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Permits, violations & licenses

Get a Scales and Scanner License

Service overview

You need this license to:

  • Use a scale or load rack meter to measure or weigh products.
  • Use electric scanners and similar tools.

You must have a license for each business location where you use a scale or scanner. One license covers all scales or scanners at a location.

Electronic scanners at checkout must have a viewing screen for the customer. The screen must show the price of each item as it’s recorded by the scanner.

The Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) issues this license.

Who

Business owners and their agents can apply for this license.

Requirements

Where and when

Online

You can apply online using eCLIPSE.

If you need help filing your application online, you can schedule a virtual appointment.

In person

You need an appointment to visit the Permit and License Center in person.

Permit and License Center
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
MSB, Public Service Concourse
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Office hours: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

Offices close at noon on the last Wednesday of each month.

Cost

License fee
$25

There is a $20 nonrefundable application fee. The balance of the license fee is due once the application is approved.

Renewal fee
$25

If you renew your license more than 60 days after the due date, you will be charged 1.5% of the license fee for each month since the license expired.

How

You can apply for this license online using eCLIPSE or in person at the Permit and License Center.

Online

1
Upload all required documents.

Applications are reviewed within five business days.

2
If the application is approved, you will receive a notice to pay the balance.

If the application isn’t approved, you will receive an email stating what is missing or required.

In person

1
Visit the Permit and License Center.

L&I can review most applications while you wait.

2
L&I will either issue your license or request more information.

Renewal requirements

Annual renewal:

  • Renew online through eCLIPSE or in person at the Permit and License Center.

Required for renewal:

  • Must be current on all City taxes to renew.

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