1. Domestic investment
  2. Thimphu
  3. Business creation (service, production and manufacturing industries)
  4. Cottage and small industry
  5. Outside municipality
  6. On private land
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Steps (19) arrow_drop_up arrow_drop_down
Purchase legal stamps  (1) expand_more expand_less
Obtain security clearance  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain site layout and location maps  (1) expand_more expand_less
Obtain gewog administrative approval  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain location clearance  (2) expand_more expand_less
Obtain project approval  (5) expand_more expand_less
Obtain business license  (3) expand_more expand_less
Open current bank account  (1) expand_more expand_less
Obtain tax payer number  (2) expand_more expand_less
18 Request tax payer number
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19 Obtain tax payer number
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Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 9 expand_more expand_less

Any post office or local stationery shop
1
Any licensed architect/ engineer or architectural/ engineering firm
4
Any Concerned Geog Administration Office (x 2)
5 6
District Administration, Thimphu (x 2)
7 8
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Department of Cottage and Small Industry (x 2)
9 13
Delegated competent authority for environmental clearance (x 2)
10 12
Revenue section of the competent authority
11
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Trade and Industry Office, Thimphu
16
Any Two Commercial Banks - Bank of Bhutan Ltd or Bhutan National Bank Ltd
17

Results 3 expand_more expand_less

Project approval
13
Business license
16
Tax payer number
19

Required Documents expand_more expand_less

Business plan (x 4)
5 7 9 14
Covering letter (x 2)
5 7
Geog Administrative Approval / Public Clearance
7
Site layout plan
7
Location map
7
Location clearance
9
Security clearance certificate
9
Citizenship identity card of investor (x 3)
9 17 18
Initial environmental examination (IEE) - Industry
10
Environmental clearance payment notification
11
Payment receipt
12
Project approval
14
Current account opening form (BNB)
17
Business license (x 2)
17 18
Legal stamp
17
Current account number
18
Promoter's details
18

Cost BTN  4,240 expand_more expand_less

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BTN 40 -
BTN  10 per legal stamp
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BTN 2,000
Environmental Clearance fee
BTN 500
Environmental clearance application fee
BTN 1,000
Business license fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee
BTN 500
Business license fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee

Total Duration 22 d - 125 d expand_more expand_less

  Min. Max.
Total time (sum): 22 d 125 d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 5mn 2h.
Attention at counter: 30mn 2h. 10mn
Waiting time until next step (sum): 22 d 124 d

Laws 9 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 ,  Section  35.3 and 63 ,  articles 8, 9, 10
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
  articles 5, 5.4
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL VENTURES IN BHUTAN, 1997 General Guidelines for Industrial and Commercial Ventures in Bhutan, 1997
  Article 2.4
Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 Income Tax Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2001 Part II, Chapter 6, Section 14
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 2006 Annex 2
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 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
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