California Code of Regulations
Title 4 - Business Regulations
Division 3 - Bureau of Household Goods and Services
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 1108 - Procedure RE License

(a) A new license must be secured when there is change of ownership.

(b) Licensees must notify the Bureau within thirty (30) days of a change of name and/or address when the ownership remains the same.

(c) All furniture and bedding manufacturers whose products are offered for sale in California, regardless of the point of manufacture, must hold a valid license with the Bureau.

(d) Importer as defined in Business & Professions Code Section 19011.1 includes, but is not limited to, "brokers" and "traders".

(e) Manufacturers located outside of the United States who do not hold an Importer's license, must obtain a Furniture and Bedding Manufacturer's license if their products are imported into California.

(f) A licensed importer in the United States may co-hold a license with a manufacturer located outside the United States. A co-holder license can only be held by one importer in the United States on behalf of one manufacturer outside the United States.

(g) If an importer chooses to hold a co-holder license with more than one manufacturer outside the United States, he/she shall obtain a separate co-holder license with each manufacturer. There is no limit on the number of co-holder licenses an importer may hold, but only one manufacturer may appear on each co-holder license; licenses may not be pooled.