Trade Licence in Tamil Nadu
The municipal trade licence permitting a trade to be carried on at a given address in Tamil Nadu. Governed by the Trade licence schedule published by Greater Chennai Corporation under Schedules I to VI. Applies where: Every trade named in Schedules I to VI. Schedule I covers micro cottage industries; the fee is set per named trade, and for some trades varies by zone and by horsepower. The State fee below was read from the authority's own published schedule and is passed through at cost.
7–21 business days
Tamil Nadu, India
What we will need from you
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Proof of the premises — ownership document or lease
Certificate of Incorporation or registration document
Site plan or layout of the premises
No-objection from the owner where the premises are rented
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Schedule I - bamboo, coconut leaf storingone line of this schedule applies | ₹250Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - storing of combustible articles, film celluloid articlesone line of this schedule applies | ₹250Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - storing of kerosene (small scale)one line of this schedule applies | ₹100Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - storing and sales of grass and strawone line of this schedule applies | ₹1,000Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - manufacturing of wooden box and other articlesone line of this schedule applies | ₹500Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - manufacturing of brass vesselsone line of this schedule applies | ₹250Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - dye powder storing and sellingone line of this schedule applies | ₹150Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - manufacturing of pesticidesone line of this schedule applies | ₹500Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - stone polishingone line of this schedule applies | ₹500Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - manufacturing of batteryone line of this schedule applies | ₹100Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - beauty parlourone line of this schedule applies | ₹500Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - hiring of centring materialsone line of this schedule applies | ₹150Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - boilerone line of this schedule applies | ₹400Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - manufacturing of fishing netone line of this schedule applies | ₹250Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Schedule I - manufacturing of ornamentsone line of this schedule applies | ₹500Read at source on 2026-09-13 |
| Comriq professional feeper filing | ₹2,999 |
Read at source on 2026-09-13 from.chennaicorporation.gov.in/trade_lic_sch/TRADE_SCHEDULE1-6.pdf. Passed through at cost.
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Document Verification
Premises and entity documents validated.
Application Filed
Filed with the local municipal body.
Licence Issued
Licence delivered to your portal.
What this costs, in full
- Comriq professional feeper filing
₹2,999₹2,699- Government fee
- ₹100–₹1,000 by schedule — 15 published lines; the line that applies to you is confirmed before payment, at cost.
Total from
₹3,099₹2,799
Our fee plus the lowest line of the authority's schedule. The line that applies to you is confirmed before payment.
Launch pricing · 10% off our fee10% off our professional fee until 31 December 2026. Government fees are charged at cost and are never discounted — we collect them on the authority's behalf and cannot charge less than it does.
Government fees are charged at cost, exactly as the authority bills them — we add nothing to them. Where the authority publishes no figure, or publishes a schedule, we confirm the exact amount before you pay, so this total is a minimum: we never substitute a plausible number.
This price is exclusive of GST. GST at 18% is added at checkout on our professional fee. Government fees are collected at cost on your behalf and are not taxed. Clients outside India are zero-rated.
Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Greater Chennai Corporation (Revenue Department) and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.