TRANSITION TO GOBUSINESS PORTAL FOR PETROLEUM AND FLAMMABLE MATERIALS (P&FM) STORAGE AND TRANSPORT LICENCES APPLICATIONS
To All Petroleum and Flammable Material Licensees
This circular informs P&FM licensees that all applications for P&FM storage and transport licences will be ported from the current LicenceOne portal to the Gobusiness (GoBiz) portal, effective from 06 December 2024. The GoBiz portal is a Whole of Government (WOG) initiative by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) which serves as a comprehensive business licensing system, enabling business and vocational licensees to conduct electronic transactions with Ministries and Statutory Boards. This includes applications for new licences, renewals, amendments, terminations, payment processing, and inquiries regarding application or licence statuses. In the next phase, the P&FM pipeline and import licences applications will also be ported to the GoBiz portal.
2. The P&FM Licence applications in the Gobiz portal will introduce new features as follows:
• Transport Licence Duration: The system will automatically provide the maximum licence duration. Applicants may choose to reduce the duration only, based on their business needs.
• Transport Chemical Declaration: Applicant will be required to select the chemical classes and chemical names.
• Transport Licence Payment: Applicant will be required to make payment immediately on SCDF website after application submission, for the licence to be processed.
• Licence Amendment: Applicant can apply for re-issuance of licence in Gobusiness with the amended administrative details.
• Licence Cancellation: Applicant can apply to terminate the licence in GoBusiness.
