Trade & Business Licensing
About Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI)
The Cayman Islands Department of Commerce & Investment is responsible for the grant and regulation of licensing for most businesses in the Cayman Islands. This includes the administration and issuance of Trade & Business Licences, Local Company (Control) Licences, Tobacco Permits, Liquor Licenses, Music & Dancing Licenses, Public Film Exhibition Premises Licences, and Special Economic Zone Company Licences. DCI is also responsible for issuing Cinema licences, the enforcement and compliance of Second-Hand Dealers and Intellectual Property matters and guidance and registration for Designated Non-Financial Business and Professions (DNFBP).
Trade & Business Licensing
Every person carrying on a trade or business mentioned in the Schedule to the TRADE AND BUSINESS LICENSING ACT (2021 Revision) must, unless exempted from this requirement under that law, take out an annual licence in respect of each place where such business is carried on. Further, if the company is less than 60% Caymanian owned and controlled they will also require a Local Companies (Control) Licence issued under the Local Companies (Control) Law (2019 Revision). For further information on the requirements and procedure for making an application for either of these licences, or to download a copy of the relevant laws, visit the DCI website: www.dci.gov.ky
Cayman Brac & Little Cayman (Sister Islands Office)
Department of Commerce & Investment
Bodden & Bodden Building #143
P.O. Box 232, Stake Bay, Cayman Brac, KY2-2101, Cayman Islands
Tel: (345) 948 2400
Email: lbodden@dci.gov.ky
Business Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm (Monday - Friday)
Counter Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm (Monday - Friday)
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Last updated: 24 July, 2024