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About applying for a petroleum wholesale licence

If you want to sell petroleum products to consumers for end use, you must apply for
a wholesale licence from the Department of Energy.

The licence allows you to buy petroleum products in bulk (1 500 litres or more, per
transaction of petroleum products) from a licensed manufacturer, and to sell it to end
users.

The licence is valid for as long as your business operates.

What you should do


1. Complete the form Application for wholesale licence, DE 28.
2. Send the application form to the Department of Energy regional office.
3. The Department will send you a letter stipulating that you must publish a notice of
application in four newspapers.
4. You must provide proof of the publication of the notice of application to the
Department.
5. Once you have a licence, you must submit information on your business annually
using the Wholesale licence annual information (Submission Form), DE 25.

How long does it take?


You should receive a response within 90 days from the date when the Department
received proof of publication of the notice of application.

How much does it cost?


• R2 500 Registration fee
• R500 annual licence fee.

Forms to complete
• Application for wholesale licence: DE 28
• Wholesale licence annual information (submission form): DE 25
• Application for temporary licence

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