It is necessary to register your single proprietorship business with the DTI to provide it with a legal identity and gain the rights to use your business name. Remember that a business name (BN) registration is not a license to operate a business.
Additional Requirements:
If Non-Philippine National
- Clear certified copy of the Alien Certificate of Registration; and
- Certificate of Registration for Sole Proprietorship/Certificate of Authority to engage in business in the Philippines
If Recognized Refugee or Recognized Stateless Person
- Clear certified copy of the Certificate of Recognition issued by the DOJ-RSPPU or presentation of the original Certificate of Recognition and submission of a duplicate copy.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
It is essential for a Partnership or a Corporation to register with the SEC in order for them to be treated as a legal or judicial entity.
Register at:
Head Office: Secretariat Building, PICC Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, 1307
Trunkline No.: (+632) 8818-0921
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sec.gov.ph
or https://crs.sec.gov.ph (for online registration)
Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)
All cooperatives are required to register with the CDA as per Republic Act 6938/6939.
Register at:
Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)
6/F Benlor Building, 1184 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Tel. No.: (+632) 373.6895
Website: www.cda.gov.ph
Local Government
All businesses, whatever the legal form, are required to secure a mayor’s permit or municipal license from the city or municipality where they are located. Permits or licenses are required to ensure that the standards are met and that business complies with the specific requirements of the business locale. Registration procedure varies across cities and municipalities. To view the list of local government units (LGUs), please visit the Department of Interior and Local Government website or https://dilg.gov.ph/.
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
Every business enterprise has to register with the BIR for taxation purposes. The Bureau will furnish your business with its own Tax Identification Number (TIN) and the authority to print receipts, invoices, and other official documents.
Register at:
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
BIR National Office, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Trunkline: (+632) 981.7000 / 981.8888
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bir.gov.ph
Social Security System (SSS)
An employer, or any person who uses the services of another person in business, trade, industry, or any undertaking, must be registered with the SSS.
Register at:
Social Security System (SSS)
SSS Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 920.6401 / 920.6446
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sss.gov.ph
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Business establishments with five or more employees are encouraged to register with the DOLE for the purpose of monitoring the firms’ compliance with labor regulations. Registration is required for firms with 50 or more workers. The Bureau of Local Employment administers the registration of establishments.
Register at:
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
2/F, Dy International Building, San Marcelino cor. Gen. Malvar St., Malate, Manila
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 339.2013 / 527.8000
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dole.gov.ph
Other Agencies
Depending on the type of products, certain companies are required by law to register with other government agencies. The following is a list of regulatory bodies:
For those engaged in the export of coconuts and coconut by-products:
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
Export Division
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 928.8741 to 45
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://pca.gov.ph/
For all manufacturers of garments and textile for exports:
Garments and Textile Industry Development Office (GTIDO)
4/F Industry and Investments Building
385 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, 1200 Makati City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 976.5723 / 976.5700 loc. 5523
Fax: (+632) 976.5722
Email: [email protected]
For rice, corn and flour dealers:
National Food Authority (NFA)
Department of Agriculture
6/F, Philippine Sugar Center Building
North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 928.0721 / 453.3900 loc. 6225
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://nfa.gov.ph/
For processors and traders of fibers and fiber products:
Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA)
License Division
Asia Trust Bank Annex Building
1424 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 373.7489 / 373.9241
Fax: (+632) 373.7494
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: philfida.da.gov.ph
For those engaged in the export of fish and fish products or other aquatic products:
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
Licensing and Regulatory Division
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Building
Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 929.9597 / 929.8074
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: www.bfar.da.gov.ph
For exporters of animals and animal by-products:
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)
Animal Health Division
BAI, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 928.2836 / 928.2778
Fax: (+632) 928.2429
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bai.da.gov.ph/
For those engaged in the export of plant and plant products:
Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)
692 San Andres St., Malate, Manila
Tel. No.: (+632) 525.7857
Fax No.: (+632) 521.7650
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
For exporters of forest products (e.g. logs, lumber products, plywood, etc.):
Bureau of Forest Development
Forest Management Bureau
Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No.: (+632) 927.6229
Email: [email protected]
Website: forestry.denr.gov.ph
For those engaged in the production or export of flue-cured Virginia-type tobacco, Burley tobacco, and Turkish/Oriental tobacco products:
National Tobacco Administration (NTA)
Scout Reyes Street cor. Panay Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Telefax Nos.: (+632) 374.3987 / 374.2505
Email: [email protected]
Website: nta.da.gov.ph
For commodity clearance for producers, manufacturers, or exporters whose product quality, after due inspection, sampling, and testing, is found to meet established standards:
DTI – Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS)
3/F Trade and Industry Building
361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 751.3123 / 751.3125
Fax: (+632) 751.0476
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bps.dti.gov.ph
For firms who want to register their patents and trademarks:
DTI – Intellectual Property Office
28 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Hill Town Center
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 238.6300 to 65 loc. 205
Telefax: (+632) 752.4869
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: http://www.ipophil.gov.ph/
For those interested to tie up with export-oriented firms as sub-contractors/suppliers
(provided they fall under any of the following sectors: garments and handwoven fabrics, gifts and housewares, furniture and fixtures, footwear and leather goods, fresh and processed foods, and jewelry)
National Subcontractors Exchange (SUBCONEX)
12/F Trafalgar Plaza, 105 H.V. Dela Costa St.,
Salcedo Village, Makati City
Tel. No.: (+632) 811.8231
For those engaged in the production of food, drugs, and cosmetic products:
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City
Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Tel. Nos.: (+632) 807.0721 / 842.5606
Fax: (+632) 807.0751
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.fda.gov.ph/
