Lists of Business Registration Requirements Set by Different Government Offices
BUSINESS REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS – Here are the documents needed in registering your business to different government agencies.
If you want to operate a business in the Philippines, it is important to know that there are documents that you have to submit and registrations that you have to make. You need to secure a Business Permit as well as your business’ operation will be legal. Otherwise, there are penalties and the risk of your business being forced to close.
Before processing a Business Permit, you need to register your business to different government offices in the country. The business registration requirements vary depending on the type of business and the ownership. In several cases, it is through a registration to the different government offices that you can obtain the documents needed for the Business Permit application.
There are at least six (6) main documents that you need to obtain so you can apply for a Business Permit. The documents mentioned below can be obtained at the local city hall where your business is located, at the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the electricity provider in the city.
Listed here below are the business registration requirements that you need to prepare so you can register your business to the government offices where it has to be registered for a legal operation.
Building Permit and Electrical Inspection Certificate
- Building plans
- Lot plan
- Sketch of business location
- Clearances from the homeowners association, barangay, or any other authorized offices
- Contractor’s business permit
- Contract of lease and authorization of owner (if rented)
- Bill of materials, specifications, structural computation
- Title, tax declaration, a tax receipt (if owned)
- Engineer’s License copy
- Fire safety requirements
Fire Safety Inspection Certificate
- Building permit and building plan
- Fire insurance coverage
- Barangay Business clearance
- Proof of compliance with requirements and recommendations from fire safety inspectors
Locational Clearance
- Building Permit
- Pictures of the site
- Electrical Permit
- Fire Inspection Certificate
- Sanitary Permit
- Authorization letter from the owner (if rented)
- PRC License /PTC of the Engineer
- Certification of Non-Improvement
Sanitary Permit
- 1×1 photo
- Inspection Certificate
- receipt of paid Sanitary Permit Fee and Sanitation Inspection Fees
- latest chest x-ray results of the business owner
- Medical Certificate issued by the City Health Officer
- Health Card issued by the City Health Officer
Certificate of Occupancy
- photos of the site
- Fire Inspection Certificate
Electric Utility Connection
- Letter of Request from the owner
- copy of Lease Contract, Transfer of Certificate Title (TCT), or Deed of Sale
- Electrical plan
- DTI Registration or Copy of SEC Registration with Articles of Incorporation
- Business SSS number or Tax Identification Number
