fee calculator
Use the fee calculator to estimate  your licence fee!
    
        
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             Type of licence 
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             Basis of chargeable fee 
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             Rate per year 
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             Up to 15m2 
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             $50 per licence 
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             Above 15m2 
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             $20 per m2 or part thereof in excess of 5m2 
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                - Advertisement licence
 
                - Directional Sign licence
 
                - Free Standing Signboard licence
 
             
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             Up to 1m2** 
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             $20 per sign 
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             Above 1m2 to 5m2 
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             $90 per sign 
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             Above 5m2 to 10m2 
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             $140 per sign 
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             Above 10m2 
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             $20 per m2 or part thereof per sign 
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                - Animated Billboard licence
 
             
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             Up to 10m2 
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             $225 per sign 
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             Above 10m2 
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             $30 per m2 or part thereof per sign 
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                - Skysign licence 
 
                - Balloon Sign licence
 
             
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             Display Area 
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             $40 per m2 or part thereof per sign 
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*Each business premise is eligible for a one-time aggregate 5m2 signboard exemption. Exemption may be considered upon submission of the declaration form during the online consultation via Advertisement licensing System (ALS).
**All advertisements / directional signs / banners up to 1m2 are classified as small advertisements.
The minimum chargeable period of the licence is one month, subject to a minimum fee of $20.00.
If the licence period is more than a month, this duration will be pro-rated to the next one month. For example, 5 May to 4 June is considered as one month, while 5 May to 5 June is taken as two months.
 Permit To Use Fee 
    
        
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             Type 
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             Fee 
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             Temporary Building with statistical gross floor area 
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             $200 for every 100m2 
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             Temporary Building with no measurable statistical gross floor area 
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             $200 per structure 
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How to make payment
Giro payment is compulsory for annual auto-renewal of licences. If the licence is not automatically renewed the following year, a fresh application needs to be made to obtain a new sign licence.
    
        
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             Payment  
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             Details 
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             e-Nets and credit card  
              
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             Pay online through ALS 
              
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             PayNow 
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                - Please use BCA PayNow proxy T08GB0005B101 or simply scan the QR Code below.
 
             
              
            
                - Indicate Licence Number or Formal Application Number <FA/xxxxx/xxxx/xx/xx> in PayNow reference field.
 
             
            Note: Payment will only be accepted for new application or licence with renewal/payment notice issued. Licence will not be renewed if renewal/payment notice is not issued. 
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            | Internet Bank Transfer | 
            
            
                - Transfer to BCA Bank Account as below –
 
             
            Account Name: Building and Construction Authority 
            Account Type: DBS Current Account 
            Bank Code: 7171 
            Account Number: <001-021871-9> 
            DBS Swift Code: DBSSSGSG 
            
                - Once payment is made successfully, submit the payment details through BCA’s Payment Notification via https://go.gov.sg/bcapmt.
 
             
            Note: Payment will only be accepted for new application or licence with renewal/payment notice issued. Licence will not be renewed if renewal/payment notice is not issued.  
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             Giro 
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             With effect from 1 April 2025, to renew a licence, applicant to submit 
            
                - eGIRO of participating banks through BCA eGIRO portal;
 
             
            
                - hardcopy of BCA GIRO Application Form of non-participating eGIRO banks.
 
             
            Click here to indicate your selection. 
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