)
• Address proof (Residence Certificate issued by the Revenue Authority, Ration Card/ Aadhaar etc).
• Copy of authentication from the authority
• Verification report of the business premises by the authorized official
• NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the house owner

Gangtok Municipal Corporation,Deorali Stand, Gangtok,
Sikkim - 737101
Phone No: 03592-280290
Email: gmc.sikkim@gmail.com
Rangpo Nagar Panchayat
Rangpo, Sikkim 737132

Contact details of government offices of municipalities:Contact details
Contact details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut cities:Contact details

The person who holds a valid license can only apply for duplicate license.

The fees is Rs 500/- if the license is lost and Rs 300/- if the license was damaged due to natural calamities.

It is valid for the period specified in the original trade license.

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

It is given immediately after submission of valid documents.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Prescribed Form should be used for the Application.
• Please fill the Application form completely and correctly.
• The Trade License Number should be mentioned.
• The name, address and other details of the establishment should be mentioned.
• The reason(s) for obtaining a duplicate should be mentioned in the application form.
• The reason(s) given for obtaining duplicate should be valid.
• The FIR should be filed within one month after the loss of trade license.
• The duplicate trade license will be issued only twice for valid reasons and not more than that.

• Trade license number
• Date
• Owner name
• Entity Name
• Entity Address
• Ownership of business premises
• Mobile number
• Email address
• Type of trade
• License Issue date

• In case the license is torn, defaced or lost, a duplicate trade license is required.
• When there is a sudden inspection by the government, if the owner is found without the trade license, he will have to pay penalty. In order to avoid penalty, the owner should apply for duplicate trade license as soon as possible.
• Trade license is mandatory.
• Trade license is required for a person to run his business legally.
• It proves that the business complies with all the rules specified by the government.

If the Municipal Commissioner or the Executive Officer comes to know that any business premise is being used for a non-residential purpose without a license under the Act or if it does not comply with the terms of a license granted, he may stop the use of that particular premise for a specified period.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link with information about trade license:Link

Trade License is issued by the local government like Panchayat, Municipality and Municipal Corporations. It is a permission to do business in the area which comes under the Local Self Government. The rules for trade license are specified in Sikkim Municipalities Act.