Company Formation in Egypt

Egypt is a transcontinental nation crossing the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia, through an area extension structured by the Sinai Peninsula.

 

Egypt is a standout amongst the most crowded nations in Africa and the Middle East, and the fifteenth most populated on the planet. The immense populace of Egypt has given incredible open door to recently settle business ventures to get extraordinary interest for organizations’ items and administrations. The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) is the representative body for company formation in Egypt. Certain Industries has wholly foreign ownership in Egypt like mining, tourism, real estate, maritime transport, software design and electronic production.

  • A LLC company formation in Egypt is a common entity, can be 100% owned and used to conduct business within Egypt and is allowed to engage in any commercial or industrial activity. It allows wholly foreign ownership only to certain industries like mining, tourism, real estate, maritime transport, software design and electronic production
  • A Subsidiary company formation in Egypt has an agreement with an Egyptian party. The foreign branch office is allowable to conduct commercial, monetary and industrial activities which are included in the contract and only 10% of employees can be foreigner.
  • The company formation in Egypt shall be committed to obtain the licenses necessary for practicing its activities. To support Egypt business registration, IMC can assist our clients in determining what type of licenses are required for their company
  • Business activities such as import and investment in the Sinai area required approval from the relevant authorities, and therefore are not eligible for 100% foreign ownership
  • Under Egyptian Investment Law, foreign investors are not qualified to import goods for the purpose of trading in Egypt and act as a commercial agent.
  • Foreign Companies in Egypt incur a corporate tax rate of 20% of net profit under US$ 1,450,000 and 30% of the net profit over US$ 1,450,000. Companies are only taxed on the profits generated from their business activities in Egypt
  • Nonresident in Egypt is subject to a withholding the tax rate of 20% on the gross amount.
 
TypeLimited Liability Company/Branch office
Under Egyptian law, foreigners can own100%
Share CapitalYes
ManagerMinimum 1 resident manager required
ShareholdersMinimum two shareholders of any nationality
Memorandum and Articles of AssociationProvided
Can the entity hire expatriate staff in EgyptYes
SecretaryNo
Tax Registration Certificate RequiredYes
Statutory audit requiredYes
How long to open Corporate Bank Account1 weeks
Timeframe for Incorporation10 – 14 weeks
Annual ReturnMust be filed
Annual TaxMust be filed

Links Related to Company Formation in Egypt

  • IMC’S Services for Company formation in Egypt
  • IMC’s Pre-entry strategy advisory Services
  • IMC’s Business operations advisory Services
  • IMC’s Business Incorporation and Post-incorporation Services
  • Egypt Government website

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