--- title: "Business Licence Renewal Singapore: Deadlines | Aemorph" url: https://aemorph.com/business-guides/license-renewal/ description: "Business licence renewal Singapore: deadlines, fees and lapse rules for ACRA, MOM, SFA, CEA and more, with a worked date example and MediSave checks." publisher: Aemorph publisher_entity: https://aemorph.com/entitymap.json#org_aemorph entities: [concept_sg_licence_renewal] language: en-SG updated: 2026-11-05 --- Business guides # Business licence renewal in Singapore: the deadline, fee and penalty for each regulator **Renewal clocks differ by regulator, so one business keeps several deadlines. ACRA opens renewal 60 days before a sole proprietorship or partnership registration expires (ACRA, as of 5 November 2026). MOM asks employment agency licence holders to file at least 3 months before expiry. An expired SFA food licence is not renewable and needs a new application.** Written by [Kevin Dam](https://aemorph.com/about/), founder of Aemorph, who has practised SEO since 2010 and sits on the [Forbes Agency Council](https://councils.forbes.com/profile/Kevin-Dam-Global-Search-Architect-%7C-SEO-GEO-AEO-IMO-LLM-Visibility-Aemorph/4c8c7a38-1285-470d-8ea8-e517a310a00b). Aemorph is a [Google Partner](https://www.google.com/partners/agency?id=4441861842). [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindam) *Accurate as of 5 November 2026. Every figure, date and rule on this page was checked against its source on that date, and the page is rechecked monthly.* --- ## Each regulator sets its own renewal clock, so one business keeps several deadlines **ACRA renews the registration of a sole proprietorship, partnership or limited partnership, and each licensing agency renews its own licence on its own clock.** This guide covers those ACRA registrations and the licences in the table below. Company annual filing sits in the [compliance guide](https://aemorph.com/business-guides/compliance/). | Regulator and licence | Renewal window | Fee (S$) | If you are late | Where you renew | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ACRA registration, sole proprietorship, partnership or limited partnership | Opens 60 days before expiry; reminder letter at 60 days | 30 for 1 year, 90 for 3 years | Late renewal is open to penalties, amount not stated; registration faces cancellation from 60 days after expiry | Bizfile with Corppass | | MOM Employment Agency Licence | Notice about 4 months before expiry; file at least 3 months before | 400 application plus 100 issuance, 3-year licence | 100 late fee if filed within 1 month after expiry; later means a new licence | GoBusiness | | SFA Food Shop Licence | Reminders up to 2 months before expiry; renew before expiry | 195 a year | Expired licence is not renewable; operations stop; new application | GoBusiness, GIRO or AXS | | HSA dealer's licence, therapeutic products | GIRO deducts 30 days before expiry | Not stated on the page | Lapsed licence is not renewable; new application | GIRO or manual renewal | | CEA Estate Agent Licence | 1 October to 30 November 2026 for the licence starting 1 January 2027; late 1 to 31 December 2026 | 120 application every 3 years plus 330 a year, base tier | Without approval by 1 January 2027 the agent stops estate agency work until CEA approves | ACEAS | | STB Travel Agent Licence | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated; processing takes up to 10 working days after a complete submission | TRUST | | SPF Liquor Licence | Renew before expiry; no minimum lead time stated | Not stated for renewal | Not stated | GoBusiness | *Renewal windows, fees and late rules for seven licences, as published by each regulator on 5 November 2026. "Not stated" means the regulator's page gives no figure.* *[Source: ACRA, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#acra-november-2026-ab5f)* *[Source: Ministry of Manpower, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#ministry-of-manpower-november-2026-29e4)* *[Source: Singapore Food Agency, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#singapore-food-agency-november-2026-511d)* *[Source: Health Sciences Authority, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#health-sciences-authority-november-2026-af03)* *[Source: Council for Estate Agencies, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#council-for-estate-agencies-november-2026-b0ea)* *[Source: Singapore Tourism Board, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#singapore-tourism-board-november-2026-95de)* *[Source: Singapore Police Force, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#singapore-police-force-november-2026-a5a1)* ### Is early renewal allowed? **ACRA allows renewal only within 60 days of expiry, while MOM asks for filing at least 3 months ahead, so MOM's deadline arrives first.