Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory. A service-only business with nothing to sell needs none. Ask the clerk whether your business also needs one of the other Title 17 licenses.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 2 of 6: Register for tax
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Clerk of the Circuit Court in your county (Business Regulation Article, Title 17).
Sources and dates
Comptroller business tax tip #64 (a guide to business licenses); Howard and Somerset County Clerk of the Circuit Court business license pages; Business Regulation Article 17-1804 and 17-1807. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Yes. Maryland has no general business license, but anyone who sells goods at retail, from a boutique to a salon selling product, holds a traders license from the clerk, priced on the inventory declared on the personal property return or a declaration of inventory.
Clerk of the Circuit Court in your county (Business Regulation Article, Title 17).
Step 2 of 6, register for tax. The steps before it: set up the business.
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