START NOW – To make a trading company can run and stable, entrepreneurs must complete it with the trade business license.

Having a trade business license is an obligation stipulated by law. Thanks to government facilities and efforts, entrepreneurs can now fulfill this obligation easily.

Steps to Take Care of a Trade Business License

A trading business is a business sector whose main activity is selling goods or services to earn some profits. 

This trading company has the obligation to apply for a number of trade business licenses which include: 

Registering for NPWP Ownership 

The first thing you must have as an entrepreneur (and a good citizen) is an NPWP or Taxpayer Identification Number.

NPWP is one of the main requirements you must include to establish a company or apply for other business licenses.

By having an NPWP, you will be able to fulfill your tax obligations as a good income earning citizen.

Take care of SKDP

In addition to the NPWP, you must also obtain a Certificate of Company Domicile or SKDP for your company. 

You can start the SKDP registration process by visiting the RT and RW office where the company is located.

From there, you will get a cover letter for the manufacturing process, namely for the urban village and sub-district offices.

You need to know that SKDP has many benefits for entrepreneurs who already have it, such as: 

• As an attachment to the file for taking care of the SIUP
• As an attachment to the company NPWP file
• It is one of the attachment files for the process of applying for business credit at the Bank

Doing SIUP Filing

SIUP is one of the most important documents for a business that runs in the trade sector. 

The process is very easy, you only need to visit the relevant agencies within the scope of local government.

The processing process is also not long. Especially now that there is a process of utilizing technology, namely with the presence of the OSS website. 

The OSS website can facilitate the registration of almost all kind of licenses, such as NIB, NPWP, SIUP, TDP, etc.  

Through this website, you don’t even need to bother visiting the relevant government offices. You can scan and upload every requirements in a predetermined format. 

However, if you still cannot manage it yourself, you can use a service provider. They’re certainly more experienced in dealing with trade business license issuance.

Taking care of the TDP

Besides SIUP, you must also obtain a Company Registration Certificate or TDP by making a TDP application letter. 

In addition to that, you must also attach some requirements documents, including: 

• Notarial Deed
• SIUP
• SKDP
• KK and KTP of the Director or person in charge of the company
• Domicile Certificate, if the business location is in an office complex

Requirements for Establishing a Trade Business

In addition to completing a trade business license, there are some important things you need to consider regarding business establishment.

One of them is that you need to choose the right type of business entity for your business activities.

Well, have you ever heard of Usaha Dagang or UD? This can be one that you can apply, especially for small-scale types of companies. 

The difference between this type of business entity and others is the capital of its establishment. You can determine the amount of this capital freely. 

Then there is one more thing that characterizes a UD-shaped business. This is about its activities, UD only focuses on buying and selling business activities.

You need to calculate your profit margin carefully because it must cover the costs of promotion, distribution, and office operations.

If you want to establish an UD, then you will need to obtain a small trade business license (small SIUP). 

The requirements to obtain this small SIUP including: 

• Provide a copy of the document of establishment or amendment or deed of establishment of the business. 

It can also be replaced with a certificate of appointment from the head office.

• Provide a copy of the online trade business license file from the OSS website. 

This letters issued by related institutions or parties and can be replaced by a certificate from the local government.

• Attach a photocopy of the NPWP file of each person in charge of the business. 

Three Considerations in Determining Merchandise Products in Trade Businesses

If you are interested in opening an UD, then you should consider at least three things in determining merchandise, namely:

Focusing on Maintaining Product Quality

Since UD’s main activity is buying and selling products, you need to maintain product quality to remain stable. 

Product quality is a fixed price to ensuring customers are satisfied and willing to continue subscribing to your products

Do not let any defective products enter the warehouse stock and this is not known by the team.

Apply Excellent Service to Maintain Customers

An UD may counted as a company that only need a small trade business license. However, this doesn’t mean that the service is also small. 

Instead, you need to provide customers with some excellent services. This is one form of effort to lock customers, so they don’t switch shopping places.

Realize with certainty the level of competition

Finally, inevitably, as a business owner, you must realize about the intense business competition. This is important so that you can strategize to anticipate it.

Always remember to prioritize the rules of etiquette in running your business. Do not use dirty ways, tricks and strategies just to win the competition.

It may bring some benefits, but they are only temporary. On the other hand, it can risk damaging the credibility of your business.

If that happens, it will be difficult for you to regain the trust of the community in running your business.

Those are the three things that must be the main concern and focus when you decide to build an UD. 

Equip your UD with quality products and services as well as a proper trade business license. Then, you may find it easier to achieve success.