Business Licenses

Any type of business, home occupation, or work that take place inside of the Meggett Municipality must have a Town of Meggett Business License. The fee for a business license is based on the business location, business type, and the cost of work being performed.

Town of Meggett Business Licenses are categorized in two ways: Annual Resident Business and Itinerant Business.

Annual Resident Business

Businesses that fall under this category:

• Maintain daily operations within Town of Meggett limits
• Physical address is within Town of Meggett limits
  
• Regularly engaging in business activity within Town of Meggett limits at a single location/place of work
  

Itinerant Business

An itinerant business is defined as one that does not have a permanent business location within the Town of Meggett, but are performing contracted work or are otherwise engaging in business activity within Town limits are required to obtain a Town of Meggett Business License.  
Businesses that typically fall into this category are:

• Construction (Home Builders, General Contractors, Painters, Drywall, Plumbing, Electrical, etc.)
• Landscaping
• Pest Control
• Telecommunications
• ​Realtors

*All construction associated businesses must have a current Town of Meggett Business License before obtaining a Charleston County Permit for the address where the work is being completed.​

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Obtaining a License

1. Complete and submit a Business License Application to the Town of Meggett – Business License Division.

• Forms may be submitted via:

​                                              Email | clerk@townofmeggettsc.org                                               
                                                    Fax | (843) 889-6873
                                                    Mail | The Town of Meggett
                                                                 ATTN: Business License Division
                                                                 4776 Highway 165
                                                                 Meggett, SC 29449

    2.    Business License Division will review and process the Business License Application, determine the appropriate NAICS Code, and calculate the
           fees due. Payment instructions will be forwarded to the applicant following approval.
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    3.    Once the payment is made in full, a business license will be issued.  

Additional Documents:

• Business License Application
• Business License Rates
• Business License Rate Class Index