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A flower shop's extra rules are light. Every bouquet and potted plant on display needs a price tag, and the rule also covers online stores. If you sell on Shopee, Lazada or TikTok Shop, the platform must check your ID or business papers first. When cut flowers or plants move from one locality to another, BPI plant quarantine officers may inspect, treat and certify them.[1,2,3,4]
Flower shop prep list
- Ask suppliers for plant quarantine papers on provincial shipments
- Print a price menu by bouquet size and add-on
- Post a price list beside your display buckets
- List delivery fees by area
- Prepare your ID or DTI certificate for selling apps
- Open online shop accounts before peak seasons
Bringing in flowers from other provinces
Under PD 1433 Sec. 8, Bureau of Plant Industry quarantine officers inspect, treat if needed and certify plants and plant products moved from one locality to another. This applies where BPI has put a domestic quarantine in place.[4]
Ask your growers or consolidators if their shipments travel with plant quarantine papers, and keep copies. If you plan to truck flowers yourself, call the nearest BPI plant quarantine office before the first trip.
Prices for bouquets, add-ons and delivery
Consumer Act Art. 81 requires price tags, labels or markings on goods sold at retail. DTI cites fines of ₱200 to ₱5,000 and/or 1 to 6 months in prison.[1]
DTI says the same price tag rules apply to online stores, and a price list should be placed nearest the products displayed.[2]
For custom arrangements, a printed menu by size works well: small, medium, large, plus add-ons like chocolates or a card. List delivery fees by area so the final price is clear before you take payment.
Selling through apps and marketplaces
The Internet Transactions Act requires e-marketplaces to ask merchants, before listing, for a name and valid government ID or business registration documents, plus an address and contact details.[3]
Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and graduation season bring most online orders. Set up your shop accounts weeks ahead so ID checks are done in time. See our online business registration guide for the BIR side.
Questions people ask
- Do I need a permit from BPI to sell flowers?
- BPI plant quarantine officers come in when plants or flowers move between localities under a domestic quarantine, where they inspect, treat if needed and certify the shipment.
- Do I need price tags on bouquets?
- Yes. The Consumer Act requires price tags or markings on goods sold at retail, and DTI says the rule also covers online stores.
- What if I grow my own flowers?
- Then you are also a farm. Our vegetable, fruit and flower farm kit covers RSBSA, GAP and organic rules.
Sources
Checked 13 November 2026. We link the agency's own page for every requirement. Rules change; confirm with the office before you pay.
- DTI warns business owners, establishments that price tag is a must · Department of Trade and Industry · 6 May 2022
- Consumer Act implementation intensifies · Department of Trade and Industry · 23 January 2023
- Republic Act No. 11967 (Internet Transactions Act of 2023) · Congress of the Philippines (via Lawphil) · 5 December 2023
- Presidential Decree No. 1433 (Plant Quarantine Law of 1978) · Lawphil Project (Arellano Law Foundation) · 10 June 1978
The extra permits, in one table
| Permit or registration | Agency | When it applies | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price tags on all consumer products sold at retail[1] | DTI | always | Not published |
| Price tags/price list also required for online selling[2] | DTI | if selling online | Not published |
| Domestic plant quarantine inspection/certification when cut flowers or plants are moved between localities[4] | DA - Bureau of Plant Industry (Plant Quarantine Service) | when shipping plants/flowers from a locality where BPI applies domestic quarantine | Not published |
Rules and exemptions
Selling rules that apply
- Submit name + valid ID or business registration documents, address…[3]