- STEP 1: Here’s how you can register your business name with the Department of Trade online. To know which document you will need to submit, please check out this link : Required Documents – Business Name Registration
- STEP 2: Open DTI’s online business registration page: Apply Online.
- STEP 3: After reading the Terms and Condition, click the “I Agree” button (Highlighted in GREEN) located at the lower right side of the page.
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- STEP 4: Complete the Owner’s Information Form. When you are done, click the “Next” button (Highlighted in GREEN) to move on to the next step.
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- STEP 5: A pop-up will appear containing all the information you have earlier provided. Confirm that the information displayed are correct by clicking the “Proceed” button (Highlighted in PURPLE).
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- STEP 6: On this page, you will be asked to identify the territorial scope of your business name registration: barangay, city/municipality, regional, and national (you only need to choose one). Do keep in mind that the fees for each level varies depending on the scope. So, if you would like to save money on registration fees, you will need to think about where exactly you will be putting up your office, store, shop, branch, or the physical structure of your business, and register your business name accordingly.
- Note: The scope does not limit where you can transact business. The registration only covers the use of the business name and not the operation of the business itself.
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- STEP 7: Barangay (Highlighted in ORANGE): If you choose to register your business name under barangay level, you will be asked to provide the name of the barangay, the city/municipality or province you are in, and the region it belongs to. You will also need to provide a dominant name for your business, a business name descriptor, and the proposed business name.The business name registration is limited within your barangay, meaning there can only be one business with that name within your barangay.
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- STEP 8: City/Municipality (Highlighted in ORANGE): After clicking the button, you will be asked to provide the name of the city/municipality or province you are in and your region. You will also need to provide a dominant name for your business, a business name descriptor and the proposed business name.The business name registration is limited within your city or municipality, meaning there can only be one business with that name within your city or municipality, which naturally also includes your barangay.
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- STEP 9: Regional (Highlighted in ORANGE): After clicking the button you will be asked to provide the name of the region you are in. You will also need to provide a dominant name for your business, a business name descriptor and the proposed business name. The business name registration is much wider on a regional level compare to the earlier mentioned ones. Meaning once you register your business name with this scope, you have exclusive rights to use the name within your region, which also covers all cities, municipalities, and barangays under it.
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- STEP 10: National (Highlighted in ORANGE): After clicking the button you will be asked to provide a dominant name for your business, a business name descriptor and the proposed business name.No need to indicate your barangay, city/municipality, or the region your business belongs to.
- After typing in your proposed business name, click the “Check Name Availability” button (Highlighted in GREEN) to see if the name is available.
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- STEP 11: A pop-up will appear containing your proposed name. Confirm that it is indeed the name you chose for your business by clicking the “Validate Business Name” button (Highlighted in RED).
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- STEP 12: There are instances where a name has already been registered with DTI, like the example below.You can see the mark “FAILED” (Highlighted in BLUE). In this case, you may run another name check using a different name, by typing in the new proposed business name on the space provided and clicking the “Check Name Availability” button again (Highlighted in PURPLE).
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- STEP 13: If your new name search passed the validation conducted by the DTI you should be seeing something like the one highlighted below with a RED box. All measures bears the “PASSED” status, which means your chosen name may be registered.
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- STEP 14: To move on to the next step, click the “Next” button (Highlighted in RED box) located on the bottom right corner of the page.
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- STEP 15: You will be shown a summary of your transaction and accompanying fees. If everything checks out, proceed to the next step by clicking the “Yes” button (Highlighted in YELLOW).
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- STEP 16: Take note of your reference code. If you can, take a screenshot of the page. The code is important because you will use this in all of your transactions with the DTI. To move on to the next page, click the “Continue” button (Highlighted in ORANGE).
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- STEP 17: Complete the Business Name Registration Application Form. You will be asked to provide information regarding your business address, personal information, residential address, and other details like, capitalization, and number of employees.
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- STEP 18: After completing the application form click the “Next” button (Highlighted in RED box).
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- STEP 19: Next, a series of accomplished forms will appear. Check if all the data shown are correct and valid, including the email address, before confirming your application. To confirm and proceed to the next step click the “Confirm and Proceed” button (Encircled in YELLOW).
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- STEP 20: This is the undertaking page.
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- STEP 21: Signify your conformity to the undertaking by clicking the “Proceed” button (Encircled in GREEN). You may also download the Undertaking for your personal files.
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- STEP 22: The payment section will appear next. You may pay the application fee using these methods: through a DTI Teller, GCash, PayMaya, LandbankLink.Biz, Credit/Debit Card). You will need to pay the registration fee within seven (7) calendar days from the date of application. Otherwise, the BN application will be deemed abandoned and subsequently nullified.
- STEP 23: After you have paid the application fee, the Certificate of Business Name Registration will be sent to your email.