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PSIC 2019 · Sub-class
58190

Other publishing activities

Closed to foreign equity

This sub-class covers various publishing activities, including both traditional and online formats, for a range of printed materials and information.

Includes

  • Publishing (including online) of catalogs
  • Publishing of photos, engravings, and postcards
  • Publishing of greeting cards
  • Publishing of forms and posters
  • Reproduction of works of art
  • Publishing of advertising material
  • Publishing of other printed matter
  • Online publishing of statistics or other information

Excludes

  • Retail sale of software 4741
  • Publishing of advertising newspapers 5813
  • Online provision of software (application hosting and application service provisioning) 6311

Foreign ownership

Closed to foreign equity

This activity is reserved for Filipino ownership under the Negative List. Emerhub can map a compliant alternative structure.

Legal basis: FINL A.1 · Section 11, Article XVI of the 1987 Constitution; Presidential Memorandum dated 05 May 1994; DOJ Opinion No. 40, s. 1998

Recommended route

No foreign-equity route

Emerhub can advise a compliant local structure, or an alternative activity that reaches your goal

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Registration path

  1. 1

    SEC

    Incorporate the entity

  2. 2

    BIR

    Tax registration and books

  3. 3

    LGU

    Barangay clearance and Mayor’s permit

  4. 4

    Regulator

    Sector license, if the activity needs one

Emerhub files each step with the government; you provide the documents and information.