Stalls selling uncooked food
This sub-class includes retail sale of uncooked food via stalls, pushcart stalls and/or markets.
Licences & Permits
2 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.
Temporary Fair Stall Licence
This licence is only for stalls within temporary fairs that conduct handling or preparation of food for sale. There is no separate fee for this licence, and it is valid only during the fair duration. No licence is needed for stalls that sell non-food items or pre-packed food items from SFA-licensed food processing establishments, food retail establishments, or importers.
- Validity
- The temporary fair stall licence is valid based on the duration of the temporary fair
- Processing
- 3 working days if application is complete and in order
Prerequisites (12)
- A photocopy of food handler’s WP (both sides)
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPG,PNG,PDF
- Maximum upload per application: 5MB
- Food Safety Course Level 1 / Refresher Food Safety Course Level 1
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPG,PNG,PDF
- Maximum upload per application: 5MB
- A copy of lease contract with temporary fair organiser / appointed temporary fair operator, to occupy the stall at temporary fair
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPG,PNG,PDF
- Maximum upload per application: 5MB
- Others
- File Format: DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPG,PNG,PDF
- Maximum upload per application: 5MB
Permit for Temporary Fair
When: if the fair involves retail activities
- Validity
- The permit is valid based on the duration of the temporary fair
- Processing
- 7 working days
Prerequisites (10)
- Letter of appointment
- You must have a document showing the appointment of the permit applicant as the fair operator. For example, if a permit applicant is appointed by the Citizen Consultative Committee (CCC) of a housing precinct to hold a Pasar Malam, the letter should come from the CCC.
- Site use approval
- You must have a document showing that the permit applicant has approval to use the space for the fair during the intended fair period.
- Support documentation (e.g. consensus from shopkeepers’ / merchants’ association)
- For fairs in public venues, you must have documents showing support for the fair from the advisory bodies and associations in the vicinity of the fair.
- Layout plan
- You must have a plan detailing the stalls with food handling and their necessary infrastructure (e.g. wash basins, piped water, chillers), and the other stalls without food handling.
- Declaration form
- You must have a declaration from the fair organiser stating that they have obtained all the necessary approvals from the relevant authorities to hold the fair. Download the declaration template here.
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Licence requirements change — we keep this list current as part of the engagement.
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
Worth applying for any of these?
We screen eligibility and shape the application — most schemes are discretionary and need a substantive activity case.
Foreign Worker Levies
This SSIC code falls under MOM's Services sector for foreign-worker levy purposes. Levies below apply per worker per month, paid by the employer in addition to salary.
S Pass
| Tier | Monthly | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | SGD 550 | Up to 10% of total workforce |
Work Permit
| Tier | Monthly | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Higher-skilled (Tier 1) | SGD 300 | Up to 10% |
| Basic (Tier 1) | SGD 450 | Up to 10% |
| Basic (Tier 2) | SGD 600 | 10–25% |
| Basic (Tier 3) | SGD 800 | >25% (up to DRC of 35%) |
Hiring foreign workers in this sector?
We handle Work Permit, S Pass, and EP applications alongside the incorporation — and check Dependency Ratio Ceilings before you commit headcount.
Levies and Dependency Ratio Ceilings are reviewed periodically by MOM (rates above effective 2024-09-01).
Classification Path
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