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Consumer and Worker Protection, Department of
A business must have an Electronics Store license if it sells electronic goods, such as: cell phones, tablets, audio equipment, video equipment, photographic equipment, computers or computer equipment, or calculators. The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issues this license.
A license is not required if:
-The area used to display electronic goods is less than 20 percent of the total display space, as measured by linear feet and not square feet. OR
-Fewer than 30 electronic goods are on display.
NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)
Address
Licensing Center
42 Broadway, Lobby
New York NY 10004
Licensing Center
42 Broadway, Lobby
New York NY 10004
Website
http://www.nyc.gov/dcwp
For further assistance, please call 311 and ask for: Electronics Store License
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