In order to sell goods by selling them on the street, previously it was necessary to obtain a street trading permit. At the moment, this rule has been replaced by the mandatory receipt of permission to install a retail facility assigned to a specific address. The very idea of ​​street trading is quite attractive, but in order to implement it, you need to go through all the “circles of hell” of paperwork.

Obtaining a permit for street trading is regulated by Government Decree No. 585 of July 17, 2009 (“On the information procedure for starting certain types of business activities”).

Relying on this law and the rules on street trading, you are required to notify the Federal Service for Surveillance of Human Welfare and Consumer Rights Protection when you begin retail trading.

The right to sell goods on the street is established local authorities. With all this, special places are allocated for trade.

At the planning stage of street trading, it is necessary submit a request to the consumer market department, which protects the rights of consumers of goods and services.

Requirements for the range of goods for sale, the form of service and the organization of trade are determined directly by the seller. But at the same time they are required to comply with Sanitary Rules.

The seller must be ready at any time to present to inspectors of the sanitary and epidemiological service:

• current personal medical record;
• documents proving the quality, safety and legal origin of the products sold.

Requirements for vehicles operated for the purpose of transporting products:

• availability of a sanitary passport;
• good condition;
• purity.

As a rule, entrepreneurs begin to engage in street trading of drinks (kvass, beer), ice cream, food (vegetables, fruits), and books.

Documents for obtaining a permit for street trading

To obtain permission, you must submit following documents:

Taxation and reporting on street trading

Retail street trading can be translated into:

1. UTII. In this case, the object of taxation is a retail location. The physical indicator will be the number of retail spaces measuring up to 5 square meters. m. For example, the basic profitability indicator is 9,000 rubles. Then the monthly tax amount is 540 rubles per retail space (9000*6%). This amount is approximate and requires adjustments by the deflator coefficient and the K2 coefficient, which is established by regional legislation.

UTII requires quarterly payment, the tax return is submitted simultaneously with the payment of the tax. To switch to UTII, you must submit an application to the tax office to register a legal entity as a UTII payer. Transferring wholesale trade to UTII is not possible.

2. Patent tax system. To apply for a patent, you must submit an application-request for it. A patent is issued for a period from a month to a year. Payment can be made in several ways. If the patent is valid for up to six months, it must be paid within 24 days from the date of validity.

For a longer period, a third of the cost must be paid in the first 25 days, the remaining amount must be repaid a month before the end of the year. The cost of a patent for each type of trading activity is established by legislation in force in the region. This taxation system does not provide for tax reporting; it also does not apply to wholesale trade.

3. Simplified taxation system. Due to the fact that the transition to USTV is now voluntary, retail trade can be taxed under a simplified system. In this case, the most effective would be to choose the object of taxation for trade on the principle of “income minus expenses.”

The frequency of filing a tax return is once a year, and the amount of tax is calculated based on the actual income received. Also, advance payments are required throughout the year, and the tax itself is repaid at the end of the year. The disadvantage of using “simplified” is the need for a cash register.

What is needed to open and maintain a bank account for an entrepreneur:

Fines and sanctions for small retail trade without permission

What threatens an entrepreneur who ventures into street trading without obtaining the appropriate permit? Or trading in violation?

Any state traditionally strictly regulates the conditions under which its citizens and foreigners can engage in entrepreneurial activity, so if you are planning to open your own business, you must know the relevant legislation. Illegal business activity may entail liability commensurate with the scale of the business and the damage that the state received from the actions of the entrepreneur.

The concept of business activities carried out outside the law

To be illegal, an activity must first be entrepreneurial, that is, meet several basic requirements:

• carried out independently and at your own risk. A driver or any other employee working for a person conducting business illegally is not subject to any liability. Although in practice the courts often take the opposite position;
• have the goal of systematically generating income. A single purchase and sale transaction or the provision of any service for payment does not constitute entrepreneurial activity;
• The source of income for an entrepreneur is the use of property, provision of services or sale of goods.

That is why an entrepreneur will be a grandmother who comes to the metro every Monday to sell vegetables from her garden, but there will not be a person who has sold not just one, but several properties that belong to him. If the latter is not a systematic activity of buying and selling, but simply a series of transactions, the seller does not bear responsibility.

