Application
GoBusiness Dashboard
Food Services Guided Journey
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You can refer to this full list of licences and permits available on GoBusiness, or add them directly on GoBusiness Dashboard.
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An Application Journey shows the correct order to apply for your licences in order to start running your business. It is customized based on your business concept.
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Some licences are required before you can apply for others. Based on this sequence, the Application Journey shows you the correct order in which to apply for them and tells you which licences you will need before applying for the next one.
Licences indicated in grey require you to obtain another licence first before you can proceed.
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Some licences are required before you can apply for others. Based on this, the Guided Journey feature maps out the correct order to apply for them and shows you which licences you will need before applying for the next one.
For example:
SFA’s Food Shop Licence and SPF’s Public Entertainment Licence and Liquor Licence are dependent on landowner’s permission (i.e. URA, HDB, Private, SLA, JTC etc)
Halal Certification is dependent on Food Shop Licence approval.
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Some licences are mutually exclusive and cannot be applied for together. Here is a list of incompatible licences:
Halal Certification is mutually exclusive to Liquor Licence and Tobacco Licence. The Liquor Licence and Public Entertainment Licence may not be compatible with certain food shop types (e.g. Canteen)
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The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) classifies food & beverage businesses according to their business concept.
Here is a list of all Food Shop types.
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Here is a list of all Food Shop types and their descriptions.
If you are not sure, simply use our Guided Journey feature and answer a series of questions about your business to find out which Food Shop type it falls under.
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Out of the Food Shop types recommended for you, you are advised to select the option that best describes your business concept. If none of the options apply, you may select ‘Others’.
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Each business location is only allowed to have one Food Shop type.
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‘Premises’ refers to the food shop you would like to obtain licences for.
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You will need to enter the name of your shop under ‘Premises Name’. This means the name you plan to display on your shopfront.
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If your business address does not have a level and/or unit number, please enter ‘00’ under ‘Level’ and ‘Unit Number’ to proceed.
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Login to GoBusiness Guided Journey. Click on the premises you would like to delete. If the premises can be deleted, the “Remove” button will appear beside the “Premises Details” section title. Click on the “Remove” button to start the process of deletion.
Premises can only be deleted if they contain draft application(s).
Note: Deleted premises as well as their draft applications are not recoverable.
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Adjacent units are multiple units next to each other. This applies to businesses occupying multiple units. If your business occupies multiple levels without a connecting staircase within your premises, you will need to apply for individual licences for each level.
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Clicking on each licence in your Application Journey will show a list of supporting documents required. You can also refer to a full list of supporting documents on the ‘Required Documents for your Licences’ sidebar, located on the right side of your Application Journey.
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Documents under Submit Now will need to be uploaded once you submit your application, as they are required to start processing it.
Documents under Submit Later will only be needed at a later stage, and can be submitted in future. However, you can choose to upload them together with your application.
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An officer from the respective government agency will be in touch to request for the documents.
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All application status updates will be sent to the e-mail address provided in the application form.
You can also check on each licence’s current status on your Application Journey.
