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  (4) expand_more expand_less
Obtain FDI registration certificate  (3) expand_more expand_less
Obtain business guest visa clearance  (6) expand_more expand_less
Register company  (3) 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  (6) expand_more expand_less
Obtain business license  (3) expand_more expand_less
Open bank account  (4) expand_more expand_less
Obtain tax payer number  (2) expand_more expand_less
41 Request tax payer number
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42 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 18)
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 28 32 33
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Secretariat (x 2)
12 27
Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Department of Immigration (x 4)
13 14 15 16
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Trade and Industry Office, Thimphu (x 5)
19 26 34 35 36
Any licensed architect/ engineer or architectural/ engineering firm
20
Delegated competent authority for environmental clearance (x 2)
29 31
Revenue section of the competent authority
30
Royal Monetary Authority (x 2)
37 38
Any Two Commercial Banks - Bank of Bhutan Ltd or Bhutan National Bank Ltd (x 2)
39 40
Regional Revenue and Customs Office, Thimphu (x 2)
41 42

Results 5 expand_more expand_less

Foreign direct investment registration certificate
10
Certificate of incorporation
19
Land lease agreement
25
Project approval
33
Tax payer number
42

Required Documents
Individual investor Corporate investor
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Company profile of domestic partner
8
Proof of financial capability of domestic partner
8
Business guest visa application form
11
Visa application form
11
Visa request letter
11
Legal stamp (x 5)
11 17 25 39 40
Trade/ Industry license
11
Passport of foreign investor
11
Itinerary for visiting guests (x 2)
11 13
Consent letter from parent company (x 2)
11 13
FDI registration certificate (x 2)
13 37
Recommendation letter from MoEA 
13
Business guest visa application form
13
Visa application form
13
Passport of foreign investor
13
Visa fee payment notification
14
Articles of incorporation (for private company)
17
Consent to act as director
17
Declaration of compliance
17
Foreign direct investment registration certificate
17
List of names and addresses of the first Directors and CEO of the company
17
Joint venture agreement between the investors /shareholders
17
Citizenship identity card (x 4)
17 25 39 41
Security clearance certificate
17
Application form for industrial land
21
Site layout plan
21
Business plan (x 3)
21 28 34
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
29
Environmental clearance payment notification
30
Payment receipt
31
Certificate of incorporation (x 3)
34 39 41
Project approval
34
Application form - FCA - III
37
Current account opening form (BNB)
39
Business license (x 2)
39 41
Board resolution of the company to open account in the bank
39
A letter with additional signatories details and documents
39
Approval for FC account
40
Current account number (x 2)
40 41
Promoter's details
41
Percentage shareholding of partners
41
Reference number for TPN
42
CV of foreign investor (x 2)
8 17
Passports of all foreign investors (x 2)
8 17
Tax return of foreign investors
8
Certificate of incorporation of the foreign investor company (x 2)
8 17
Board of Directors'/shareholder's resolution of the foreign investing company (x 2)
8 17
Audited accounts of foreign investing company
8
Articles of incorporation of the foreign investor company
17

Cost BTN  104,470 expand_more expand_less

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BTN 170 -
BTN  10 per legal stamp
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BTN 2,000
BTN 2,500
BTN 7,000
BTN 5,000
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 100
Booklet fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee

Total Duration 68 d - 210 d expand_more expand_less

  Min. Max.
Total time (sum): 68 d 210 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 5mn 5h. 30mn
Attention at counter: 1h. 30mn 6h. 5mn
Waiting time until next step (sum): 68 d 209 d

Laws 15 expand_more expand_less

Companies Act of Bhutan 2016 Companies Act of Bhutan 2016 Chapter 5, Sections 38-43
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 II, Chapter 6, Section 14
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, 29
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 II, Rule 3
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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