Singapore Pte Ltd
Singapore Private Limited Company: the tier-1 reputable Asia anchor. Includes the statutorily-required Singapore-resident nominee director (CSPA-2024 compliant) and first-year corporate-secretary services. Substantive nominee oversight, not a paper arrangement.
What's included
- ACRA (Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority) registration fee: we file and pay it on your behalf
- Constitution (Singapore Companies Act compliant)
- Share Certificates and Register of Members
- First Directors' and Shareholders' Resolutions
- Singapore-resident nominee director (CSPA-2024 compliant, substantive oversight)
- First-year corporate-secretary services (statutorily required)
- Registered office address (Singapore)
- Sanctions screen + Tier 1 KYC
What's NOT included
- Apostille (sold separately at $149)
- Year-2+ renewal including nominee director, corp-sec, and registered office (~$3,499/yr)
- ACRA annual filing + AGM filing (bundled into Year-2+ renewal)
- Singapore tax return preparation (referral to Singapore CPA partner)
- EntrePass or Employment Pass applications (separate immigration SKU)
- Local bank account opening (separate flow; tier-1 Singapore banks require in-person meeting)
- Mail forwarding
We list what's not included on every product page so there are no checkout surprises.
Timeline & terms
- Formation
- 7 business days
- KYC tier
- Tier 1
Operator-grade use case
Singapore Pte Ltd is the tier-1 reputable Asia anchor: full FATF compliance, excellent banking-acceptance globally, double-tax treaties with 90+ countries, and a 17% corporate tax rate with substantial exemptions for the first SGD 200K of profit. The nominee director is mandatory for non-resident shareholders and is included in our base price (most competitors split it out as a recurring add-on).
Best fit when: you're building a regional Asia operating business, you need a holding company that holds up under institutional scrutiny, or you're laddering up from a Hong Kong Ltd that's getting too compliance-heavy. Singapore is also the standard pick for fintech and crypto operators whose banking relationships need a Tier-1 home.
Less appropriate for: founders looking for a low-substance offshore wrapper (Singapore expects actual economic activity), operators who can't pass enhanced KYC (Singapore corporate KYC is strict), or budget-sensitive solo founders (Hong Kong runs $3,000 cheaper if you don't need the Singapore brand).
What you'll need to hand us
- Email address
- Country of residence
- Intended use statement (free-text)
- Government-issued photo ID (passport or national ID)
- Proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, or government letter, dated within 90 days)
- Source-of-funds attestation (drop-down + free text)
- Optional: PEP and adverse-media screening consent
- Everything in Tier 1
- Beneficial owner declaration for every party with 25%+ ownership
- Source-of-wealth documentation (tax return, employment letter, salary, asset proof)
- Manual enhanced-due-diligence reviewer notes from our KYC partner