ACTIVITIES DELEGATED TO REGIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY OFFICE: PROCESS FOR APPROVAL AND LICENSING DIRECTLY WITH RESPECTIVE RTIO

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ACTIVITIES DELEGATED TO REGIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRY OFFICE:  PROCESS FOR APPROVAL AND LICENSING DIRECTLY WITH RESPECTIVE RTIO
Sl# Activity Clearance required Exempted clearance
1 Assembling of Solar, mobile phones, household electronics Not required Environment clearance exempted
2 Astrological services Not required
3 Bill collection services Not required
4 Building repair and maintenance services (Plumbing, cleaning, electrical , mason, carpentry, painting, tank cleaning, fire hydrant, water and waste water treatment services Not required
5 Making of candles, tapers and similar products of wax Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
6 Carpet production without using dye Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
7 Catering services Not required
8 Cleaning services Not required
9 Flour, Rice and Oil mill Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
10 Cycle Repair Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
11 Desktop publishing Not required
12 Education and Tutorial services not involving land use change Not required
13 Event management Not required
14 Hiring of earth moving machineries and truck Not required
15 Home processed food (cottage & small scale only) Conditional food safety license from BAFRA
16 Hostels, Guesthouses and serviced apartments not involving change in land use Location clearnce from Dzongkhag/Thromde
17 Jari Production Not required
18 Knitwear Manufacturing Not required
19 Laundry Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
20 Noodle production (excluding Instant Noodle production) Clearance from BAFRA & Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
21 Paddy Cultivation (Commercial) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
22 Photo studio without developing and printing facilities Not required
23 Potato chips production Clearance from BAFRA, Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
24 Printing services (Shirts, Banners, Mug, Plates, Clocks, Mouse pad) Location clearance
25 Quilt Maker Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
26 Textile production without dye Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
27 Translation / Interpretation / Legal services Recommendation from Court of Justice (for practive of legal services)
28 Tyre and Tube repair services Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
29 Umbrella Repair Not required
30 Upholstery Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
31 Vehicle GPS Tracking device services Technical clearance  from MoIC
32 Wall décor services Not required
33 Waste collection services Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde
34 Bakery/ Confectionary (small & cottage sized) Technical clearance from  BAFRA
35 Dry cleaning services Not required
36 Hand made paper manufacturing Not required
37 Digital Photo Studio Not required
38 Manufacturing of RCC bricks and blocks , hollow and pavement blocks 1)Environment clearance from concerned RTIO for cottage and small industry.

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.

 Environment clearance delegated to RTIO
39 Carpet production using dye 1)Environmental clearance from RTIO

2) location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
40 Fabrication activities 1) Environmental clearance from RTIO

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
41 Furniture units (wooden/steel/bamboo and cane) 1) Forest clearance.

2) location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.

3) Environmental Clearance
42 Furniture units (Moulded plastic furniture) 1) Environment clearance from RTIO

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
43 Photo studio 1) Environmental clearance from RTIO

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
44 Textile production using dye 1)Environmental clearance from RTIO

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
45 Tiles production (Mosaic Tiles /Concrete tiles manufacturing 1)Environmental clearance from RTIO

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
46 Tyre Rethreading activities 1)Environmental clearance from RTIO

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
47 Automobile services 1) Environmental clearance from Dzongkhag Environment Committee.

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.

 Environment clearance delegated to Dzongkhag Environment committee
48 Sawmill 1) Environmental clearance from Dzongkhag Environment Committee/ Thromde.                                                                                                    2)Forest clearance.

3) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
49 Call centre 1)Technical clearance from Ministry of Information and Communication.                                                                                                  2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde. Location clearance exempted
50 Car rental services Technical clearance from Road Safety and Transport Authority
51 Education Consultancy Services Technical clearance from Ministry of Education
52 Foreign Exchange services (Authorised money changer) Technical clearance from Royal Monetary Authority
53 Internet café Not required
54 Logging Technical clearance from  Ministry of Agriculture and Forest
55 Research units Not required
56 Sculpture Not required
57 Taxi services Technical clearance from Road Safety and Transport Authority
58 Weaving without dyes Not required
59 Wood carving Not required
60 Advertisment and marketing services Not required Environment and Location clearances expempted
61 Arts and Handicrafts (Art work and Embroidery) Not required
62 Assembling of computers Not required
63 Asset brokerage Not required
64 Barber shop Not required
65 Beauty parlor (Salon) Not required
66 Audio Visual production Not required
67 Clearing and Forwarding agent Technical clearance from Department of Revenue and Customs
68 Cobbler / Cobbling Not required
69 Communication services (PCO, Fax, Photocopying services) Not required
70 Consultancy firms
71 Contract Certificate from Construction Development Board
72 Electronic / Electrical repair services Not required
73 Courier services Technical clearance from Ministry of Information and Communication
74 Delivery services (door to door delivery , home delivery and for LPG cylinder ) Approval from the Department of Trade is required for door to door delivery of LPG cylinder
75 Goods  Transport Not required
76 Passenger Transport(Schedule) Technical clearance from Road Safety and Transport Authority
77 Gold and Black Smith Not required
78 Hotel / Tourist standard hotel not involving land use changes (taking into account waste disposal) 1) Hotel (not involving land use changes) Cottage and Small scale: Not required.                                                                                             2)Hotel/Tourist Standard hotels:    a) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.    b)Recommendation letter from the Tourism Council of Bhutan in case of Tourist standard hotel.

3) Environmental clearance if it falls out side four Thromde(Thimphu, Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Samdrup Jongkhar).
79 Incense production Not required Environment and Location clearances expempted
80 Indoor games Not required
81 Labour recruitment agency Technical clearance from Ministry of Labor and Human Resources
82 Real estate services not involving construction Not required
83 Restaurants not involving change in land use Not required
84 Security services Technical clearance from Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
85 Tailor shop / Tailoring Not required
86 Tour operator and Travel Agents / Ticketing Services 1) Tour Operators / Travel Agents : Clearance from Tourism Council of Bhutan.                                                                                                               2) Ticketing service: Not required.
87 Training institutes not involving land use changes Clearance from Ministry of Labor and Human Resources
88 Parking fee collection Not Required
89 Maintenance and repair of motor cycles, scooters and three wheelers 1) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.

2) Environment clearance from Dzongkhag Environment Committee
90 Renting of Agricultural machinery and equipment Not required.
91 Renting of Earth moving equipments and machinery for construction and civil engineering Not required
92 Vehicle rental service (car, motorcycles, bicycle rental service,renting of land transport equipment) Clearance from Road Safety and Transport Authority
93 Manufacture of Organic Fertilizer 1)Technical clearance from the Department of Agriculture.

2) Location clearance from Dzongkhag/Thromde.
94 Repair of watches and clocks Not required.

 

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