When starting a Rice Dealer business, the first step to consider is to apply for a Business Registration. Pinoy-Entrepreneur have provided a detailed information to register your Rice Dealer business in the Philippines.

FOR SINGLE PROPRIETORSHIP

1. Business Name Registration
Visit Department of Trade & Industry (DTI)
Provincial Office where the business is located
or log on to www.bnrs.dti.gov.ph
Validity : 5 years

Requirements:

• Accomplished Business Name Registration Form [Single Proprietorship/Partnership (Optional)
• Registration fee of Php300.00

2. Mayor’s Permit
Agency: Local municipality where the business is located
Validity: 1 year

Requirements:

• Accomplished Business Permit Application Form
• DTI - Business Name Certificate
• Sketch of the business location
• Barangay Clearance
• Fire Safety Inspection Clearance
• Sanitary Permit (from City Health Officer)
• Lease Contract
• 2 pcs. 2×2 colored ID Picture
• Registration fee, the amount of which depends on the type of the business

3. Tax Identification Number (TIN)
Agency: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) National Office, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Trunkline: (632) 981.7000 / 981.8888
Email: contact-us@cctr.bir.gov.ph
Website: www.bir.gov.ph

Requirements: (to be submitted to BIR Revenue District Office where the business is located)

• Accomplished Form 1901
• Mayor’s Permit
• Registration Fee of Php500.00

4. Social Security System (SSS)
Loans and Investment Office
SSS Building, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. Nos.: (632)920.6401 / 920.6446
Email: member_relations@sss.gov.ph
Website: www.sss.gov.ph

Requirements:

• Accomplished R1 Form
• DTI Business Permit
• Mayor’s Permit

5. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Registration
(with 5 or more employees)
Agency: Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Labor Standard and Enforcement Division Address: 2nd Flr. Dy International Building, San Marcelino cor. Gen. Malvar St., Malate, Manila
Tel. No.: (632) 339.2013
Hotline No.: 527.8000
Email: osec@dole.gov.ph
Website: www.dole.gov.ph

Requirements:

• Accomplished Rule 1020 Form
• Lay-out of business location
• Vicinity map

FOR PARTNERSHIP

1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Certificate
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Address: SEC Building, Edsa, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City
Tel. No.: (632) 726.0931 to 39
Email: mis@sec.gov.ph
Website: www.sec.gov.ph
or http://iregister.sec.gov.ph/MainServlet (for online registration)

Requirements:

• Verification Slip Form (Re: Proposed Name)
• Accomplished Registration Data Sheet
• Articles of Partnership
• Written Undertaking to Change Corporate Name
• If the contributed capital is in the form of real property, additional requirement is needed:
  - Deed of Assignment executed by the stockholder who is the owner.

FOR CORPORATION

1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Certificate
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Address: SEC Building, Edsa, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City
Tel. No.: (632) 726.0931 to 39
Email: mis@sec.gov.ph
Website: www.sec.gov.ph
or http://iregister.sec.gov.ph/MainServlet (for online registration)

Requirements:

• Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws
• Verification Slip Form (Re: Corporate Name)
• Accomplished Registration Data Sheet
• Treasurer’s Affidavit
• Bank Certificate of Deposit
• Authority to Verify Bank Accounts
• Written Undertaking to Change Corporate Name, when necessary
• Subscriber’s Information Sheet
• If the paid-up capital is in the form of a real property, submit the following additional requirements:
  • Statement of Assets and Liabilities
  • Deed of Assignment executed by the stockholder who is the owner of the property in favor of the corporation. (If the property contributed is a building or a parcel of land, the deed must be presented to the register of Deeds for registration)
  • If the property being contributed is a building, submit detailed list of the building’s giving a brief description of each
  • If the property being contributed is a parcel of land, submit detailed list of the parcel of land showing the OCT/TCT numbers, registered owner, lot and block numbers, area, location and encumbrances, if any
• Registration fee of Php360.00

OTHER AGENCY

1. National Food Authority (NFA) Certificate
Agency: National Food Authority-Regulatory Division
10th flR., Matimyas Building 101 E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City
Tel. nos.: 712.2527 / 712.1768 / 712.1924
Email: nfa_admin@nfa.gov.ph
Website: www.nfa.gov.ph
Validity :1 year

Requirements:

• Accomplished Application Form for Retailing/Wholesaling
• Passport size picture of the applicant
• Tax Identification Number
• Facilities and equipment requirement: calibrated weighing scale, adequate storage space, rice boxes painted white, price tags indicating price per kilogram, classification, variety, and grade or whether NFA rice
• Signboard shall at least measure as follows: 45 cm. width and 75 cm. length bearing the business name of the licensee, the NFA control number and the words “Licensed Grains Retailer”, or “Wholesaler”
• Sketch of business location
• Application Fee of Php100.00 and registration fee (depends on the capitalization of the owner)