Explosives licence

Traders who wish to keep and sell fireworks (explosives) at their premises are required to register their premises with us. Failure to do so may result in heavy fines and the legal removal of stock. There are also controls on the method of storage and the maximum quantities that can be kept on site.

Registration or Storage

This allows traders to store fireworks all year round but they can only be sold at the specified periods shown below:

  • Bonfire Night - 15 October to 10 November
  • New Year's Eve - 26 December to 31 December
  • Chinese New Year - on the first day of the Chinese New Year and the three days preceding it
  • Diwali - on the day of Diwali and the three days preceding it.

All year round licences

Businesses  that wish to sell fireworks all year round (outside the above dates) will have to apply for an additional licence

Fees

The current fees are:

  • Storage (allows you to store up to a maximum net explosives quantity of 2000kg)
    • New Application:  £178
    • Renewal:  £83
  • Registration (allows you to store up to a maximum net explosives quantity of 250kg)
    • New Application:  £105
    • Renewal:  £52
  • All year round licences    £500.

Licence application form Help on Downloading PDFs (PDF 420 KB) For Storage/ Registration

Licence application from Help on Downloading PDFs (PDF 176 KB) for All year round sale of Fireworks.

Guidance notes Help on Downloading PDFs (PDF 220 KB) Guide to storing fireworks.

For more information and application forms to store more then 250 kg or to sell all year round please contact Trading Standards.







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Contact

Trading Standards
North London Business Park (NLBP)
Oakleigh Road South
London
N11 1NP
Phone Number
020 8359 2178
Text Number (SMS)
07781 473279
Fax Number
020 8361 7650
Typetalk
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Email
trading.stds@barnet.gov.uk