According to the law, any person who systematically receives income from any activity can be considered an entrepreneur and be held accountable, including those persons who traditionally do not consider themselves entrepreneurs: freelancers, farmers selling their products, people in creative professions.

Only landlords who rent out unused real estate that belongs to them are exempt from liability for carrying out business activities without registration, although in this case they are not exempt from the obligation to pay personal income tax (this exception is stated in the Resolution of the Plenum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation dated November 18, 2004 No. 23 ). All landlords are exempt from liability, regardless of the method of acquisition, the number of properties and the amount of income received.

Whether a citizen’s activity is entrepreneurial is determined in each case individually. The Plenum of the RF Supreme Court several times pointed out that only systematic activity can be called entrepreneurial, which can be judged by the range of goods sold, its origin, the frequency with which a person engages in trade or provision of services and other characteristics (Resolution of the Plenum of the RF Supreme Court dated October 24. 2006 No. 18).

Also, the Civil Code includes state registration of a legal entity or registration of a citizen as an individual entrepreneur among the criteria defining an activity as entrepreneurial.

But in reality, trade without registration ceases to be an entrepreneurial activity. Failure to comply with the requirements of the law will only entail liability, but will not relieve the entrepreneur of the obligation to answer for the obligations that he assumed while doing business illegally. Therefore, in addition to claims from regulatory authorities, an entrepreneur may receive a summons to court and civil claims from counterparties if his activities caused them damage.

Illegal business activity: liability and possible fines

There may be several violations of the law when conducting business:

• lack of registration. Moreover, the moment of state registration is the moment of making an entry about a legal entity or individual entrepreneur (individual entrepreneur), therefore, you cannot engage in business until the registration procedure is completed;
• operating without a license when necessary (for example, illegal sale of alcohol);
• activities in violation of licensing conditions (administrative liability only).

What type of liability a person will be held to depends on the amount of income received. You should also keep in mind that if law enforcement agencies are interested in you, in addition to liability directly for trade or provision of services without registration, you may be punished under other related articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses or even the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (for example, when combining illegal trade with trade in unmarked goods).

Criminal liability under Art. 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation

This is the most serious possible consequence of violating the laws on registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs and licensing rules. A criminal record closes many doors for a person, including access to credit resources in the same amount.

According to Art. 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, it may be qualified to conduct a business without registration or without obtaining a license (when this is a mandatory legal requirement), if this activity caused major damage to the state or third parties or allowed to receive income on a large or especially large scale (this is 250 thousand and 1 million rubles respectively).

The fine for illegal business activity is up to 500 thousand rubles or the amount of the convicted person’s income for a maximum of three years, forced labor for up to 5 years, arrest for up to 6 months, or even imprisonment for up to 5 years. It is quite difficult to prove illegal business activities generating such income, so this article is rarely used. But if law enforcement officers set themselves such a goal, with the appropriate scale of business, the application of Art. 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is a very real prospect.

After the fact of carrying out business activities in violation of the law has been recorded, law enforcement agencies must prove two facts:

• the fact that the person conducted entrepreneurial activity;
• the fact that the person received income exceeding 250 thousand rubles or caused by his actions damage in an amount higher than indicated.

Most often, in order to prove that a person is actually trading or providing services, a test purchase is made. Evidence of receipt of income can include bank statements, primary accounting documentation, testimony of counterparties and other witnesses, and an assessment of the value of goods seized from the entrepreneur.

If an entrepreneur has been brought to criminal liability, the court in most cases is limited to a fine, but it is always worth keeping in mind that there is also the possibility of applying the highest penalty for this article - imprisonment. To do this, you just need to receive income on a particularly large scale or commit a crime by an organized group of people (for example, together with your accountant).

If law enforcement officers were able to prove the fact of conducting illegal business activities, but were unable to prove receipt of income on a large or especially large scale, the crime will be reclassified as an administrative offense.

Administrative responsibility

This type of liability is used more often because it does not require proven income. Most often, street vendors or other persons trading without registration are held accountable. Administrative fine for trading without registering an individual entrepreneur under Art. 14.1 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation:

• from 500 to 2 thousand rubles for business activities without registration (for example, a fine for illegal trading on the street);
• for business activities without a license - from 2 to 50 thousand rubles with confiscation of all products and raw materials (for example, a fine for illegal trade in alcohol). The size of the fine depends on who committed the offense, the mildest punishment is for an individual, the most severe for a legal entity;
• for business activities in violation of the terms of the license - from 1.5 to 40 thousand rubles;
• for gross violation of the terms of the license - from 4 to 50 thousand rubles with the possibility of suspending the activities of a legal entity for a period of up to 90 days.

