Register an appliance repair business with California's Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS)
domain: bhgs.dca.ca.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm registration is required: California requires an Electronic and Appliance Repair Dealer registration for each place of business and each drop-off location performing appliance repairs, under Business and Professions Code section 9830
Determine which registration category applies (major appliance vs. electronic repair, or a combined 'BEAR SD' shared-dealer registration if doing both)
Complete BHGS's registration application and pay the applicable fee for each registered location
Understand the written-estimate and diagnostic-fee disclosure rules tied to the registration, since compliance is monitored by the bureau
Renew registration on the bureau's schedule and be aware the bureau can impose conditions on renewal of an expired registration or cancel one not renewed within a set number of years
Known gotchas
This is a state consumer-protection registration under the Department of Consumer Affairs, not a trade license exam — it does not certify technical competency the way EPA 608 or a manufacturer credential does
Separate registration is required per physical location/drop-off point, so a multi-location business needs multiple registrations, not one blanket registration
Verify the bureau's current name and structure directly before publishing — California's DCA bureaus have been reorganized/renamed over time, and registration fee schedules and renewal windows change periodically
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