Singapore Company Registration Cost Breakdown in 2026

If you've searched "Singapore company registration cost" and found three guides quoting three different totals, you're not imagining it. Some cite S$315, others S$365, and provider pricing pages range from S$600 to over S$4,000 for what looks like the same service.

The gap isn't sloppy research. It's that "cost to register a company in Singapore" actually bundles three separate cost layers that different sources measure differently: the fixed government fee ACRA charges no matter who files, the professional service fee a corporate service provider charges to handle the paperwork and give you a resident director, and the ongoing compliance costs that start the moment your company exists, regardless of incorporation route.

This guide breaks out each layer with current, source-verified numbers, so you can build an accurate budget instead of anchoring on whichever total you saw first. It covers private limited companies (Pte Ltd), the structure over 95% of new Singapore companies use. Sole proprietorships and LLPs have different, lower fee structures. For the full step-by-step registration process, requirements, and post-incorporation checklist, see our complete guide to Singapore company registration.

The Only Two Mandatory Government Fees

Every Singapore company, however you incorporate it, pays these two fees to ACRA (the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Singapore's company registrar). They're fixed regardless of which corporate service provider you use, or whether you use one at all.

These two fees are the entire cost of incorporation if you're a Singapore resident filing it yourself through Bizfile (ACRA's online company registration portal, rebranded from "BizFile+" in December 2024).

What a Full-Service Incorporation Package Actually Costs

Foreign founders can't file directly with Bizfile. Singapore law requires a licensed filing agent to submit the application on your behalf, and you'll also need a Singapore-resident director and a local registered address, which most foreign founders don't have. That's what a corporate service provider's package is actually pricing in.

Across the Singapore market, incorporation packages for foreign founders generally fall into three tiers:

The jump between the Standard and Full compliance tiers is almost always the nominee director term. A package that includes a nominee director for only 3 months looks cheaper on the pricing page, but Singapore law requires a resident director continuously, not just at the point of registration. Budget for the tier that actually covers your first year, not the one with the lowest headline number. We went further and secret-shopped 10 Singapore incorporation firms to see which fees actually show up after checkout that don't appear on the pricing page.

Statrys' own Singapore incorporation package sits at S$3,686 (discounted from S$4,095) and bundles the government fees, corporate secretary, registered address, a full-year nominee director, and first-year accounting and tax filing into one price. If you want a detailed, numbers-first comparison against a specific competitor's package, we've broken down Osome's Singapore pricing line by line, including the parts of its pricing that aren't obvious from the homepage.

First-Year Compliance Costs Beyond Incorporation

Incorporation is a one-time cost. These are not. Every Singapore company carries these obligations from day one, whether you used a provider or filed yourself.

Companies with annual turnover above S$1 million must also register for GST (Goods and Services Tax, currently 9%) and file quarterly returns, per IRAS's GST registration guidance. Below that threshold, GST registration is optional.

Three Real First-Year Budget Scenarios

The ranges above are wide because "how much does it cost" depends entirely on who you are. These three scenarios, built from the figures above, show what the full first-year number actually looks like for three common situations.

The biggest lever in all three scenarios is the nominee director. A Singapore-resident founder skips that cost entirely. A foreign founder who's only a few months from getting their own Employment Pass approved pays for a short nominee term. A foreign founder with no resident director in sight, running a business active enough to cross the S$1 million GST threshold, ends up closest to the top of the range once accounting complexity is factored in.

How to Avoid Overpaying on Singapore Incorporation

Most of the money founders lose on incorporation isn't in the headline fee. It's in decisions made without comparing the true annual cost. A few checks before you sign:

1. Annualise the nominee director cost before comparing packages. A "cheaper" package with a 3-month nominee term isn't actually cheaper once you add the renewal cost to cover the other 9 months. Ask for the full 12-month price, not the headline price.
2. Ask whether the nominee deposit is refundable, and when. Some providers hold a security deposit for the full nominee term and only release it after a formal resignation process, which can take weeks.
3. Check how accounting is priced. Some providers price by expected revenue tier and rebill you if you exceed it; others price by actual transaction volume. If you expect to grow quickly, the transaction-based model usually costs less in year two.
4. Confirm the registered address service includes mail scanning, not just a physical mailing address. A registered address with no digital mail handling means physically collecting correspondence, which defeats the point for a remote founder.
5. Get the full first-year number in writing before signing. Ask the provider to itemize government fees, package fee, and any add-ons (nominee deposit, GST registration, accounting) as one total, not just the incorporation package price on its own.

DIY Registration vs. Using a Corporate Service Provider

If you're a Singapore citizen or permanent resident, you can register your own company directly through Bizfile for the S$315 government fee alone. Here's what that path actually requires:

1. Reserve your company name. Submit through Bizfile and pay the S$15 fee. Approval is usually same-day unless your name needs referral to another government agency (common for names implying banking, education, or media).
2. Prepare your company constitution. ACRA provides a model constitution you can adopt as-is, or you can draft a custom one, which usually means a lawyer's fee on top.
3. Appoint a company secretary within 6 months. This is mandatory even for solo-director companies. You cannot act as your own company secretary if you're the sole director. (See our guide on what a corporate secretary in Singapore actually does if you're unsure what the role covers.)
4. File the registration. Submit directors' and shareholders' details, the registered address, and pay the S$300 fee. Most straightforward applications are approved within 1-3 business days.
5. Set up your ongoing compliance. Annual return filing, proper bookkeeping, and (if applicable) GST registration start immediately, whether or not you used a provider to incorporate.

DIY only works if you already meet the residency requirement for a director and have a genuine Singapore address to register. If you're a foreign founder without either, a provider isn't an optional convenience. It's the only legal path in, because you cannot file with Bizfile directly and you have no resident director to appoint..

How Statrys Handles This

Statrys' Singapore incorporation service is built specifically for the foreign-founder path described above: nominee director, registered address, and filing agent services bundled with the incorporation itself, so you're not stitching together three separate vendors before you can register. The package includes the government fees, a full 12-month nominee director (no separate deposit), company secretary services, and first-year accounting and tax filing with IRAS (Singapore's tax authority), for S$3,686 at the current rate. Once incorporated, your company can also open a multi-currency business account on the same platform, which matters if you're invoicing or paying suppliers outside Singapore from day one.