An offense is proven in the same way as a crime under Art. 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: a test purchase is made to prove the fact of conducting activities or conducting them in violation of the terms of the license. The rest of the evidence base is collected as needed.

Tax liability

The main reason why there is liability under the above articles is that a person who is not properly registered does not pay taxes to the budget. Therefore, having discovered a violation, the tax service will try to compensate for this damage. Therefore, an individual or legal entity faces a fine for illegal trade in the amount of 10 thousand rubles plus 10% of the income received from illegal activities (Article 116 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).

In addition, the tax service will assess all taxes due during work without a license.

When bringing you to tax liability, you should remember that the Federal Tax Service must prove your guilt in court in order to achieve repayment of debt to the budget of the Russian Federation, therefore, with competent legal support, the amount of claims can be reduced.

How to avoid liability for trading without registration?

This is not about how to run a business without registration and sleep peacefully. In this case, there is no solution: sooner or later the regulatory authorities will become aware of your activities during a scheduled inspection, from competitors or a dissatisfied client. Therefore, to conduct business, it is better to choose the least expensive form of legal entity to maintain or register as an individual entrepreneur.

But you should always remember that in order for regulatory authorities to hold you accountable, all formal requirements must be met. One of the possibilities to evade responsibility is to challenge the drawn up protocol on an administrative violation. If the judge sees significant errors in it, the protocol will be sent for revision. Correcting errors and re-examining them takes time, and two months after drawing up the protocol it is no longer possible to hold the person accountable.

But often, when selling several real estate properties or concluding other large transactions by an individual, the tax office has many claims and the seller is called to explain the fact of receipt of income. In this case, you should not be afraid if you are not really running a business (even if there was an undervaluation):

• come for a “conversation” with a lawyer;
• insist that there is no systematicity in your activities of selling or buying something; you are not going to do business in this area. No one can prove otherwise;
• refer to the owner’s right to dispose of his property as he pleases.

Even if you sold real estate to a family member at a reduced price to minimize taxes or simplify inheritance, government authorities will not be able to make any justified claims against you, so you can go to the tax office with a clear conscience. Even if you have made several transactions (more than two per year, making it possible to talk about systematicity), it will be almost impossible to prove the receipt of income.

But if you are afraid of criminal prosecution (and if a case has already been opened, you should always be afraid of it), it is better to hire an experienced lawyer as quickly as possible; he will help you assess the risks in a specific situation and correctly formulate and defend your position.

Illegal business activity, especially when it brings significant profits, will very quickly attract the attention of tax and law enforcement authorities. In most cases, the risk is not worth the possible income, so it is better to formalize your activities in accordance with the requirements of the law. But if you find yourself in a situation that threatens to bring you to administrative or criminal liability, it is important to seek legal help as soon as possible - correctly formulating your position on your own and defending it in court can be quite a difficult task.

The sale of goods on the street, like other types of trade, is subject to state registration. Any detail without official registration is considered illegal and must be prosecuted by law. Sales of products are carried out at a designated location in an open area.

Retail outlets in such a situation can be trailers, vehicles, tray structures, tents and other structures of a non-permanent nature. Private traders - that is, pensioners or peasants who sell their own products - fall into a separate category of street vendors.

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Places are specially allocated for them in large markets and this type of activity does not require registration.

Which form of business to choose

An entrepreneur can register as an individual entrepreneur or establish an LLC. Each type has its own pros and cons.

1. Individual entrepreneur

Positives:

1. A simplified method of conducting accounting transactions.
2. Cash transactions are much simpler than those of a legal entity.
3. All proceeds, at the request of the entrepreneur, remain in hand and are not handed over to the bank.

Negative points:

1. Lots of restrictive measures.
2. Individual entrepreneur cannot engage in the sale of alcoholic products.

2. Limited liability company

Pros: You can sell any type of goods. The only condition is permission to sell the product in the Russian Federation.

Cons:

1. It is more difficult to maintain accounting records.
2. Cash transactions are subject to strict adherence to rules.
3. The LLC must transfer all revenue received for safekeeping to a bank branch.

