Renewals and annual filings in Portland

Q: Renewals and annual filings in Portland

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. Multnomah County restaurant license (Multnomah County Environmental Health; The pre-opening inspection can take up to 5 business days to schedule.)

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
Multnomah County restaurant license

Multnomah County Environmental HealthPortland

Send the license application and fee (it can go with the plan review), then call for the pre-opening inspection once construction is done; you get the license and can open after it passes. Restaurant workers need food handler cards.

Fee
Varies
Filed
Paper form, mailed
Takes
The pre-opening inspection can take up to 5 business days to schedule.
Renews
Every year: the license runs for the calendar year, renewed by paying by January 1.

File on the agency's site How to fill it

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