4.2.1 Discriminatory licensing. Licensing requirements are present in every country except Singapore and are different from country to country. Indonesia allows foreign investment in warehousing and distribution but not transportation. The process of obtaining licences is quite time consuming and difficult as there are different kinds of licences, such as office licence, brand licence, export and import licences. The Philippines does not grant licences to foreigners and a company has to go through a long debate to obtain licence. There are also lobby groups such as the Philippines freight forwarders association which push local aviation regulators not to grant licence to international players. Moreover, local transportation delivery is given only to local firms. In Thailand, licensing requirements are mainly for transportation. Domestic transportation services can only be offered by local firms to those with majority local ownership.