1. Domestic Investment
  2. Thimphu
  3. Business creation (service, production and manufacturing industries)
  4. Medium and large industry
  5. Inside municipality
  6. On private land
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Steps (21) arrow_drop_up arrow_drop_down
Security clearance  (2) expand_more expand_less
Legal stamps  (1) expand_more expand_less
Location clearance  (4) expand_more expand_less
Environmental clearance for activities delegated to ESS, DoI  (3) expand_more expand_less
Environmental clearance for activities delegated to DoECC  (6) expand_more expand_less
Project approval  (2) expand_more expand_less
Business license  (3) expand_more expand_less
Current bank account  (1) expand_more expand_less
Tax payer number  (2) expand_more expand_less
20 Request tax payer number
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21 Obtain tax payer number
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Summary of the procedure

Institutions involved 10 expand_more expand_less

Any post office or local stationery shop
3
Thimphu Thromde (x 4)
4 5 6 7
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE), Department of Industry (x 5)
8 9
Ministry of Finance (MoF), Department of Revenue and Custom
10
Ministry of Finance (MoF), Department of Revenue and Custom
Department of Environment and Climate Change (x 3)
11 12 13
Department of Environment and Climate Change
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE), Department of Industry (x 2)
14 15
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Employment, Department of Industry (x 2)
16 18
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Employment, Department of Industry
Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Employment, Regional Office of MoICE, Thimphu
17
Any commercial bank in Bhutan
19
Regional Revenue and Customs Office, Thimphu (x 2)
20 21

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Business license
18
Tax payer number
21

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Location Clearance Form
4
Location Clearance Form
Legal stamps
4
Occupancy certificate
4
Consent letter from building owner
4
Undertaking letter (Applicant and Area Thuemi)-English
4
Undertaking letter (Applicant and Area Thuemi)-English
Provisional Letter of Interest (x 3)
8 11
Provisional Letter of Interest
Initial environment examination (IEE) - General (x 3)
8 11
Forwarding letter for environmental clearance
10
Forwarding letter for Environment Clearance fee payment
11
Money Receipt for EC
11
Money Receipt for EC
Business proposal (x 2)
14 16
Power Clearance form
14
Power Clearance form
Sectoral clearance
14
Valid Security clearance
14
Environmental clearance
14
Provisional letter of interest
14
Current account opening form
19
Business license (x 2)
19 20
Legal stamp
19
Current account number
20
Promoter's details
20

Estimated cost BTN  119,240

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BTN 40 -
BTN  10 per 
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BTN 50,500
Large Industry
BTN 50,500
Large Industry
BTN 4,000
Business license fee
BTN 8,000
Registration fees
BTN 100
Booklet fee
BTN 2,000
Business license fee
BTN 4,000
Registration fee
BTN 100
Booklet fee

Total Duration 17d - 114d  expand_more expand_less

  Min. Max.
Total time (sum): 17d 114d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 10mn 1h. 55mn
Attention at counter: 30mn 1h. 50mn
Waiting time until next step (sum): 16d 114d

Laws 11 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
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
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL VENTURES IN BHUTAN, 1997 General Guidelines for Industrial and Commercial Ventures in Bhutan, 1997
  articles 2.4, ii
Guideline for preparation of business plan (production and manufacturing) Guideline for preparation of business plan (production and manufacturing)
Guideline for preparation of business plan (service industries) Guideline for preparation of business plan (service industries)
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 2016
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 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)
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