| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Agency | SPF |
| Applicant access | Individuals with Singpass; UEN-registered businesses with Corppass; Authorised individual filers; Authorised business filers |
| Processing estimate | Approximately 3 weeks |
| Validity | No more than 30 days. |
Scope and eligibility
Temporary supply of liquor requires the appropriate Class 5 licence unless a statutory exemption applies. The source defines liquor broadly using an ethanol threshold above 0.5% by mass or volume.
Application steps
- Confirm the supply activity and temporary period
- use an eligible applicant or authorised filer
- submit business and premises evidence
- pay the applicable fee and observe the approved operating conditions.
Documents to prepare
- ACRA profile
- URA planning/HDB lodging evidence
- society registration for non-ACRA entities. The directory also lists a hawker document as applicable specifically to Class 2B, not a universal Class 5 requirement. Upload limit: 2 MB.
Attachment filenames must be no longer than 130 characters and use letters, digits, underscores or hyphens. Spaces are converted to underscores. Check the accepted file formats and size for each upload field in the official application.
Fees and validity
| Fee item | Published amount |
|---|---|
| 1 day | S$22 |
| 2–7 days | S$44 |
| 8 days | S$66 |
| 9–14 days | S$88 |
| 15 days | S$110 |
| 16–21 days | S$132 |
| 22 days | S$154 |
| 23–28 days | S$176 |
| 29 days | S$198 |
| 30 days | S$220 |
No more than 30 days.
Important details and examples
The estimate is about three weeks. Relevant company applicants include directors, managing directors or CEOs; partnership positions depend on entity type. Allow at least a day for recent ACRA changes to synchronise. SPF publishes the non-refundable Class 5 fees by consecutive licence days.

