| ACTIVITIES DELEGATED TO REGIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY OFFICES: PLEASE PROCESS FOR APPROVAL AND LICENSING DIRECTLY WITH THE RESPECTIVE REGIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY OFFICE BASED ON YOUR BUSINESS LOCATION. | ||
| Sl# | ACTIVITY | Sector Clearance required/Not |
| 1 | Assembling of Solar, mobile phones, household electronics | Not required |
| 2 | Astrological services | Not required |
| 3 | Bill collection services | Not required |
| 4 | Building repair and maintenance services (Plumbing, cleaning, electrical , mason, carpentry, painting, tank cleaning, fire hydrant, water and waste water treatment services) | Not required |
| 5 | Catering services | Not required |
| 6 | Cleaning services | Not required |
| 7 | Desktop publishing | Not required |
| 8 | Education and Tutorial services not involving land use change | Not required |
| 9 | Event management | Not required |
| 10 | Hiring of earth moving machineries and truck | Not required |
| 11 | Knitwear Manufacturing | Not required |
| 12 | Photo studio without developing and printing facilities | Not required |
| 13 | Umbrella Repairs | Not required |
| 14 | Wall décor services | Not required |
| 15 | Dry cleaning services | Not required |
| 16 | Digital Photo Studio | Not required |
| 17 | Research units | Not required |
| 18 | Sculpture | Not required |
| 19 | Weaving (power looms/hand looms) without dying and bleaching | Not required |
| 20 | Wood carving | Not required |
| 21 | Advertisment and marketing services | Not required |
| 22 | Arts and Handicrafts (Art work and Embroidery) | Not required |
| 23 | Assembling of computers | Not required |
| 24 | Asset brokerage | Not required |
| 25 | Barber shops | Not required |
| 26 | Beauty parlors | Not required |
| 27 | Audio Visual production(not involving land use change) | Not required |
| 28 | Cobbler / Cobbling | Not required |
| 29 | Communication services (PCO, Fax, Photocopying services) | Not required |
| 30 | Electronic / Electrical repair services | Not required |
| 31 | Goods Transport | Not required |
| 32 | Gold and Black Smith | Not required |
| 33 | Real estate services (not involving construction) | Not required |
| 34 | Restaurants (not involving change in land use) | Not required |
| 35 | Tailoring | Not required |
| 36 | Parking fee collection | Not required |
| 37 | Renting of Agricultural machinery and equipment | Not required |
| 38 | Renting of Earth moving equipments and machinery for construction and civil engineering | Not required |
| 39 | Repair of watches and clocks | Not required |
| 41 | Booking Services (Transportation, Lodging and Guidance) | Not required |
| 42 | Business brokerage activities other than real estate and insurance | Not required |
| 43 | Business process outsourcing | Not required |
| 44 | Carpooling and ridesharing serives | Not required |
| 45 | Cold storage facilities (not involving construction) | Not required |
| 46 | Consultancy services in information technology and system integrate (excluding IP Telephony) | Not required |
| 47 | Data management including data entry works / Data processing services | Not required |
| 48 | Gardening activities | Not required |
| 49 | Graphic Designing | Not required |
| 50 | Hiring of sound and light equipment service unit | Not required |
| 51 | Installation of heating and air conditioning systems | Not required |
| 52 | Insurance broker / agent | Not required |
| 53 | Interior designing/decoration services (wall decor, laminated flooring, false ceiling, consultancy in interior designing, exterior designing, glass designing, corporate design..) not involving land use changes. | Not required |
| 54 | Maintainance of OLTC in the transformer (not involving land use changes) | Not required |
| 55 | Management and Operation of Business Incubation Center | Not required |
| 56 | Manufacturing of Bhutanese Textile costumes and accessories | Not required |
| 57 | Manufacturing of structural wooden goods(Doors/Windows Components wooden photo frames and joinery) | Not required |
| 58 | Operation and maintenance of off-grid and on-grid system. | Not required |
| 59 | Optic Fiber Installation,Repair & Maintenance Services (not involving land use changes) | Not required |
| 60 | Production of LED light boards | Not required |
| 61 | Pottery | Not required |
| 62 | Renting of other machinery and equipment | Not required |
| 63 | Repair and maintenance of computers and computer based systems (IT Office Solution Services, IT and Management service, IT Solution and Software Application, etc) | Not required |
| 64 | Repair and Maintenance of Machine – Tools | Not required |
| 65 | Repair of personal and household goods | Not required |
| 66 | Sound recording studio | Not required |
| 67 | Web based advertisement services | Not required |
| 68 | Web Designing | Not required |
| 69 | Internet café | Not required |
| 70 | Delivery services (door to door delivery and home delivery) | Not required |
| 71 | Vehicle GPS Tracking device services | Not required |
| 72 | Hotel not involving land use changes (taking into account waste disposal) | Not required. |
| 73 | Ticketing Services | Not required |
| 75 | Legal Services (Translation / Interpretation / writing legal documents only) | Not required |
| 76 | Manufacture of Organic Fertilizer | 1)Technical clearance from the Department of Agriculture. 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 77 | Sawmill and Mobile Sawmill | 1) Clearance from the Department of Forests and Park Services. 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 78 | Furniture units (Moulded plastic furniture) | 1) Environment clearance from the Environmental Unit/RTIO. 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 79 | Automobile services (Workshop and water services) | 1) Environmental clearance from Dzongkhag Environment Committee/ Thromde. 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 80 | Tourist standard Hotel / Restaurant/ Resort (taking into account waste disposal) | 1) Recommendation letter from the Tourism Council of Bhutan. 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. 3) Environmental clearance if it falls out side four Thromde(Thimphu, Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar). |
| 81 | Maintenance and repair of motor cycles, scooters and three wheelers | 1) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 82 | Tour Operator and Travel Agents | 1) Tour Operators / Travel Agents : Clearance from the Tourism Council of Bhutan. |
