Tattoo Parlor Permit Requirements in Nashua, NH

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. New Hampshire — No Sales Tax

   New Hampshire has no state sales tax and no local sales taxes, so businesses need no sales tax permit or resale registration for sales tax purposes. Businesses may instead owe the Business Enterprise Tax and the Business Profits Tax, both administered by the NH Department of Revenue Administration; BET paid can be credited against BPT. Restaurants, caterers and lodging operators separately collect the Meals and Rooms (Rentals) Tax and must hold a DRA license for it. Filing and payment are handled through DRA's Granite Tax Connect portal.

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   No fee to register for business taxes with DRA. For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a BET return is due from any enterprise with more than $298,000 in gross receipts or an enterprise value tax base above $298,000; the BET rate is 0.55%·Immediate — registration and filing are done online through Granite Tax Connect

   No fee to register for business taxes with DRA. For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a BET return is due from any enterprise with more than $298,000 in gross receipts or an enterprise value tax base above $298,000; the BET rate is 0.55%

   Immediate — registration and filing are done online through Granite Tax Connect

2. Sterilization and Infection-Control Training (per body art practitioner)

   Before being licensed, body art practitioners in New Hampshire — tattoo artists, body piercers, branders and permanent-cosmetics/microblading practitioners — must complete a sterilization and infection-control course approved by the OPLC executive director under RSA 314-A. This is an OPLC requirement tied to the Advisory Board of Body Art Practitioners, not a Department of Health and Human Services program. Renewal follows the OPLC practitioner license cycle rather than a separate annual training mandate.

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   Course fees are set by the private training providers, not by the State; the OPLC license itself is $121·Varies by training provider; complete the course before applying for the license

   Course fees are set by the private training providers, not by the State; the OPLC license itself is $121

   Varies by training provider; complete the course before applying for the license

1. New Hampshire OPLC — Body Art Practitioner License

   Practitioners performing tattooing, body piercing, branding or permanent cosmetics in New Hampshire must be individually licensed under RSA 314-A by the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification's Advisory Board of Body Art Practitioners, not by the Department of Health and Human Services. OPLC licenses Body Artists, Body Art Apprentices and Microblading practitioners; an approved sterilization and infection-control course is required. Nashua's City Clerk does not license tattoo shops.

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   $121 application fee (also $121 to renew) for a Body Artist, Body Art Apprentice or Microblading certificate·No processing time is published by OPLC

   $121 application fee (also $121 to renew) for a Body Artist, Body Art Apprentice or Microblading certificate

   No processing time is published by OPLC

2. City of Nashua — No General Business License

   The City of Nashua does not require a general business license. The City Clerk's Office licenses only specific enumerated activities: chauffeurs (taxi drivers), taxicabs, pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers, itinerant vendors and hawkers/peddlers, amusement devices, and shows such as carnivals and concerts, plus separate permits for raffles, tag days and public events. A business outside these categories does not need a Nashua business license; confirm with the City Clerk (603-589-3010) if unsure.

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   Not applicable for most businesses; enumerated categories are published: taxicab $100/year, chauffeur $80/year, pawnbroker/secondhand dealer $50/year, shows $50, vendors $10/day, $25/week or $100/year, raffles $10, tag days free·Not applicable

   Not applicable for most businesses; enumerated categories are published: taxicab $100/year, chauffeur $80/year, pawnbroker/secondhand dealer $50/year, shows $50, vendors $10/day, $25/week or $100/year, raffles $10, tag days free

   Not applicable

Official Sources

• New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services — Body Art Facility License
• City of Nashua City Clerk

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