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The following are types of certificates that are available for purchase:

Certificate

Description 

Cost per copy
  1. Certificate of Good Standing
    [view sample (PDF,1.1MB)] 

This certifies the live status of a company registered in Singapore, and bears the scanned signature of ACRA's Assistant Registrar.

Note: This product may be purchased by members of the public, subject to availability.

$11.00

  1. Certificate Confirming Registration / Incorporation of Entity

This certifies that an entity is registered with ACRA in Singapore. 

  • Incorporation of Company [view sample(PDF,1.2MB)]
  • Registration of Business Name [view sample (PDF,1.2MB)]
  • Registration of Limited Liability Partnership [view sample(PDF,1.2MB)]
  • Registration of Limited Partnership [view sample(PDF,1.2MB)] 
  • Registration of Foreign Company [view sample(PDF,1.2MB)]

$50.00

  1. Certificate Confirming Registration of Charge
    [view sample (PDF,1.1MB)] 

This certifies that a charge is made after an entity has registered a charge with ACRA. 

$50.00

  1. Certificate of Conversion (Entity type)

This certifies the conversion of entity type (e.g. a change from Company to Limited Liability Partnership) 

  • From Business to Limited Liability Partnership [view sample (PDF,1.1MB)] 
  • From Company to Limited Liability Partnership [view sample(PDF,1.1MB)] 

$50.00
  1. Certificate of Conversion (Company type)

This certifies that the company has been converted from or to the following types:

  • From Limited Company to Unlimited company[view sample (PDF,1.1MB)]
  • From Private Company to Public Company  [view sample(PDF,1.1MB)] 
  • From Public Company to Private Company  [view sample(PDF,1.1MB)] 
  • From Unlimited Company to Company Limited by Guarantee [view sample(PDF,1.1MB)] 
  • From Unlimited Company to Company Limited by Shares [view sample(PDF,1.1MB)]

$50.00
  1. Certificate of Confirming Approval to Hold Land Under Section 23(5)
    [view sample (PDF,1.1MB)] 

This certifies the successful lodgement of an Application to Hold Land under Section 23(2). 

$50.00

  1. Certificate Under Section 26(7) Companies Act - Confirmation of Incorporation in Accordance with Alteration of Constitution
    [view sample (PDF,1.1MB)] 

This certifies that the company is incorporated in accordance with the alteration made to the constitution.  

Note: to purchase this certificate, the company must first lodge a Notice of Resolution – Alteration of Constitution Under S26(2) under ACRA e-services.

$50.00

  1. Certificate Under Section 61(7) - Confirming Company is Entitled to Commence Business and Exercise its Borrowing Powers
    [view sample (PDF,1.1MB)] 

This certifies that the company is entitled to commence business, and to exercise its borrowing powers, when it has not issued its prospectus.

To purchase this certificate, the company must first lodge a Notice of Compliance by Company that has not issued prospectus under ACRA e-services.

$50.00

  1. Certificate of Confirmation of Amalgamation
    [view sample (PDF,1.1MB)] 

This certifies that a company is amalgamated. 

$50.00

  1. Certificate Confirming Registration of Transfer by Company
    [view sample (PDF,1.1MB)] 

This certifies that an entity is registered in Singapore, after transferring its registration from another country. 

 N.A 

The Certificate of Good Standing of an entity may be purchased by members of the public, subject to availability.
     
However, statutory certificates (all other certificates) can only be purchased, on behalf the entity, by the following:

  • Company officers
  • Business owners
  • Authorised representatives
  • LLP/LP partners, managers
  • Authorised corporate service providers
  • Group secretary

How to buy:

To purchase the product:

  • Login at BizFile+
  • Go to Buy Information

Upon successful payment, an email on the guide for product download will be sent to you within 15 minutes.

Alternatively, if the purchase is done via Singpass, you can login at ACRA BizFile+ portal, click on Messages to access the above same email message. 

Download for purchased product will expire 7 days from date of purchase, no further extension can be made.

 

How to verify ACRA’s Business Certificates

From 4 March 2023, customers who purchase Business Certificates (Incorporation/Registration) will receive 2 formats of the sae document - (a) A PDF (Portable Document Format) file for viewing and (b) an OA (OpenAttestation) file for product verification. To verify these products, customers can choose 1 of the 3 ways below:

1. Scan QR code on the PDF document 
2. Access verification URL on the PDF document 
3. Upload an OA file at ACRA trustBar portal (ACRA's verification service that helps you check if the document you've received is issued by ACRA)

Note: Please use ACRA Product Authentication Facility to verify Business Certificates (Incorporation/Registration) purchased before 4 March 2023 as well as other certificates such as Certificate Confirming Registration by Transfer of Company, Certificates of Good Standing and etc.

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