Information about Itinerant Merchant (Door to Door Sales) Licenses

How to apply for an Itinerant Merchant (Door to Door Sales) license and process checklist

Itinerant Merchant License Application Overview

  • An Itinerant Merchant license application must be completely filled out and signed, including: i) applicant business name, ii) legal name, home address, and birth date of all owners, officers, managers and members, and iii) local address and local phone numbers.
  • The completed application and all applicable fees must be received at least two weeks prior to beginning sales. A late fee of $200.00 will be charged for all applications that are submitted after the deadline.
  • A city business license must be obtained, and a sales tax deposit in the amount of $500 (business check only) must be submitted. For questions, email Sales Tax at salestax@bouldercolorado.gov.
  • Please Note: Background checks will be completed on all employees who will go door to door. There will be an additional background check fee of $7 per person, this fee will be added by Licensing Staff after the application has been submitted.
  • Itinerant Merchant licenses are valid for a two-year period and expiring on December 31 of the second year of the license term. Licenses applied for and approved after January 1 of a given year will be valid for less than 2 years.

How to Apply for an Itinerant Merchant (Door to Door Sales) License

Register for a City of Boulder Customer Self Service Portal Account

Apply & Pay Online

Submit completed application and payment online through the City of Boulder Customer Self-Service Portal.

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Have Questions?

The Regulatory Licensing Division holds virtual application clinics every Wednesday morning from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., which you may attend virtually to ask miscellaneous license application questions: