Washington Business Licenses

We help you obtain and maintain licenses for your business or nonprofit nationwide

General Washington Guides & Resources

These guides provide detailed, step-by-step instructions for starting a business or nonprofit, registering with state authorities, and establishing a compliant organization.

Business Resources:

Annual Renewal

Fast easy instructions and affordable support for filing your Washington annual renewal.

Business License

Get your Washington business license. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.

Construction License

Get your Washington construction licenses. Harbor Compliance assists with initial and renewal registrations in every state.

Energy Licensing

Licensing guide for energy industry registrations and licenses in Washington. Find detailed application, renewal, and reporting requirements.

Finance Licensing In

If you are looking to obtain a finance license in Washington, Harbor Compliance can help.

How to Form an LLC

Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions to form a limited liability company in Washington. Do it yourself or purchase our formation service.

How to Incorporate

Total cost, time, and step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate in Washington. Do it yourself or purchase our incorporation service.

Licensing Resources

Washington Business Licensing Guides and Information.

Start a Business

Total time, cost, and paperwork to start your business in Washington today! Our affordable formation services are state-specific.

Nonprofit Resources:

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization

Total cost, time, and how to start a nonprofit in Washington. Instruction and services to assist with your non-profit formation.

Nonprofit Compliance

Comprehensive solutions (and free resources) to help manage your fundraising, tax exemption, license renewals, and other nonprofit compliance activities in Washington, and across the US.


Washington Business Licenses for Regulated Industries

Our licensing guides provide a wealth of information including requirements, filing instructions, fees, timelines to licensure, and more for a range of industries and activities.


Washington Corporate Filings

These web pages provide detailed information on state filings required to form an entity, register a name, gain authority to operate, maintain good standing, and more.


Washington Tax Filings

Find the information you need to register for state taxes or seek tax exemptions.


Washington State Licensing Agencies

Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Washington that a business should check for business license requirements.

  • Board of Licensure for Landscape Architects
  • Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors (BRPELS)
  • Department of Financial Institutions
  • Department of Labor & Industries - Plumber Program
  • Department of Labor and Industries - Contractor Section
  • Department of Licensing - Business and Professions Division
  • Department of Licensing - Geologist Licensing Board
  • Department of Revenue
  • Department of Revenue - Business Licensing Service
  • Employment Security Department
  • Office of the Insurance Commissioner
  • Office of the Insurance Commissioner - Producer Licensing and Oversight
  • Secretary of State - Corporations and Charities Division
  • Secretary of State - Corporations Division
  • State Board of Accountancy
  • State Department of Health
  • State Department of Labor & Industries - Asbestos Removal Program
  • State Department of Labor & Industries - Electrical Program
  • State DEpartment of Labor and Industries
  • State Department of Licensing - Real Estate Section
  • State Department of Licensing - State Board of Architects
  • State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO)
  • State Gambling Commission
  • State Health Care Authority
  • State Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission

Washington Local Business Licences

Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Washington that a business should check for local business license requirements.

County / Parish

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  • Adams County
  • Asotin County
  • Benton County
  • Chelan County
  • Clallam County
  • Clark County
  • Columbia County
  • Cowlitz County
  • Douglas County
  • Ferry County
  • Franklin County
  • Garfield County
  • Grant County
  • Grays Harbor County
  • Island County
  • Jefferson County
  • King County
  • Kitsap County
  • Kittitas County
  • Klickitat County
  • Lewis County
  • Lincoln County
  • Mason County
  • Okanogan County
  • Pacific County
  • Pend Oreille County
  • Pierce County
  • San Juan County
  • Skagit County
  • Skamania County
  • Snohomish County
  • Spokane County
  • Stevens County
  • Thurston County
  • Wahkiakum County
  • Walla Walla County
  • Whatcom County
  • Whitman County
  • Yakima County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

