Wholesale Seafood Business

You need a Wholesale Seafood Business Registration to sell seafood at a New York City public wholesale market and sell seafood for resale to the public. If you sell seafood that another business has processed and packaged, you are not a wholesaler.

Wholesale Seafood Business Registrations expire every three years.

• You need notarized papers for your business and each owner.

• Business certificates:

  • Sole proprietors: If you use a name other than your own, you need a certified copy of the Certificate of Doing Business from the County Clerk where your business is located.
  • Partnerships: You need a copy of the current partnership agreement and a Certificate of Partnership, certified by the County Clerk where your business is located.
  • Corporations: You must submit a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State.

• Purchase and sale agreements: Include copies of these agreements if they apply to your business. This includes buying, selling, or losing routes or customers.

• Forfeiture, receivership or independent monitoring documents: Provide documents related to liens or bankruptcy.

• Tax proceedings documents: Include documents related to any contested City, State or federal tax issues.

• Principal information form: Each owner must fill out this form.

• Market business registration application fee is $4,000.

• Accepted payment methods:

  • Discover
  • Mastercard
  • Visa
  • Check
  • Personal check
  • Certified check
  • Money order

• Registering with the Business Integrity Commission: This does not cover other rules from city, state or federal agencies.
• You must get permissions from other city, state and federal agencies.