Pennsylvania business license search
Search Pennsylvania's tax license registries by business name - sales, use and hotel occupancy licenses, and cigarette and tobacco licenses.
What this search covers
Pennsylvania Department of RevenueSales, use and hotel occupancy tax licenses335,249on file
The license a business needs to collect sales tax in Pennsylvania, along with hotel occupancy and transient vendor licenses. Most businesses selling goods or taxable services in the state hold one.
Most common
Sales License/Retail, Sales License/Wholesale, ST Exemption/Charitable
Each business location holds its own license and appears as its own result.
Pennsylvania Department of RevenueCigarette and tobacco licenses16,898on file
Licenses to sell cigarettes and other tobacco products: retailers, wholesalers, vending machine operators, and manufacturers.
Most common
Cigarette/OTP Retail, Cigarette Retail, OTP Retail
Each business location holds its own license and appears as its own result.
Questions
Why didn't a license I know exists show up?
This search covers the two registries listed above. Licenses issued by other agencies - professional licenses held by a person rather than a business, liquor licenses, or city-level permits - live in other systems.
Does this replace the state's own lookup tools?
No. This is a convenience search across Pennsylvania's public open-data registries. For a legal record, check with the issuing agency directly.
How current are the results?
Pennsylvania refreshes these registries daily or weekly. A license issued or renewed today may not appear yet.
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