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  • Aberdeen
  • Acme
  • Addy
  • Adna
  • Airway Heights
  • Alderwood Manor
  • Almira
  • Amanda Park
  • Anacortes
  • Anatone
  • Arlington
  • Artondale
  • Asotin
  • Auburn
  • Bainbridge Island
  • Battle Ground
  • Belfair
  • Bellevue
  • Bellingham
  • Benge
  • Benton City
  • Bickleton
  • Bingen
  • Black Diamond
  • Blaine
  • Bonney Lake
  • Bothell
  • Bow
  • Bremerton
  • Brewster
  • Bridgeport
  • Brinnon
  • Brush Prairie
  • Buckley
  • Buena
  • Burbank
  • Burien
  • Burlington
  • Burton
  • Camano Island
  • Camas
  • Carbonado
  • Carnation
  • Cascade-Fairwood
  • Cashmere
  • Castle Rock
  • Cathlamet
  • Centerville
  • Centralia
  • Chehalis
  • Chelan
  • Cheney
  • Chewelah
  • Chimacum
  • Clarkston
  • Cle Elum
  • Clear Lake
  • Clinton
  • Clyde Hill
  • Colfax
  • College Place
  • Colton
  • Colville
  • Concrete
  • Connell
  • Conway
  • Cosmopolis
  • Cottage Lake
  • Coulee City
  • Coulee Dam
  • Country Homes
  • Coupeville
  • Covington
  • Cowiche
  • Creston
  • Curlew
  • Cusick
  • Custer
  • Dallesport
  • Danville
  • Darrington
  • Davenport
  • Dayton
  • Deer Park
  • Deming
  • Des Moines
  • Dixie
  • DuPont
  • Duvall
  • East Hill-Meridian
  • East Renton Highlands
  • East Wenatchee
  • Easton
  • Eastsound
  • Eatonville
  • Edgewood
  • Edmonds
  • Elk Plain
  • Ellensburg
  • Elma
  • Endicott
  • Entiat
  • Enumclaw
  • Ephrata
  • Everett
  • Everson
  • Fairchild Air Force Base
  • Fairfield
  • Fall City
  • Federal Way
  • Ferndale
  • Fife
  • Five Corners
  • Forks
  • Freeland
  • Friday Harbor
  • Garfield
  • George
  • Gig Harbor
  • Gold Bar
  • Goldendale
  • Graham
  • Grand Coulee
  • Grandview
  • Granger
  • Granite Falls
  • Greenacres
  • Greenbank
  • Hamilton
  • Harrington
  • Hartline
  • Hay
  • Hazel Dell North
  • Hoodsport
  • Hoquiam
  • Hunters
  • Ilwaco
  • Inchelium
  • Index
  • Inglewood-Finn Hill
  • Issaquah
  • Joyce
  • Kahlotus
  • Kalama
  • Keller
  • Kelso
  • Kenmore
  • Kennewick
  • Kent
  • Kettle Falls
  • Keyport
  • Kingston
  • Kirkland
  • Kittitas
  • La Center
  • La Conner
  • La Push
  • Lacey
  • LaCrosse
  • Lake Stevens
  • Lakeland North
  • Lakewood
  • Lakewood
  • Lamont
  • Langley
  • Leavenworth
  • Liberty Lake
  • Lind
  • Long Beach
  • Longview
  • Lopez Island
  • Lummi Island
  • Lyle
  • Lynden
  • Lynnwood
  • Mabton
  • Maltby
  • Manchester
  • Mansfield
  • Manson
  • Maple Falls
  • Maple Valley
  • Martha Lake
  • Marysville
  • Mattawa
  • McCleary
  • McKenna
  • Mead
  • Medical Lake
  • Medina
  • Menlo
  • Mercer Island
  • Mill Creek
  • Milton
  • Mirrormont
  • Monroe
  • Montesano
  • Morton
  • Moses Lake
  • Mossyrock
  • Mount Vernon
  • Mountlake Terrace
  • Moxee
  • Mukilteo
  • Naches
  • Napavine
  • Naselle
  • Nespelem
  • Newman Lake
  • Newport
  • Nine Mile Falls
  • Nooksack
  • North Bend
  • North Creek
  • Oak Harbor
  • Oakesdale
  • Oakville
  • Ocean Park
  • Ocean Shores
  • Odessa
  • Okanogan
  • Olalla
  • Olympia
  • Omak
  • Onalaska
  • Orient
  • Orondo
  • Oroville
  • Orting
  • Othello
  • Otis Orchards
  • Pacific
  • Paine Field-Lake Stickney
  • Palisades
  • Palouse
  • Parker
  • Parkland
  • Parkwood
  • Pasco
  • Paterson
  • Pe Ell
  • Picnic Point-North Lynnwood
  • Point Roberts
  • Pomeroy
  • Port Angeles
  • Port Hadlock-Irondale
  • Port Ludlow
  • Port Orchard
  • Port Townsend
  • Poulsbo
  • Prescott
  • Preston
  • Prosser
  • Pullman
  • Puyallup
  • Quilcene
  • Quincy
  • Rainier
  • Randle
  • Raymond
  • Redmond
  • Renton
  • Republic
  • Rice
  • Richland
  • Ridgefield
  • Ritzville
  • Riverside
  • Rochester
  • Rockford
  • Roosevelt
  • Rosalia
  • Roslyn
  • Roy
  • Royal City
  • Saint John
  • Salkum
  • Salmon Creek
  • Sammamish
  • Satsop
  • Seahurst
  • SeaTac
  • Seattle
  • Sedro-Woolley
  • Sekiu
  • Selah
  • Sequim
  • Shaw Island
  • Shelton
  • Shoreline
  • Silver Lake
  • Silverdale
  • Snohomish
  • Snoqualmie
  • Snoqualmie Pass
  • South Bend
  • South Hill
  • Southworth
  • Spanaway
  • Spangle
  • Spokane
  • Spokane Valley
  • Sprague
  • Springdale
  • Stanwood
  • Starbuck
  • Steilacoom
  • Steptoe
  • Stevenson
  • Sultan
  • Sumas
  • Sumner
  • Sunnyside
  • Tacoma
  • Taholah
  • Tekoa
  • Tenino
  • Three Lakes
  • Toledo
  • Tonasket
  • Toppenish
  • Touchet
  • Toutle
  • Tracyton
  • Trout Lake
  • Tukwila
  • Tumwater
  • Twisp
  • Union
  • Union Hill-Novelty Hill
  • University Place
  • Valley
  • Valleyford
  • Vancouver
  • Vashon
  • Veradale
  • Waitsburg
  • Walla Walla
  • Wapato
  • Warden
  • Washougal
  • Washtucna
  • Waterville
  • Wellpinit
  • Wenatchee
  • West Richland
  • Westport
  • White Center
  • White Salmon
  • White Swan
  • Wilbur
  • Wilkeson
  • Winlock
  • Winthrop
  • Wishram
  • Woodinville
  • Woodland
  • Yakima
  • Yelm
  • Zillah