Laundry and dry cleaning services (except self-operated laundries)
This sub-class includes: - laundering and/or dry-cleaning, pressing, etc., of all kinds of clothing (including fur) and/or textiles services clients - laundry collection and/or delivery - carpet and/or rug shampooing and/or drapery and/or curtain cleaning - provision of linens, work uniforms and/or related items by laundries - repair and/or minor alteration of garments or other textile articles when done in connection with cleaning
Licences & Permits
3 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.
Funeral Parlour Licence
To operate a funeral parlour with embalming facilities and crematoria.
- Processing
- available on the agency's website
Massage Establishment Licence [MEAPL001]
A Massage Establishment licence is required if you intend to carry on the business of providing massage services in an establishment. “establishment for massage” means any premises used, represented as being used, or intended to be used, for the reception or treatment of persons seeking massage; “massage” means the act of rubbing, kneading, or manipulating the human body or any part of it, by any person (whether or not using any hand‑held equipment), for the purpose of relaxing muscle tension, stimulating circulation, increasing suppleness or otherwise; For more information please visit: SPF's website
- Validity
- 1, 2 or 3 Years
- Processing
- 4 weeks
Prerequisites (20)
- Letter of Approval from HDB
- Approval letter from HDB for Outlet/ Premise to provide massage treatments or other related.
- File format: pdf, jpg, gif, doc, docx
- Maximum upload per application: 2 MB
- URA Planning Permission
- Permission granted for Outlet/ Premise Change of Use to ''Massage Establishment'' by URA
- File format: pdf, jpg, gif, doc, docx
- Maximum upload per application: 2 MB
- Case Trust Accreditation
- This is applicable for upgrade to CAT I Licence.
- File format: pdf, jpg, gif, doc, docx
- Maximum upload per application: 2 MB
- Uniform Photograph(s)
- Coloured photograph(s) showing the full front, side and rear view of the staff uniform (top with sleeves and pants for the bottom). The uniform must have either the company/establishment name on it or the staff must don a company nametag. Please also include a close-up shot of the company nametag.
- File format: pdf, jpg, gif, doc, docx
- Maximum upload per application: 5 MB
- Floor plan of the establishment
- The floor layout of the establishment must be drawn to scale and indicate the total floor area in (SQM).
- File format: pdf, jpg, gif, doc, docx
- Maximum upload per application: 2 MB
Notification to Police of Exempted Massage Establishment [MEAPL002]
Under the Massage Establishments (Exemption) Order 2018 any premises is exempt from the provisions of the Act if all the following conditions are satisfied: any customer and any member of public can see at any time the massage services provided in every part of the premises from inside and outside of the premises; no window in the premises and no entrance to the premises is obscured with any device or accessory, such as a tinted glass panel, a curtain, blinds or any poster or notice; there are no rooms, partitions, cubicles, or other form of furniture in the premises that allow massage services to be administered in private; the provision of massage services at the premises only takes place between 7 a.m. to 10.30 p.m. in a day (both times inclusive), or any extended period that the Licensing Officer may allow in any particular case; and the person carrying on the business of providing massage services at the premises notifies the Licensing Officer of the name and address of the establishment for massage before the date when the person starts carrying on that business. For more information please visit: SPF website
- Validity
- Not applicable
- Processing
- 1 Week
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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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