Startup India (DPIIT) Recognition in Kochi
Tax holidays, easier compliance, govt tenders — if you qualify.
Same-day pickup of documents anywhere from Aluva to Tripunithura; same-day GST filing from our Kakkanad-based ops team.
DPIIT recognition unlocks 3-year tax exemption (80-IAC), self-certification under labour laws, and 50% off trademark fees. We prepare the pitch-style application that actually gets approved.
- Our fee
- ₹5,499
- GST (18%)
- ₹990
- You pay us
- ₹6,489
+ government fees at actuals — see below. Receipts always shared.
What’s included
- Eligibility check (incorporation age, turnover, innovation test)
- Application + writeup preparation
- 80-IAC tax-exemption application (add-on)
Built for the way Kochi businesses actually file
Kerala's commercial capital — fintech, SaaS, logistics and seafood-export startups all incorporate here because the single Kerala ROC sits in Ernakulam.
ROC office
Registrar of Companies, Ernakulam
Company Law Bhawan, BMC Road, Thrikkakara P.O., Kochi – 682021, Kerala (the single ROC for the whole of Kerala & Lakshadweep).
Kerala stamp duty
Kerala MOA stamp duty: 0.1% of authorised capital, capped at ₹10,000 (Schedule I, Kerala Stamp Act).
FSSAI office
Office of the Commissioner of Food Safety, Kerala — Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram (with designated officers in each district for State licence; Central licence filed online via FoSCoS). For Kochi, the designated officer sits at the Ernakulam district office, Cochin.
Kerala professional tax
Kerala professional tax (half-yearly): ₹120 (income up to ₹11,999/month), rising in slabs to ₹1,250 (₹83,334+/month) per Kerala Municipality Act.
IT & industrial parks
- Infopark Kochi (Kakkanad)
- Infopark Phase II (Brahmapuram)
- Smart City Kochi (Kakkanad)
- KINFRA International Apparel Park (Menamkulam)
Neighborhoods we serve
Kakkanad · Edappally · Kaloor · Marine Drive · Vyttila · Aluva · Tripunithura · Fort Kochi · MG Road
Every order also includes
Startup India in other Kerala cities
Same all-in pricing, same empanelled CA / CS / Advocate sign-off — local where you are.
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