Dealing with Construction Permits in
Taiwan, China
Listed below is detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse —including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.
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Building a warehouse
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Estimated Warehouse Value:
TWD 14,307,000
- City: Taipei
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| * 1 |
Obtain proof of land title ownership from the city government
Agency: City Government
|
1 day
|
TWD 50
|
| 2 |
Apply to the city government to define the building lines and check the boundary of land
Agency: City Government
|
16 days
|
TWD 4,000
|
| 3 |
Obtain information about infrastructure from the water company
Agency: Taiwan Water Corporation
|
14 days
|
no charge
|
| * 4 |
Obtain information about electricity infrastructure from electricity provider
Agency: Taiwan Power Company (Taipower)
|
14 days
|
no charge
|
| * 5 |
Obtain information about telecommunications infrastructure from telecom company
Agency: Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited
|
14 days
|
no charge
|
| 6 |
Obtain firefighting design approval from the fire protection authority
Agency: Fire Protection Authority
|
21 days
|
no charge
|
| * 7 |
Obtain waster water discharge permit from the industry park authority/ city government
Agency: City Government (Industry Park Authority)
|
7 days
|
TWD 3,200
|
| 8 |
Apply for building permit from the city government
The building cost is assumed here to be TWD 15,200 per square meter for steel structures. Hence the building cost of the warehouse in this case is TWD 19,769,120. The cost of obtaining a building permit is 0.1% of the building cost estimated by the city government.
Agency: City Government
|
7 days
|
TWD 19,769
|
| 9 |
Report the start date and present construction plan to the city government and pay the city government the air pollution protection fee before starting construction
Agency: City Government
|
1 day
|
TWD 151,217
|
| 10 |
City government inspects layout of the building plan on the land site
Agency: City Government
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 11 |
City government inspects at foundation stage
Agency: City Government
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 12 |
City government inspects at second-floor stage
Agency: City Government
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 13 |
City government inspects at roof construction stage
Agency: City Government
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 14 |
Receive environmental inspection from the department of environmental protection (city government) at any time during construction
Agency: Department of Environmental Protection (City Government)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 15 |
Receive labor inspection from the department of labor (city government) at any time during construction
According to the Enforcement Rules of the Labor Safety and Health Law, BuildCo must assign at least one qualified staff member who holds a certificate of labor safety and hygiene training to the construction site for managing and supervising daily labor safety.
Agency: Department of Labor (City Government)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 16 |
Obtain firefighting inspection certificate from the fire protection authority
Agency: Fire Protection Authority
|
4 days
|
no charge
|
| * 17 |
Obtain address (house number) certification from the city government
Agency: City Government
|
3 days
|
TWD 84
|
| * 18 |
Obtain waste water connection certification from the environment protection bureau/ city government
Agency: City Government (Environment Protection Bureau)
|
10 days
|
no charge
|
| 19 |
Obtain building usage (occupancy) permit from the city government
To obtain an occupancy permit, BuildCo requests that the city government approve the as-built drawings of the warehouse.
Agency: City Government
|
6 days
|
TWD 100
|
| 20 |
Obtain building/ land ownership certificate from the city government.
The Department of Land in City Government issues a building/land ownership certificate on the basis of the building surface area calculation prepared by the architect and approved by the Department of Building Administration.
Agency: City Government (Department of Land)
|
18 days
|
TWD 39,618
|
| 21 |
Apply for water supply from a local water company
Agency: Taiwan Water Corporation
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 22 |
Receive inspection from water company
Agency: Taiwan Water Corporation
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 23 |
Obtain connection to water
The whole process (from application to connection) may take 14–28 days.
Agency: Taiwan Water Corporation
|
19 days
|
TWD 25,000
|
| * 24 |
Request telephone line
Agency: Taiwan Power Company (Taipower)
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| * 25 |
Obtain telephone line
Agency: Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited
|
3 days
|
TWD 3,500
|
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.