Licensing of industries (cottage, small, medium and large) is one of the primary activities of the Department. The Department seeks required clearance from relevant agencies and accords approval for licensing, based on which the concerned Regional Office of Industry, Commerce and Employment and the Department of Industry issue the license.
To ease the process of obtaining a business license, the Department has delegated licensing of small scale industries to the RoICE since 1st April 2021. The license for medium and large scale industries is facilitated by the head office. This includes all matters relating to issuance of new license, renewal, cancellations or any changes thereon.
Cottage-scale industries are defined as industries with an investment (total fixed capital investment) below Nu. 1 million, small-scale industries are defined as industries with an investment between Nu.1 million to 10 million, medium-scale industries are defined as industries with an investment of Nu. 10 to 100 million and large-scale industries are defined as industries with an investment of Nu. 100 million or more.
Eligibility criteria to apply for Small-scale license:
- A person having attained the age of 18 years and above
- A person without any adverse record as verified electronically or otherwise from the Security Clearance System of Royal Bhutan Police.
You can apply for industry license from:
Please contact to your nearest Regional Office for any related information in following numbers:
- Thimphu: 02-325622
- Phuentsholing: 05-252320
- Samdrup Jongkhar: 07-251690
- Mongar: 04-641634/642123
- Trongsa: 03-522123/521440 and
- Gelephu: 06-251083
Any enquiries on FDI/Foreign Investment, call 337623
