Plumbing Contractor Permit Requirements in Bellevue, NE

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Nebraska Department of Revenue — Sales and Use Tax Permit

   Any business selling taxable goods or taxable services in Nebraska must hold a sales tax permit from the Nebraska Department of Revenue and collect tax at the combined state and local rate for the delivery location. Register online through the Department's business registration service or by filing paper Form 20; NebFile is the separate system used to file returns once you are registered, not the registration tool. Local city sales and use taxes are layered on top of the state rate and change by quarter, so use the Department's Sales Tax Rate Finder for the exact rate at each address rather than assuming a flat figure.

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   $0 — the Nebraska Department of Revenue charges no fee to register for a sales and use tax permit, online or by paper Form 20.·Registering online, you are either assigned a Nebraska ID number at the time of registration or contacted by the Department within five business days for additional information. Allow about two weeks for a paper Form 20.

   $0 — the Nebraska Department of Revenue charges no fee to register for a sales and use tax permit, online or by paper Form 20.

   Registering online, you are either assigned a Nebraska ID number at the time of registration or contacted by the Department within five business days for additional information. Allow about two weeks for a paper Form 20.

1. Bellevue Plumbing Licensing — local competency license (no state plumbing board)

   Nebraska has no statewide plumbing contractor license and no "Nebraska State Plumbing Board" — plumbing licensing is done at the city level. The City of Bellevue Building Department (Permits & Inspections, 1510 Wall Street, 402-293-3014) issues Master, Journeyman and Contractor licenses through its Application for Competency, which requires passing an ICC, Prometric or Experior trade examination; master applicants must submit a current journeyman license with the original date of issuance, and the application asks about bonding. Plumbing permits are pulled per job through the city portal at app.govwell.com/bellevue-ne. Separately, the Nebraska Contractor Registration Act requires any contractor or subcontractor doing business in Nebraska to register annually with the Nebraska Department of Labor.

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   Bellevue does not publish its competency license fee schedule online — confirm with the Building Department at 402-293-3014. Nebraska Department of Labor contractor registration is $40 per year. Bellevue plumbing permits are $23.50 issuance plus itemized unit fees such as $9.80 per fixture, $12.30 per water heater and $24.65 per building sewer.·Bellevue publishes no processing time for competency licenses; allow time to schedule and pass the trade examination. Department of Labor registration must be in place before you begin work.

   Bellevue does not publish its competency license fee schedule online — confirm with the Building Department at 402-293-3014. Nebraska Department of Labor contractor registration is $40 per year. Bellevue plumbing permits are $23.50 issuance plus itemized unit fees such as $9.80 per fixture, $12.30 per water heater and $24.65 per building sewer.

   Bellevue publishes no processing time for competency licenses; allow time to schedule and pass the trade examination. Department of Labor registration must be in place before you begin work.

2. Bellevue Business Licensing — no general business license required

   Bellevue does not require a general business license for businesses operating within city limits, and there is no annual license that must be renewed and displayed at your place of business. The City Clerk's page enumerates every license and permit that office issues — fireworks permits, handicapped parking permits, liquor licenses, tobacco licenses, trash hauler licenses, pawnbroker licenses, vendor/solicitor licenses, event/event-participation licenses, hunting waiver permits, and annual occupation tax stickers for vending machines and distributors — and a general or all-purpose business license is not among them. Check whether your specific business type falls into one of those regulated categories; if it does not, no city license is required. State-level obligations still apply: register your entity or trade name with the Nebraska Secretary of State, register with the Nebraska Department of Revenue if you sell taxable goods or services, and obtain any state professional license your trade requires.

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   $0 — Bellevue charges no general business license fee because no such license exists. The specific regulated licenses the City Clerk does issue are priced individually; contact the Clerk's office for those.·Not applicable — there is no general business license application to file.

   $0 — Bellevue charges no general business license fee because no such license exists. The specific regulated licenses the City Clerk does issue are priced individually; contact the Clerk's office for those.

   Not applicable — there is no general business license application to file.

3. City of Bellevue Plumbing Permit (per project)

   Plumbing permits in Bellevue are issued by the City of Bellevue Building Division (Permits & Inspections, 1510 Wall Street, 402-293-3014), not by Sarpy County — the county's permitting covers unincorporated areas. A separate permit is pulled for each job and inspections are required on completion. Apply through the city's online portal at app.govwell.com/bellevue-ne. Bellevue's adopted fee tables come from the 1997 Uniform Administrative Code and charge a flat permit-issuance fee plus itemized unit fees, so a small single-fixture job costs far less than a whole-house repipe. Bellevue also licenses plumbing trades locally through its Building Department competency application for Master, Journeyman and Contractor licenses.

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   $23.50 permit issuance fee (plus $7.25 for a supplemental permit), then itemized unit fees: $9.80 per plumbing fixture or trap, $4.75 per fixture for repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping, $12.30 per water heater including vent, $24.65 per building sewer, $4.75 per water piping or water-treating installation, $6.15 for a gas piping system of one to five outlets plus $1.10 for each additional outlet, and $14.80 per lawn sprinkler system. Inspections outside normal business hours and reinspections are $49.50 per hour.·Bellevue publishes no guaranteed issuance time; permits are filed and tracked through the GovWell portal and inspections are scheduled as the work progresses. Questions: 402-293-3014.

   $23.50 permit issuance fee (plus $7.25 for a supplemental permit), then itemized unit fees: $9.80 per plumbing fixture or trap, $4.75 per fixture for repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping, $12.30 per water heater including vent, $24.65 per building sewer, $4.75 per water piping or water-treating installation, $6.15 for a gas piping system of one to five outlets plus $1.10 for each additional outlet, and $14.80 per lawn sprinkler system. Inspections outside normal business hours and reinspections are $49.50 per hour.

   Bellevue publishes no guaranteed issuance time; permits are filed and tracked through the GovWell portal and inspections are scheduled as the work progresses. Questions: 402-293-3014.

Official Sources

• Nebraska Plumbing Board — Plumbing Contractor License
• City of Bellevue City Clerk

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