Tattoo Removal Design

Even as tattoos gain popularity among Bhutanese youth, none of the tattoo artists have a trade license to do body art commercially, say trade officials, which makes them illegal.Recently, trade inspectors found two tattoo parlours, one in the Motithang area and the other at the Sakten health club building in Thimphu, operating without a license.

The regional trade and industry office issued a notification asking tattoo artists to close shop.“We haven’t fined them nor closed the parlours down,” said the regional trade director, Dungtu.