Business Registration Guide - Where else to register?
Posted On Sunday, September 14, 2008 at by Sun JunSome enterprises, by nature of their operations, are required to secure a special clearance, license, or permit from some other government agencies. The following table will guide you about some of the types of businesses that require a special certificate or permit and the agencies that issue them.
| TYPE OF BUSINESS | WHAT AND WHERE |
| Animals and animal products, registration of veterinary drugs and animal facilities | Registration certificate - Bureau of Animal Industry |
| Aquatic animals, importation, Fishpond lease agreement | Permit - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) |
| Fertilizer products and registration of pesticide products | Registration certificate - Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (DA-FPA) |
| Fiber and fiber products processing and trading | Registration certificate; commodity clearance - Fiber Development Authority, (DA-FIDA) |
| Film and television production, export and import, booking, etc. | Registration certificate - Movie & Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) |
| Food, chemicals, health related business | Registration certificate – Bureau of Food and Drugs, Dept. of Health (DoH-BFAD) |
| Flour processing, Grains wholesaling & retailing, milling, warehousing, exporting, importing, indenting, packaging, threshing, corn shelling, mechanical drying | License – National Food Authority (DA-NFA) |
| Meat plant accreditation for meat & meat products, slaughterhouse operations | Accreditation certificate, Registration certificate – National Meat Inspection Commission (DA-NMIC) |
| Pawnshop & lending investor | Registration certificate – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Dept. of Finance (DoF-BSP) |
| Plants & plant products: nursery accreditation Seed certification and phytosanitary certificate | Permit - Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) Registration certificate – DA-BPI |
| Recruitment or placement agency for foreign employment | Registration certificate - Phil. Overseas; Employment Administration, Dept. of Labor (DOLE-POEA); |
| Recruitment or placement agency for local employment | Registration certificate – Bureau of Local Employment (DOLE-BLE) |
| Schools & educational institutions: Educational institution (nursery, primary, elementary, secondary levels); Tertiary level; Technical-vocational education, training program registration and accreditation | Permit - Dept. of Education (DepEd); Commission on Higher Education (CHEd); Registration and accreditation certificate - Technical Education Skills Development Authority (DOLE-TESDA) |
| Security agency business | Permit – Philippine National Police, Dept. of Interior & Local Government (DILG-PNP) |
| Service and repair shops for: Motor vehicles; automotive & heavy equipment; engine & engineering works, & machine shops; electronics, electrical, air conditioning & refrigeration; office & data processing equipment; medical & industrial equipment; appliances or devices; and private emission centers | Accreditation license: Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection, (DTI-BTRCP); DTI regional offices |
| Sugar trading, muscovado converting & trading, processing or manufacturing sugar-based products for export | Registration certificate – Sugar Regulatory Administration (DA-SRA) |
| Telecom business | License – National Telecommunication Commission, Dept. of Transportation & Communication, (DOTC-NTC) |
| Tourism-related projects | Registration and accreditation certificate – Dept. of Tourism (DOT) |
| Transportation: Land transport service; Sea transport service | Land Transport Franchise & Regulatory Board (DOTC-LTFRB); Maritime Industry Authority (DOTC-MARINA) |
| Video production, sales and rental | Optical Media Board (formerly Videogram Regulatory Board), Office of the President (OPOMB) |
Source: http://www.business.gov.ph (Philippine Business Registry)
