53200

Courier activities (except national post activities)

classLevel 4Use for ACRA Registration

This sub-class includes courier activities involving the conveyance of express letters and/or parcel items, and general commercial items. Courier activities (other than national post activities) involves the conveyance of express letters or items through networks other than the postal service infrastructure, and/or typically involve value-added services such as door-to-door pick-up and/or delivery of items, item tracking and acknowledgement of receipt of the item. One or more modes of transport may be involved and the activity may be carried out with either self-owned (private) transport or via public transport. Units in this sub-class are primarily engaged in: - pickup, sorting, transport and/or delivery (domestic or international) of letters and/or parcels by firms not utilising the postal service infrastructure - distribution and/or delivery of mail and/or parcels

SSIC Guide

Licences & Permits

1 licence 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.

For providing services such as conveying, receiving, collecting, sending, dispatching or delivering local or international of express letter weighing up to 500 grams. For more information please visit: https://iris.imda.gov.sg/application/express-letter-service-class-licence

Validity
Life-time Licence
Processing
Immediate Upon Payment
Prerequisites (2)
  • A copy of the price list
  • A copy of the price list for the letter which is below 500 grams.
Full reference: how to apply, FAQ, prerequisites

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We handle the applications, document prep, and agency liaison end-to-end.

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.

Tax exemptionIRASPTE

Partial Tax Exemption (PTE)

Benefit: First SGD 10,000: 75% exemption; next SGD 190,000: 50% exemption. Available to all companies (including those past their 3-year SUTE window).

Eligibility: Singapore tax-resident company.

Tax exemptionIRASSUTE

Start-Up Tax Exemption (SUTE)

Benefit: First SGD 100,000 of chargeable income: 75% exemption; next SGD 100,000: 50% exemption. For each of the first 3 YAs after incorporation.

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

TierMonthlyConditions
Tier 1SGD 550Up to 10% of total workforce

Work Permit

TierMonthlyConditions
Higher-skilled (Tier 1)SGD 300Up to 10%
Basic (Tier 1)SGD 450Up to 10%
Basic (Tier 2)SGD 60010–25%
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

Section
H-TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE
Division
53-POSTAL AND COURIER ACTIVITIES
Group
532-COURIER ACTIVITIES
Current class
53200-Courier activities (except national post activities)

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