The chosen form of business determines which package of documents will have to be submitted to the state registration authorities, so you should approach this stage carefully.

Authorities issuing street vending permits

Trading on the street is much more convenient for both the seller and the buyer. However, activities are regularly inspected - this is necessary in order to supervise the entrepreneur: his compliance with sanitary standards and technical equipment. This is very important and is primarily done to ensure the safety of customers.

The fact that an entrepreneur is going to start business in street conditions must be notified to Rospotrebnadzor, as well as to the authorized local administration. In this case, the application-request will have to be submitted to the management apparatus of the consumer market, which regulates compliance with legislation in the field of trade.

List of documents for obtaining a permit for street trading

1. Certificate certifying the fact of registration of a legal entity. Individual entrepreneurs - provide a certificate from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities or a registration act.
2. Tax identification number (TIN).
3. Statutory documents.
4. Comprehensive details of the account opened for settlements by the LLC.
5. A document confirming the lease of the territory where the retail outlet is supposed to be located.
6. Conclusion on the sanitary and epidemiological condition of the facility.
7. Inspection of the point for compliance with all fire safety standards established on the territory of the Russian Federation.
8. Name, surname and patronymic of the head and accountant of the company.
9. Sanitary safety passport of the point where the products will be sold.
10. Conclusion on fire safety.
11. An agreement confirmed by a corresponding document with an organization engaged in the disposal of waste accumulated during the operation of a retail outlet.
12. Control and inspection log.
13. Legal confirmation of the absence of debt to the tax authorities.
14. The list of products for sale approved by the SES.

Step-by-step guide to obtaining a street trading permit

Before you start preparing the documentation, you should decide where the goods will be sold from. This could be a stall, tent or kiosk; it is also possible to use vehicles or carts for these purposes.

Once a decision has been made, the owner should think about the location of the activity and weigh all the pros and cons. The territory leased from the state cannot be used for other purposes - for example, to arrange a parking lot for cars.

Instructions:

1. Stage No. 1

Here, measures are taken to register an entrepreneur according to the chosen form of management. Without registration, trade can only be carried out with products of own production; in other cases, official registration is mandatory.

It is at this stage that a decision is made on the type of tax calculation - a simplified form or EDVN.

2. Stage No. 2

Submitting documents for registration as an employer with the Pension Fund and the Social Insurance Fund. This is carried out if employees are being hired.

3. Stage No. 3

Submitting a completed application form for a street vending permit. Collection and provision of a package of documentation for these purposes. It is also accompanied by a map or plan of the location of the retail outlet.

Permission is obtained only in places established by local registration authorities that deal with such issues.

4. Stage No. 4

After submitting the application, the commission will make a decision on issuing a permit within 10 days. The permit is issued for a certain period of time.

5. Stage No. 5

If the decision is in favor of the entrepreneur, then a passport of the outlet is issued. Otherwise, a protocol is written indicating the reasons for the refusal.

They may be: incorrect location of the point, non-compliance with food or sanitary standards, environmental friendliness of the area, as well as environmental safety. All examples are given in more detail based on the Code of the Russian Federation.

6. Stage No. 6

Starting a business on the street. The condition of salespeople and other personnel should be carefully monitored. If the point will be engaged in the sale of meat, then in addition to everything you need to obtain a certificate of form No. 2.

In cases where technical devices are used for street trading, they are subject to mandatory specialized expert assessment.

If there are various types of communications in the territory involved in business activities, then permission is required from the authorities of the enterprises that own the pipeline and other means regarding the safety of such a neighborhood.

A medical check will also be required for all persons involved in the trading process at the point.

When starting a business, everyone must, according to which the employee will periodically.

Obtaining a license to sell alcohol-containing goods

It should be noted that only a legal entity that has received the appropriate license for this type of sales has the right to sell alcohol-containing products on the territory of the Russian Federation. According to the law, only products with an ethyl alcohol content of no more than 5% can be sold on the street.

Beer trade is subject to certain conditions:

1. The strength of the drink does not exceed the norm established by law - 5%.
2. The area of ​​a retail space for the sale of this type of product must be for urban conditions - at least 50 square meters. m., and for rural areas - at least 25 sq. m.
3. After 23.00 and until 08.00 there is no sale of alcohol.
4. To sell alcohol you will need to purchase a cash register.

