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Company incorporation in Singapore

Your gateway to Southeast Asia: a Singapore company, set up right.

A trusted base for regional trade, holding companies and investor-ready structures. We incorporate your Private Limited company with ACRA, arrange the local resident director, company secretary and registered address, open your bank account and structure the investment cleanly from India.

100% foreign ownership
Every fee itemised upfront
ODI handled on the India side

Singapore at a glance

Popular structurePrivate Limited (Pte Ltd)
Foreign ownership100%
Minimum shareholders1
Local directorAt least 1 resident
Minimum capitalS$1
Corporate tax17% headline rate*
GST9%, if registered
*Partial exemptions and the start-up exemption can reduce the effective rate.
Choose your structure

Which structure fits your plans?

Most businesses incorporate a Private Limited company. Your choice depends on whether you're starting fresh, expanding an Indian company, extending a foreign parent or consolidating a group.

Documents required

Your document checklist.

Select who's involved, then tick each document as you gather it. Incorporation is filed online with ACRA; overseas documents may need certification.

Process

How incorporation works, step by step.

Incorporation is filed online with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) through BizFile+. Click a step to see what happens.

Generic timeline

How long does it take?

Typical timelines once documents are ready. Switch scenarios to see how timelines change.

1-3weeks, end to end
Your inputOur work & government processingYou're ready to trade

Indicative only. Actual time depends on name approval, document certification, any referral to other agencies and the bank's compliance review.

Post-incorporation compliance

Incorporated. Now stay compliant.

A Singapore company has set-up deadlines in its first months and annual filings with ACRA and IRAS, plus FEMA reporting in India if you invest from home. Late filings attract penalties and can affect directors.

We track every deadline for you. Bookkeeping, ECI and tax returns, ACRA annual returns, GST and ODI reporting on one calendar, with our Virtual CFO team keeping the group's numbers consolidated.

See Virtual CFO

Indicative summary of common requirements. Due dates and thresholds change with law and notifications, and some apply only above certain limits, we confirm what applies to your company.

What's included

Everything handled by one team.

Structure advice

Pte Ltd, subsidiary, branch or holding.

Name approval

Name check and reservation with ACRA.

ACRA incorporation

Constitution, filing and business profile.

Registered address

A Singapore address for official mail.

Company secretary

Appointed and statutory registers set up.

Nominee resident director

Available if you don't have a local director.

Corporate bank account

Bank file and coordination.

ODI from India

FEMA filings for Indian residents and companies.

FAQs

Questions about incorporating in Singapore.

Ready to set up in Singapore?

Tell us what you're building and how the group will be owned. We'll recommend the structure, arrange the local requirements and explain every cost upfront.

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