1. Foreign Investment (Company Creation)
  2. Thimphu
  3. With land lease inside Industrial Estate
  4. With environmental clearance
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Obtain security clearance (local partner)  (2) expand_more expand_less
Purchase legal stamps (local partner)  (1) expand_more expand_less
Obtain company name clearance  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain FDI registration certificate  (3) expand_more expand_less
Register company  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain business guest visa  (7) expand_more expand_less
Obtain site layout plan  (1) expand_more expand_less
Obtain land allotment order  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain approval of implementation plan  (2) expand_more expand_less
Sign lease agreement  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain project approval  (7) expand_more expand_less
Obtain business license  (3) expand_more expand_less
Open bank account  (5) expand_more expand_less
Obtain tax payer number  (2) expand_more expand_less
43 Request tax payer number
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44 Obtain tax payer number
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Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 11 expand_more expand_less

Any post office or local stationery shop
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Ministry of Economic Affairs, Department of Industry (x 17)
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 21 22 23 24 25 28 33 34
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Trade and Industry Office, Thimphu (x 5)
12 26 35 36 37
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Secretariat (x 3)
14 15 27
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Department of Immigration (x 4)
16 17 18 19
Any licensed architect/ engineer or architectural/ engineering firm
20
Delegated competent authority for environmental clearance (x 3)
29 30 32
Revenue section of the competent authority
31
Royal Monetary Authority (x 3)
38 39 40
Any Two Commercial Banks - Bank of Bhutan Ltd or Bhutan National Bank Ltd (x 2)
41 42
Regional Revenue and Customs Office, Thimphu (x 2)
43 44

Results 5 expand_more expand_less

Foreign direct investment registration certificate
9
Certificate of incorporation
12
Land lease agreement
25
Project approval
34
Tax payer number
44

Required Documents
Individual investor Corporate investor
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Company profile of domestic partner
7
Proof of financial capability of domestic partner
7
Foreign direct investment registration certificate
10
Joint venture agreement between the investors /shareholders
10
Citizenship identity card number (x 4)
10 25 41 43
Security clearance certificate
10
FDI registration certificate (x 3)
13 16 38
Business guest visa application form
13
Visa application form
13
Visa request letter
13
Legal stamp (x 4)
13 25 41 42
Business license
13
Passport of foreign investor
13
Itinerary for visiting guests (x 2)
13 16
Consent letter from parent company (x 2)
13 16
Recommendation letter from MoEA 
16
Business guest visa application form
16
Visa application form
16
Passport of foreign investor
16
Visa fee payment notification
17
Application form for industrial land
21
Site layout plan
21
Business plan (x 2)
21 28
Implementation plan
23
Land allotment order
25
Approval of implementation plan
25
Letter of undertaking for license
25
Land lease agreement (x 2)
26 28
Acceptance of security deposit
27
Initial environmental examination (IEE) - Industry
30
Environmental clearance payment notification
31
Payment receipt
32
Certificate of incorporation (x 3)
35 41 43
Project approval (FDI)
35
Application form - FCA - III
38
Current account opening form (BNB)
41
Business license (x 2)
41 43
Board resolution of the company to open account in the bank
41
A letter with additional signatories details and documents
41
Approval for FC account
42
Current account number (x 2)
42 43
Promoter's details
43
Percentage shareholding of partners
43
Reference number for TPN
44
CV of foreign investor (x 2)
7 10
Passports of all foreign investors (x 2)
7 10
Tax return of foreign investors
7
Certificate of incorporation of the foreign investor company (x 2)
7 10
Board of Directors'/shareholder's resolution of the foreign investing company (x 2)
7 10
Audited accounts of foreign investing company
7
Articles of incorporation of the foreign investor company
10

Estimated cost BTN  113,470

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BTN 170 -
BTN  10 per legal stamp
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BTN 2,000
BTN 7,000
BTN 2,500
BTN 50,000
Environmental Clearance fee
BTN 500
Environmental Clearance application fee
BTN 30,000
Environmental clearance fee
BTN 500
Environmental clearance application fee
BTN 2,000
Environmental clearance fee
BTN 500
Environmental clearance application fee
BTN 4,000
Business license fee for authorized share capital above BTN 100 m
BTN 8,000
Registration Fees
BTN 100
Booklet fee
BTN 4,000
Registration fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee
BTN 2,000
Registration fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee

Total Duration 68 d - 215 d expand_more expand_less

  Min. Max.
Total time (sum): 68 d 215 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 5mn 4h. 55mn
Attention at counter: 1h. 15mn 5h.
Waiting time until next step (sum): 68 d 214 d

Laws 16 expand_more expand_less

Companies Act of Bhutan 2016 Companies Act of Bhutan 2016 Chapter 5, Sections 38-43
Cottage and Small Industry Policy 2012 Cottage and Small Industry Policy 2012 Chapter 5 - reference for investment size
Environmental Assessment Act, 2000 Environmental Assessment Act, 2000 Section 35 (sub-section 35.3) and section 63
  Article 35.3
Evidence Act of Bhutan, 2005 Evidence Act of Bhutan, 2005 Section 35(c)
FDI Rules and Regulations 2012 FDI Rules and Regulations 2012 (Amended Dec 13, 2014) Schedule VI, 2 (ii,e)
  articles 19, 20, 21 (ii) a, 21, c
Fee schedules to cover the cost of administering the environmental assessment act 2000 Fee schedules to cover the cost of administering the environmental assessment act 2000
  Article 5
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy, 2010 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy, 2010 (Amended on July 18, 2014)
  articles 3.7, 3.6, 5.7, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2
Foreign Exchange Regulations of Bhutan, 1997 Foreign Exchange Regulations of Bhutan, 2013
  Article 48
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL VENTURES IN BHUTAN, 1997 General Guidelines for Industrial and Commercial Ventures in Bhutan, 1997
  Article 2.4
Immigration Rules and Regulations of Bhutan 2012 Immigration Rules and Regulations of Bhutan 2012
  Article 63
Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 Part I, Chapter 10, Section 47 and Part II, Chapter 4, Section 16
Regulation for the Environmental Clearance for Projects 2006 Regulation for the Environmental Clearance for Projects 2006 Annex II
Rules and Regulations for establishment and operation of industrial and commercial ventures in Bhutan, 1995 Rules and Regulations for establishment and operation of industrial and commercial ventures in Bhutan, 1995 Rules 1
Rules and Regulations for Lease of Government Reserved Forest Land & Government Land 2009 Rules and Regulations for Lease of Government Reserved Forest Land & Government Land 2009
  Sections 57, 58, 59, 60
Rules on the Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 Rules on the Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 Part I, Rule 6.1 and Part II, Rule # 3 (3.1)
The Immigration Act of Kingdom of Bhutan, 2007 The Immigration Act of Kingdom of Bhutan, 2007
  Chapter  6 ,  Section  43 (e) ,  Article 43
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