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Start an online business in Singapore
The steps the government of Singapore sets for a new business that sells online, each linked to the official page that runs it, then the steps to open your store. Read from the official sources on October 14, 2026.
Set up your business in Singapore
The steps in the order most new sellers take them. Each is read from the official page linked under it.
1. Choose a legal form
ACRA names the sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership and local company.
2. Register the business
Businesses are registered with ACRA on its Bizfile platform.
3. Get your tax number
On registration ACRA issues a Unique Entity Number (UEN), used to deal with government agencies.
4. Check when you must register for GST
IRAS states GST registration is compulsory if taxable turnover is more than $1 million for the calendar year (retrospective view) or is expected to be more than $1 million in the next 12 months (prospective view).
5. Follow the rules for selling online
CCCS administers the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, which protects consumers against unfair practices by suppliers.
Open your store in Singapore
What Tanqory sets up for a store based in Singapore. You change any of it in Settings.
- Tax
Your store starts with a GST entry for Singapore, pre-filled at 9%, with collecting off until you switch it on.
GST in Singapore- Card payments
Through your own Stripe account, which Stripe opens for businesses in Singapore. Tanqory adds no transaction fee; Stripe charges its own rate.
- Shipping labels
DHL Express and Easyship, bought in your admin, with the customs declaration sent with each label for parcels that cross a border.
What stays with you
- Registering the business and choosing its legal form. Tanqory does not register a business for you.
- Registering for GST, filing returns and paying the tax authority.
- Licences or permits your products need in Singapore.
- Legal or tax advice. This page points to the official sources; an adviser in Singapore can apply them to your business.
Questions about starting a business in Singapore
Which legal form should I choose in Singapore?
The official page in step 1 lists the forms a business in Singapore can take. Your choice decides how you register, how you are taxed and whether your own money is kept apart from the business, so an adviser in Singapore is worth asking before you decide.
What does Tanqory set up for a store in Singapore?
A tax entry for Singapore with collecting off, card payments through your own Stripe account, and DHL Express and Easyship labels you buy in your admin. You change any of it in Settings.
Does Tanqory file my GST return?
No. Your store works out and charges GST at checkout and keeps a record of every order. You register, file and pay the tax authority yourself, or through your accountant.
What do I have to tell buyers when I sell online in Singapore?
The official page in step 5 lists the information and rights a buyer in Singapore must get before and after they order. Put that information on your store before your first sale.
How current are these steps?
Each was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. Rules change; the official page is the authority, so open it before you act.
How we checked
Each step on this page was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. The store facts come from Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup.
- Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup
- www.acra.gov.sg
- www.iras.gov.sg
- www.cccs.gov.sg
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