Do you need a license to sell food? The legislation does not provide for licensing in this area of ​​sales, however, There are a number of nuances:

1. To start selling food products, you must notify Rospotrebnadzor and provide it with a package of documents established by regulations.
2. A mandatory document is the conclusion of a sanitary inspection; without it, activities in this area will be prohibited.
3. You must obtain product conformity certificates and the necessary declarations from food suppliers.
4. The trading place must comply with all hygiene rules.
5. To sell in this area, all employees are required to have a medical record and undergo an annual medical examination at a medical institution for existing diseases. Violation of these rules can lead to serious consequences, including the closure of the outlet.

Taxation of street trading activities

1. UTII. With this system, payments and reporting are carried out quarterly. Approximate scheme of UTII - point area less than 5 square meters. m, and the yield is 8,000 rubles. The tax will be 6% of the amount. This figure will not be final, since the correction factor still needs to be taken into account. To switch to such a taxation scheme, you need to submit an application to the inspectorate in the region of registration of the entrepreneur or organization. Not suitable for wholesale outlets.
2. . To complete this form, you will need to write an application to the Federal Tax Service. After confirmation, you need to pay the cost of the patent. If it is issued for a period of less than six months, then payment is made no later than 24 days; if more, then 1/3 of the cost must be paid within 25 days, and the rest no later than 1 month before the expiration of 1 year from the date of receipt consent. The amount for each type of product is different and is set by the state. This type of taxation does not apply to wholesale trade.
3. Simplified system - simplified tax system. The transition to UTII is a voluntary initiative. The simplified tax system is the simplest method. The tax is calculated according to the scheme of income minus expenses, so the size of the contribution depends on net profit, which in itself is very profitable. During the year, advance amounts are paid, and the tax itself is calculated and reporting is prepared on it only once a year. The only drawback of the simplified tax system is the need to purchase a cash register.

Responsibility and penalties for trading on the street without permission

1. Administrative fine. Charged when it is discovered that an entrepreneur has not passed state registration of activities or has lost such a right. The amount of payment ranges from 500 rubles - 3000 rubles with complete cessation of activity until the violation is corrected.
2. Sale of low-quality products or those that do not correspond to quality samples. Administrative fine: for individuals – from 1000 to 3000 rubles; for officials - from 2,000 to 10,000 rubles; legal entities - from 10,000 to 30,000 rubles, and persons carrying out sales without registration - from 10,000 to 20,000 rubles.
3. Street trading in an unauthorized place and without permission from the authorities. The most common violation. It is up to regional authorities to determine the amount of the fine, but the average standard ranges from 500 to 2,500 rubles.

In some cities of Russia, street trading is completely prohibited, so before you start processing documents, you should make inquiries with the administration.

Bodies entitled to conduct supervision

For the safety of consumers, in order to stop illegal trade or the sale of dangerous and low-quality products, there are institutions that control and monitor retail establishments on the street and indoors. Any type of business activity is subject to such control.

Supervisory authorities:

1. Russian consumer supervisory authority (Rospotrebnadzor) at local level– the sanitary-epidemiological station operates on his behalf.
2. Administrative apparatus.
3. Tax office at the place of registration of the legal entity.
4. Police– regular raids and document checks are carried out, as well as identification of the seller.

It should be remembered that illegal business activities on the territory of the Russian Federation can have serious consequences, therefore, for an honest and profitable business, obtaining a trade permit and registering business activities is mandatory.

Unauthorized trade is one of the most widespread violations in the Russian Federation, especially in big cities. Not only Russian citizens themselves who want to earn extra money are engaged in such activities, but also residents of neighboring countries. Illegal trade is thriving. Many people simply do not understand that there is any harm from this. And some traders do not understand why they should waste time registering and then also pay taxes to the state. But is the fate of a street vendor without official status in Russia so easy?

Illegal sale of goods

According to Russian law, trading without registration as an individual entrepreneur is strictly prohibited. This applies to the sale of handmade items, vegetables from your own garden, and spare parts from your own car. Unauthorized trade precisely means a situation where entities operate without registration as individual entrepreneurs or in another form.

In order to receive it, you need to register with the tax service. The latter assigns the corresponding status of an entrepreneur or economic entity. Before this, he must choose a taxation system. Once official status is obtained, unauthorized trade can no longer be attributed to it.

