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Start a Business in Kerala
Personalised legal compliance, licenses, fees and government schemes for Kerala. Covers 29+ cities and districts under the Kerala Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1960.
Generate my Kerala roadmapLegal snapshot — Kerala
- Capital
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Shops & Establishment Act
- Kerala Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1960
- Labour portal
- Kerala Labour Dept
- Professional Tax
- Applicable — Half-yearly PT collected by local body — up to ₹1,250 per half.
- Rental stamp duty
- 2% of annual rent.
- GST state code
- 32
- Fire department
- fire.kerala.gov.in
- PT is levied by Panchayats/Municipalities, not the state directly.
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Cities & districts we cover in Kerala
Get a city-level compliance roadmap for any of these 29 locations.
What you get in the Kerala roadmap
- ✓State-specific Shops & Establishment registration steps
- ✓GST registration (state code 32)
- ✓FSSAI, Trade License, Fire NOC for your business type
- ✓Udyam (MSME) & startup benefits available in Kerala
- ✓Professional Tax & labour welfare rules
- ✓Rental stamp duty & agreement formalities
- ✓Government schemes: MUDRA, PMEGP, Stand-Up India & state schemes
- ✓Downloadable PDF checklist with official citations
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