Renewals and annual filings in Chicago

Q: Renewals and annual filings in Chicago

What renews, and how often, once the business is open. 1. Customs Bond (U.S. Customs and Border Protection; At least 5 business days for review.) 2. Cosmetic product facility registration (MoCRA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 3. Cosmetic product listing (MoCRA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 4. Hazardous materials registration (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT)) 5. Chicago retail food establishment license (City of Chicago, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, with the Department of Public Health; Chicago doesn't publish a standard processing time; the license is issued after zoning approval, payment and any required inspections, then mailed to your business.)

What renews, and how often, once the business is open.

Updated October 17, 20265 filingsSources: the agencies' own sites

Customs Bond

U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionUS federal

Bought from a CBP-approved surety, usually through your customs broker, who files it electronically. A continuous bond covers a year of entries.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Filed on the agency's portal
Takes
At least 5 business days for review.
Renews
Continuous bonds renew yearly.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Cosmetic product facility registration (MoCRA)

U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationUS federal

Filed online in Cosmetics Direct by the facility that makes or processes the cosmetics.

Fee
Free
Filed
Filed online
Renews
Every two years.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Cosmetic product listing (MoCRA)

U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationUS federal

Filed online in Cosmetics Direct by the brand (the responsible person on the label), one listing per product.

Fee
Free
Filed
Filed online
Renews
Update every year.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Hazardous materials registration

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT)US federal

Filed online when you ship or offer certain hazardous materials in bulk, such as large lithium battery shipments.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Filed online
Renews
Every year by June 30.

File on the agency's site How to fill it
Chicago retail food establishment license

City of Chicago, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, with the Department of Public HealthChicago

Chicago's business license for any fixed place that serves, stores or sells perishable food, at a properly zoned, non-residential address. Apply online or at the Small Business Center, City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St., Room 800, with the lease, Illinois Business Tax number, FEIN, ownership details and photo ID; the place must pass a public health inspection before the license is issued.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Filed online
Takes
Chicago doesn't publish a standard processing time; the license is issued after zoning approval, payment and any required inspections, then mailed to your business.
Renews
Every 2 years.

File on the agency's site How to fill it

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