| 83 | Textile production using dye | 1) Environmental clearance from EU,DOI 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 84 | Tiles production (Mosaic Tiles /Concrete tiles manufacturing | 1)Environmental clearance from NEC 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 85 | Tyre Rethreading activities | 1)Environmental clearance from EU,DOI 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 86 | Call centre | 1)Technical clearance from Ministry of Information and Communication. 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 87 | Potato chips production | 1) Conditional Food Safety clearance from BAFRA . 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 88 | Furniture units (wooden/steel/bamboo and cane) | 1) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 89 | Delivery services ( for door to door delivery of LPG cylinder ) | 1) Approval from the Department of Trade |
| 90 | Consultancy Firms | Based on type of consultancy services |
| 91 | Contract | 1) Certificate from the Construction Development Board |
| 92 | Noodle production (excluding Instant Noodle production) | 1) Conditional Food Safety clearance from BAFRA . 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 93 | Training institutes not involving land use changes | 1) Clearance from the Department of Occupational Standard, MoLHR |
| 94 | Vehicle rental service (car, motorcycles, bicycle rental service,renting of land transport equipment) | 1) Clearance from Road Safety and Transport Authority |
| 95 | Manufacturing of Hand Made Paper | 1) Clearance from the Department of Forest and Park Services |
| 96 | Incense manufacturing Unit | 1) Clearance from the Department of Forests and Park Services |
| 97 | Designing and Production of Handicrafts | 1) Clearance from the Department of Forests and Park Services |
| 98 | Jari Production (Cottage and Small scale) | 1) Conditional Food Safety License from BAFRA |
| 99 | Bakery/ Confectionary (Cottage and Small scale) | 1) Conditional Food Safety License from BAFRA |
| 100 | Home processed food (Cottage scale only) | 1) Conditional Food Safety License from BAFRA |
| 101 | Bean Sprout Production | 1) Conditional Food Safety License from BAFRA |
| 102 | Discotheque | Endorsed recommendation form for Issuance of license for establishment of places of entertainment from Entertainment Licensing Committee of Dzongkhag/Dungkhag/ Thromde |
| 103 | Drayang | Endorsed recommendation form for Issuance of license for establishment of places of entertainment from Entertainment Licensing Committee of Dzongkhag/Dungkhag/ Thromde |
| 104 | Karaoke | Endorsed recommendation form for Issuance of license for establishment of places of entertainment from Entertainment Licensing Committee of Dzongkhag/Dungkhag/ Thromde |
| 105 | Live music | Endorsed recommendation form for Issuance of license for establishment of places of entertainment from Entertainment Licensing Committee of Dzongkhag/Dungkhag/ Thromde |
| 106 | Performing troupe | Endorsed recommendation form for Issuance of license for establishment of places of entertainment from Entertainment Licensing Committee of Dzongkhag/Dungkhag/ Thromde |
| 107 | Snooker | Endorsed recommendation form for Issuance of license for establishment of places of entertainment from Entertainment Licensing Committee of Dzongkhag/Dungkhag/ Thromde |
| 108 | Video game | Endorsed recommendation form for Issuance of license for establishment of places of entertainment from Entertainment Licensing Committee of Dzongkhag/Dungkhag/ Thromde |
| 109 | Cinema hall not involving land use changes | Endorsed recommendation form for Issuance of license for establishment of places of entertainment from Entertainment Licensing Committee of Dzongkhag/Dungkhag/ Thromde |
| 110 | Indoor games (not involving construction) | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 111 | Carpet production without using dye | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 112 | Laundry Services | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 113 | Paddy Cultivation (Commercial) | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 114 | Quilt Maker | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 115 | Textile production without dye | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 116 | Tyre and tube repair services | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 117 | Printing services (Shirts, Banners, Mug, Plates, Clocks, Mouse pad) | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 118 | Upholstery | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 119 | Waste collection services | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 120 | Making of candles, tapers and similar products of wax | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 121 | Cycle Repair | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 122 | Photo studio without developing and printing facilities | Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 123 | Hostels, Guesthouses and Serviced Apartments not involving land use change | Location clearnce from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 124 | Oil mill, Flour mill, Rice mill | Location clearnce from Dzongkhag/Thromde |
| 125 | Manufacturing of RCC bricks and pavement blocks | 1) Environmental clearance from NEC. 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 126 | Manufacturing of hollow blocks | 1) Environmental clearance from Environmental Unit, Department of Industry. 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 127 | Logging | Technical clearance from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forest |
| 128 | Clearing and Forwarding agents | Technical clearance from the Department of Revenue and Customs |
| 129 | Security services | Technical clearance from the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs |
| 130 | Courier services | Technical clearance from the Ministry of Information and Communication |
| 131 | Labour recruitment agency | Technical clearance from the Ministry of Labor and Human Resources |
| 132 | Education consultancy and Placement firm / Career Education and Counseling | Recommendation letter from the Ministry of Education |
| 133 | Taxi services | Technical clearance from the Road Safety and Transport Authority |
| 134 | Passenger Transport(Schedule) | Technical clearance from the Road Safety and Transport Authority |
| 135 | Foreign Exchange services (Authorised money changer) | Technical clearance from Royal Monetary Authority |
| 136 | Carpet production using dye | 1) Environmental clearance from EU,DOI 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |
| 137 | Fabrication activities | 1) Environmental clearance from EU,DOI 2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. |