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Government fees to register a Bahrain company

What are the government fees for registering a company in Bahrain on Sijilat?

The situation

Published summaries list name reservation about BHD 50, CR filing BHD 50, activity licence BHD 100 to 300, notarisation about BHD 20 and the CR certificate BHD 11.

The law

  • Commercial Registration Law, Decree-Law No. 27 of 2015 (amended by Decree-Law 52 of 2018 and Law 9 of 2022): Every commercial activity needs a CR issued through Sijilat; a CR is deleted if required licences are not obtained within one year

What it means for you

For a simple service company the government side often totals around BHD 230 to 430 before translation and legalisation of foreign documents. Example: BHD 50 + BHD 50 + BHD 200 + BHD 20 + BHD 11 = BHD 331. Add translation and apostille costs if partners are foreign companies. Confirm the exact fee shown on Sijilat at payment.

What to do

  1. List your activities to estimate licence fees.
  2. Budget foreign document legalisation.
  3. Check the fee shown on Sijilat before paying.
  4. Keep receipts for accounts.

We can do this for youSet up a Bahrain WLL or single person company through Sijilat (MOIC): BHD 900

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