However, it must be taken into account that some types of unlicensed activities do not require mandatory registration. For example, selling flowers at retail or small wholesale. To trade them, you only need an agreement with the administration of the retail outlet or market. However, this way you can only sell small volumes of goods.

The concept of illegal trade includes the sale of any goods and provision of services that are considered illegal, promote hatred or discrimination against people, violate copyrights, or offend accepted moral standards. You cannot legalize the sale of such products by registering with the tax service.

The main difference is that unauthorized trade involves the sale of completely normal products and services. They are not considered illegal, do not violate anyone's copyright, and do not promote hatred or discrimination against people based on gender, ethnicity, race or social status.

Legislative norms

The most important document for all enterprises that carry out retail trade is Government Decree No. 55 of the Russian Federation. It was approved in accordance with the Law “On the Protection of Consumer Rights”, and amendments are periodically made to it. If the rules of relations between the seller and consumers are not followed, then this is already unauthorized trade. Requirements depend on the type of product. Separately, we should highlight goods and services that are generally not subject to sale in accordance with the law of the Russian Federation. For example, firearms. The activities of retail stores are monitored by Rosportrebnadzor, the State Fire Service, and the tax department. Every entrepreneur must familiarize himself with the list of permitted services, the requirements for their quality and safety. At a retail trade enterprise the following must be compulsorily complied with:

• Sanitary standards.
• Fire safety rules.

All basic documentation must be contained in the “Buyer’s Corner” or on a special information stand. There should be rules for the sale of this group of goods, a book of reviews and suggestions, a license, and telephone numbers of regulatory authorities. The store must have price tags, and employees must have badges. The buyer has the right to return non-food and some other goods within fourteen days.

Consequences of street business

Retail trade rules require mandatory registration as an economic entity. Unauthorized sale of goods and services falls under the Administrative, Tax and even Criminal Code. For trading without registration as an individual entrepreneur, a fine of 500 to 2000 rubles is imposed. This is in accordance with Article 14 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.

For direct trading without registration, the entity will have to pay a fine of 10% of the income received, but not less than 40 thousand rubles. This is stated in Article 116 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.

For illegal trading activities there may also be a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles. This provision is contained in Article 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. It also provides for illegal trade with arrest for a period of up to 6 months or compulsory community service of up to 480 hours. If a particularly large income was received as a result of such activity, then a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles may be imposed on the failed entrepreneur. In this case, an arrest for 5 years is even possible.

The sale of alcoholic beverages should be considered separately. According to the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, a fine of 10-15 thousand rubles is imposed for it. It is mandatory to confiscate all illegally sold products.

Problems in the fight

There are three main reasons why street trading is thriving in large Russian cities:

• Poor response from the police. Often the actions it takes, if they exist at all, turn out to be ineffective.
• The majority of the population not only does not consider unauthorized trade harmful, but also believes in its usefulness. For example, many people are in a hurry from work, so it’s easier for them to buy vegetables near the metro station, from their grandmothers. In addition, the latter usually sell their products cheaper. However, do grandmothers comply with sanitary standards? They do not issue a receipt, so they will not suffer any punishment if their customers get sick.
• Most people find retail regulations very difficult to enforce.

Police work

Suppose a citizen contacts the police about unauthorized trading near the metro. He reports the observed violation. So what happens next? Police officers usually do not arrive immediately and issue a fine for unauthorized trading. They call back the citizen who contacted them. If he has already left the place where these merchants are standing, then they will not come. Most of them have very close relationships with law enforcement officials. If the citizen remains in place, then the police come and confiscate all the products. However, all counters and accessories remain with the merchants. And after a few hours everything returns to normal. It is also possible that sellers are informed about the removal, and they “wind up” before the police arrive.

How should citizens act?

It's still worth calling the police. However, you should immediately take a photograph of the place of unauthorized trade. It is desirable that the neighboring panorama be visible on it. If the trade continues, then you need to persistently call the police every half hour. All interactions with law enforcement officials should be recorded. It is also advisable to take photographs of unauthorized points of sale every half hour. If the situation does not change, then you need to collect all information about the calls and contact the authorities. If they also simply unsubscribe from the statements, then you can protest their answers. However, all this takes time. Nobody pays those who fight unauthorized or illegal trade. But the welfare of society and the development of the state depend only on such caring people.