1. Domestic investment
  2. Zhemgang
  3. Business creation (service, production and manufacturing industries)
  4. Cottage and small industry
  5. On govt. land
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Steps (34) arrow_drop_up arrow_drop_down
Security clearance  (2) expand_more expand_less
Legal stamps  (1) expand_more expand_less
Letter of intent  (2) expand_more expand_less
Land use approval from gewog administration  (2) expand_more expand_less
Location map  (1) expand_more expand_less
Land lease approval  (12) expand_more expand_less
Land lease agreement  (1) expand_more expand_less
Project approval  (7) expand_more expand_less
Obtain business license  (3) expand_more expand_less
Current bank account  (1) expand_more expand_less
Tax payer number  (2) expand_more expand_less
33 Request tax payer number
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34 Obtain tax payer number
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Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 12 expand_more expand_less

Any post office or local stationery shop
3
Any relevant agency (x 3)
4 5 21
Any Concerned Gewog Administration Office (x 2)
6 7
Any licensed architect/ engineer or architectural/ engineering firm
8
District Administration, Zhemgang (x 9)
9 10 12 13 15 16 17 19 20
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, DoFPS,Territorial Forest Division, Zhemgang (x 2)
11 14
District Administration, Gasa
18
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Employment, Department of Industry (x 3)
22 27 28
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Employment, Department of Industry
Delegated competent authority for environmental clearance (x 3)
23 24 26
Revenue section of the competent authority
25
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Employment, Regional Office of MoICE, Trongsa
31
Any commercial bank in Bhutan
32

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Project approval (CSI)
28
Business license
31
Tax payer number
34

Required Documents expand_more expand_less

Covering letter
4
Business proposal (x 6)
4 6 9 15 22 29
Application form to lease GRF land for business activity - DA-1
6
Location map (x 2)
6 9
Assessment report by the assessment team
9
Assessment report by the gewog administration
9
Letter of interest (DoI)
9
Land use approval from geog administration (x 2)
9 15
Application form to lease GRF land for business activity - Form IE-1
9
Forestry clearance letter
11
Initial environment examination (IEE) - General
15
Forestry clearance (x 2)
15 19
Sector clearance
15
Cover letter for EC
15
Payment receipt
17
Environmental clearance for land
19
Land Lease Certificate
21
Legal stamp (x 2)
21 32
Land lease agreement
22
Initial environmental examination (IEE) - Industry
24
Environmental clearance payment notification
25
Payment receipt
26
Current account opening form
32
Business license (x 2)
32 33
Certificate of incorporation
33
Current account number
33
Promoter's details
33
Percentage shareholding of partners
33

Estimated cost BTN  91,760

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BTN 40 -
BTN  10 per 
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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 20
per sq. ft.
BTN 2,000
Environmental Clearance fee
BTN 500
Environmental Clearance application fee
BTN 500
Environmental clearance fee
BTN 500
Environmental clearance application fee
BTN 1,000
Business license fee
BTN 2,000
Registration fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee
BTN 500
Business license fee
BTN 1,000
Registration fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee

Total Duration 62d - 161d  expand_more expand_less

  Min. Max.
Total time (sum): 62d 161d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 5mn 2h. 50mn
Attention at counter: 50mn 3h. 50mn
Waiting time until next step (sum): 61d 160d

Laws 16 expand_more expand_less

Companies Act of Bhutan 2016 Companies Act of Bhutan 2016 Chapter 4, Section 32(a)
Environmental Assessment Act, 2000 Environmental Assessment Act, 2000 Chapter II
  articles 8, 9, 10, 35.3
Evidence Act of Bhutan, 2005 Evidence Act of Bhutan, 2005
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 (Amended on July 18, 2014) Foreign Direct Investment Policy 2019
  Article 5.10
Forest and Nature Conservation Rules and Regulations of Bhutan, 2017 Forest and Nature Conservation Rules and Regulations of Bhutan 2017
  articles 15, 16, 17, 18
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL VENTURES IN BHUTAN, 1997 General Guidelines for Industrial and Commercial Ventures in Bhutan, 1997
  articles 2.4, ii
Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 Part II, Chapter 6, Section 14
Land Lease Rules and Regulations 2018 Land Lease Rules and Regulations 2018
  Article 178-185
Public Finance Act of Bhutan 2007 Public Finance Act of Bhutan 2007
  articles 171, 172
Regulation for the Environmental Clearance for Projects 2006 Regulation for the Environmental Clearance for Projects 2016 Chapter 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 Annex C- 9, 11(a)
Rules and regulations for lease of government reserved forest land and government land Rules and regulations for lease of government reserved forest land and government land
  articles 9, 11(a)
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 Land Act of Bhutan 2007 The Land Act of Bhutan 2007 Sections 306-310
  Sections 184-188, 306 ,  articles 309, 310
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