Dog breeding
This sub-class includes raising and/or breeding of dogs.
Licences & Permits
6 licences apply to businesses in this SSIC code depending on the specific activities you conduct. Most are activity-triggered — a holding company in 64, for example, only needs a Banking Licence if it actually conducts banking.
Licence to Import/Export/Tranship Food Animals, Birds, Eggs and Biologics
- Validity
- 1 use valid for 30 days
- Processing
- 1 working day
Licence to Import/Export/Transship Non-Food Animals, Birds, Eggs and Biologics
- Validity
- 90 days
- Processing
- Biologics: 3 working days (normal), 2 working days (express) Animal Product/Live Animals/Live Birds: 2 working days (normal), 1 working days (express)
Prerequisites (20)
- Valid rabies vaccination record/certificate, including details of animal and microchip number (applicable only for Import of Dogs & Cats from Schedule II)
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Valid rabies serology test report (applicable only for Import of Dogs & Cats from Schedule II)
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Documentary proof to show its 5th generation and above from the ancestral stock of Prionailurus bengalensis/Leptailurus serval (mandatory only for Bengal/Savannah cat crosses) (applicable only for Import of Cats from Schedule I and II countries/regions)
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Photo showing clearly the face and body of the dog (mandatory only for mixed/ cross breed) (applicable only for Import of Dogs from Schedule I and II countries/regions)
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Import permit of importing country/region (applicable only for Transhipment of Cats & Dogs)
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Valid Health Certificate from exporting country/region (applicable only for Transhipment of Cats & Dogs)
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Dog Licence
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
Registration to Import Feed for Food Producing Animals
- Validity
- 1 year
- Processing
- 1 working day
Veterinary Certificate for Food Producing Animals
- Validity
- Veterinary Certificate (Table Eggs): 7 days
- Processing
- 3 working days
Prerequisites (20)
- Product Details /Packing List
- For watermark supporting document, please ensure the content in the document is embedded within A4 size and kept within the default margin.
- File Format: BMP,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Letter of Declaration from Manufacturer/Exporter
- For watermark supporting document, please ensure the content in the document is embedded within A4 size and kept within the default margin.
- File Format: BMP,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Certificate of Analysis
- For watermark supporting document, please ensure the content in the document is embedded within A4 size and kept within the default margin.
- File Format: BMP,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Animal Details
- For watermark supporting document, please ensure the content in the document is embedded within A4 size and kept within the default margin.
- File Format: BMP,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
- Private Veterinary Health Certificate
- For watermark supporting document, please ensure the content in the document is embedded within A4 size and kept within the default margin.
- File Format: BMP,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PDF,PNG,XLS,XLSX
- Maximum upload per application: 2MB
Certificate of Freedom From Disease Within Singapore
A Certificate of Freedom from Disease within Singapore from Animal & Veterinary Service will be required if the country/region to which you intend to export animal/bird products requires certification that Singapore is free from specific animal disease(s) of concern, to facilitate the export.
When: if exporting animal/bird products
- Validity
- By consignments
- Processing
- 2 working days
Permission for Insectary and/or Use of Vectors
Validity, Fees, and Payment
When: if insectary activities involve animal production or vectors related to animals
- Processing
- available on the agency's website
Prerequisites (1)
- Overview
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Tax Incentives & Schemes
2 schemes that businesses in this SSIC code may qualify for. Eligibility is case-by-case — talk to the relevant authority.
Partial Tax Exemption (PTE)
Eligibility: Singapore tax-resident company.
Start-Up Tax Exemption (SUTE)
Eligibility: Newly incorporated SG-resident company, ≤ 20 individual shareholders (or one corporate holding ≥ 10%), not in investment-holding or property-development.
Note for SSIC : Excludes 64202 investment holding & 41001/68101 property development
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