** For a registration and a licence that expire on the same day, the MOM deadline falls about 30 days before the ACRA window opens, because 3 months is roughly 90 days and the ACRA window is 60 days. ### Does ACRA publish a late renewal fee? **No, ACRA's renewal page states no late fee amount, so a figure quoted as current needs a check.** The S$250 figure matches the top of ACRA's range of S$10 to S$250 for business lodgements due before 9 December 2024. ACRA states an upward adjustment of penalties for this group and notes that most late business lodgements relate to renewal. *[Source: ACRA, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#acra-november-2026-ddc2)* ## An expiry on 31 March 2027 puts MOM's deadline a month before ACRA's window opens **If an ACRA registration and an MOM licence both expire on 31 March 2027, MOM's deadline of 31 December 2026 arrives 30 days before ACRA's window opens on 30 January 2027.** The table works each published rule forward from that assumed expiry date. | Date | Regulator | What the date means | Rule behind it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | About 30 November 2026 | MOM | Renewal notice arrives by email | About 4 months before expiry | | 31 December 2026 | MOM | Latest date MOM asks for filing | At least 3 months before expiry | | 30 January 2027 | ACRA | Renewal opens and the reminder letter goes out | 60 days before expiry | | 1 March 2027 | HSA | GIRO deduction date for a dealer's licence | 30 days before expiry | | 31 March 2027 | SFA, MOM, ACRA | Assumed expiry; an SFA food licence stops being renewable | Expiry date | | 30 April 2027 | MOM, ACRA | MOM's late window closes with a S$100 fee; ACRA sends an SMS if unrenewed | 1 month after expiry for MOM; 30 days after expiry for ACRA | | 30 May 2027 | ACRA | Registration faces cancellation | 60 days after expiry | *Illustrative dates computed on 5 November 2026 from the published rules, for an assumed expiry of 31 March 2027. Your own licence states its real expiry date.* *[Source: Ministry of Manpower, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#ministry-of-manpower-november-2026-29e4)* *[Source: ACRA, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#acra-november-2026-ab5f)* ## Flat renewal fees make ACRA's three-year option a convenience and not a discount **ACRA's three-year renewal costs S$90, which equals three one-year renewals at S$30, so the longer term saves effort and not money.** The table totals each renewal over three years. | Renewal | Fee arithmetic (S$) | Three-year total (S$) | Per year (S$) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ACRA, three 1-year renewals | 30 + 30 + 30 | 90 | 30 | | ACRA, one 3-year renewal | 90 | 90 | 30 | | MOM Employment Agency Licence, one 3-year licence | 400 + 100 | 500 | about 167 | | SFA Food Shop Licence, three annual renewals | 3 x 195 | 585 | 195 | | CEA Estate Agent Licence, base tier, 2027 to 2029 | 120 + 3 x 330 | 1,110 | 370 | *Fee totals over three years, calculated from regulator pages on 5 November 2026. The CEA base tier covers 1 to 10 salespersons.* MOM's S$100 late fee equals 20 percent of the S$500 renewal fees (100 / 500), and it applies only to an application filed in the month after expiry. *[Source: ACRA, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#acra-november-2026-ab5f)* *[Source: Ministry of Manpower, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#ministry-of-manpower-november-2026-29e4)* *[Source: Singapore Food Agency, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#singapore-food-agency-november-2026-511d)* ## Outstanding MediSave blocks a sole proprietor's renewal before the form is filed **A sole proprietor or partner with outstanding MediSave clears it, or sets up monthly instalments with the CPF Board, before ACRA processes the renewal.** ACRA states that it does not process a renewal while MediSave is outstanding and that the registration then faces cancellation. SFA applies the same gate to individuals and sole proprietors. MOM lists a MediSave check for sole proprietorship owners and limited partnership general partners. ACRA sets the MediSave threshold at annual net trade income above S$6,000. ### When is the three-year renewal option available? **ACRA offers the three-year option when no MediSave is outstanding, or when an instalment plan has run with monthly contributions for at least 24 consecutive months.** An owner who meets the condition and does not see the option contacts the CPF Board. ### How early do I set up GIRO so that renewal is not delayed? **Set up the instalment arrangement by the 15th of a month, because ACRA says the first deduction then usually falls on the 25th and the renewal waits for it.