Do you want to sell goods or food from a stand or van on a (public) road? Then you must apply for a market trader’s licence (standplaatsvergunning).
To obtain a market trader’s licence, you must meet the following conditions:
- you are registered with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK)
- you meet your municipality’s general conditions for renting a pitch [municipality’s web page]
- your pitch does not cause public order problems
- you yourself must sell goods at the pitch.
An application for a market trader’s licence costs: € € 147, 25.
You must pay this fee even if your application is rejected.
You will also have to pay precario tax for the municipal land you use.
You will receive a response to your application within 8 weeks.