Business Registration in Mauritius

Business Setup Worldwide helps you register your company in Mauritius in an ideal way for your type of business.

WHY CONFIGURE A COMPANY IN MAURITIUS?

  • Mauritius is a cosmopolitan country that includes people from diverse cultures and ethnicities. The people there are multilingual, the official business language is English.
  • The country is politically and economically stable, with the highest Human Development Index (HDI) in Africa.
  • The corporate tax rate in Mauritius is only 15% and as low as 3% for offshore companies.
  • Mauritius is a free market economy, which allows the unlimited transfer of dividends, capital or profits from Mauritius to any other country.

REGISTRATION PROCESS OF A COMPANY IN MAURITIUS

The application to register a company can be submitted to the Register of companies in Mauritius. The process is the following:

REGISTRATION PROCESS OF A COMPANY IN MAURITIUS

The application to register a company can be submitted to the Register of companies in Mauritius. The process is the following

  • Decide a name for your company and register it in the Mauritius Companies Registry. The name can be rejected if
  • It is similar to that of another company.
  • Violates a legal law
  • It is considered offensive by the Registrar of Companies

Send a business application along with the following details:

  • Name of the company
  • Type and structure of the company
  • Trade name, if any
  • Type of activity the business will carry out
  • Registered Registered Office
  • Proposed date of business start
  • A number of employees in the company.
  • Official contact details of the company.
  • Copy of the proof of identity of the directors and the secretary.
  • Name and contact details of the shareholders.
  • If the request is in accordance with the Company Law, and the prescribed fee is paid, the Company Registrar will issue a Certificate of Incorporation and a unique Company Number.
  • The Registrar of Companies updates the information of the company in the Central Database of Commercial Registry. Subsequently, the Municipality, the Mauritius Tax Authority and the Ministry of Social Security are notified. Thereafter, your company automatically registers for taxes, and you do not need to submit a separate application for tax registration.
  • Local authorities carry out an inspection (the Police Department, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Security, the Department of Fire Services and the Health Authority) to inform you about their respective guidelines and rates.
  • Register the company at the Social Security office, to whom the first must submit a monthly tax return.
  • Apply for a commercial license, depending on the type of activity your business does, and pay the license fee within 15 days of starting the business.
  • Open a corporate bank account for the company and design a company stamp that will be used for your routine business operations.

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