** For a 31 March 2027 expiry, ACRA's window opens on 30 January 2027, so an application made by 15 January 2027 is deducted on 25 January 2027 and clears before the window opens. A later application moves the first deduction to the following month. *[Source: ACRA, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#acra-november-2026-ab5f)* *[Source: ACRA, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#acra-november-2026-cf08)* *[Source: Ask Gov SG, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#ask-gov-sg-november-2026-a267)* ## You renew on Bizfile, GoBusiness or the agency's own system, depending on the licence **ACRA registrations renew on Bizfile with Corppass, most agency licences renew from My Licences on GoBusiness, and CEA and STB renew in ACEAS and TRUST.** The steps differ by channel. ### How do I renew an ACRA business registration? **Log in to Bizfile as a Business User through Corppass, open Manage, choose Sole proprietorship/partnership, select Renew business registration, pick the period and pay.** ACRA accepts card, PayNow, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay, approves the renewal immediately and sends a free Business Profile to the Bizfile inbox. Only the business owner renews, and a Corppass Admin account with ACRA e-services access is required. ### How do I renew a licence on GoBusiness? **Open My Licences on the GoBusiness dashboard, press Select Action and choose renew, or press Renew/Manage via GoBusiness Licensing where that button shows.** For an SFA licence marked Pending Payment, open My Submissions, then Actions Required, and pay by card or PayNow. The renewed licence downloads from the Completed list. The [GoBusiness guide](https://aemorph.com/business-guides/gobusiness/) maps the rest of the portal. ### Does a corporate service provider renew for me? **Yes, ACRA lets a corporate service provider file the renewal for the owner, and GoBusiness lets you act for another business by selecting that client's UEN.** *[Source: Ask Gov SG, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#ask-gov-sg-november-2026-19e3)* *[Source: Singapore Food Agency, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#singapore-food-agency-november-2026-8dd9)* ## CEA estate agents renew for the three-year licence that starts on 1 January 2027 **As of 5 November 2026, estate agents have 25 days left in CEA's main renewal window, which runs 1 October to 30 November 2026 for the licence valid 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029.** CEA accepts late applications from 1 to 31 December 2026, which is 56 days from 5 November 2026, although approval is not assured before 1 January 2027. Without approval by that date the agent does not perform estate agency work until CEA approves. CEA states that a complete application takes two to three weeks. The agent needs a valid Key Executive Officer, completed CPD and MediSave, a funded GIRO account, ACRA records that match ACEAS, and professional indemnity insurance covering 1 January to 31 December 2027 at minimum. KEOs and salespersons also meet CEA's new Currency Requirement. The application fee is S$120 once every three years and the base licence fee is S$330 a year. *[Source: Council for Estate Agencies, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#council-for-estate-agencies-november-2026-b0ea)* ## A lapsed registration or licence ends in a restore or a new application **What follows a lapse depends on the regulator, because ACRA allows a restore for a cancelled sole proprietorship while SFA, HSA and MOM require a new application.** SFA states that operating a food establishment without a valid licence is an offence. ACRA states that running a business after its registration expires is an offence. ### What happens if my ACRA registration expires? **ACRA says to renew immediately within 30 days of expiry, because the registration faces cancellation 60 days after expiry.** Late renewal is open to penalties, and ACRA states no amount on its renewal page. ### What if the registration is already cancelled? **A cancelled sole proprietorship applies to restore the business before renewing, and a cancelled limited partnership registers a new limited partnership.** A business that no longer operates closes the registration instead of renewing it. ### What happens if an agency licence lapses? **MOM accepts a late renewal within 1 month of expiry for a S$100 fee and then requires a new licence, while SFA and HSA require a new application as soon as the licence lapses.** The business stops the licensed activity until the new licence is granted. *[Source: ACRA, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#acra-november-2026-b1fe)* *[Source: Health Sciences Authority, November 2026](https://aemorph.com/sources/#health-sciences-authority-november-2026-af03)* *General guidance as of 5 November 2026, not legal advice.* THE STRATEGIC CONVERSATION ## Start with a free *strategic conversation*. 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