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Company registration in Portugal
A Portuguese limited company in one visit or online. We obtain tax numbers, register the company and help with the bank account and startup visa.
Portugal is one of the fastest EU countries to register a company: through the state On-the-Spot Firm service a limited company is set up in one visit, and online registration costs even less. For foreigners the main preparatory step is tax numbers for founders and directors. Below: what opening a company costs, the taxes a Portuguese company pays in 2026, how to register a startup and why the process gets delayed.
Opening a company in Portugal: cost
| Registration route | State fee |
|---|---|
| On-the-Spot Firm, one visit | EUR 360, ~$404 |
| Online with model articles | EUR 220, ~$247 |
| Online with custom articles | EUR 360, ~$404 |
Our registration with a one-year address, secretary, fees and apostilled documents is €13,000, about $14,566; the package with bank pre-approval is €14,100, about $15,798. Dollar amounts are converted at the European Central Bank rate of 5 October 2026 and rounded up.
A fee from $247 online, but no registration without the founders' tax numbers
The law does not stop you registering a company on your own. But mistakes cost more than the fees: foreign founders and directors without a Portuguese tax number, a corporate founder's documents without legalisation and translation, bespoke articles that need approval and slow down registration, and a bank that takes long to check the source of funds. We obtain tax numbers, prepare the articles and documents, register the company in one visit or online and help with the bank account and startup visa.
Turnkey package prices are in the table on this page; a manager will calculate the total for your structure in the chat.
Company taxes in 2026
- Corporate income tax is 19% in 2026, falling by 1 point a year to 17% by 2028.
- Small and medium companies pay 15% on the first EUR 50,000 of taxable profit.
- Distributions and salaries are taxed separately.
More on our Portugal taxes page.
Documents
- passports and tax numbers of founders and directors;
- for a corporate founder, a register extract, founding decision and power of attorney, apostilled and translated;
- the company's registered address in Portugal;
- beneficial owner details for the register.
Registering a startup in Portugal
For non-EU founders the company is often tied to the startup visa: the state innovation agency approves the project, then the founder registers the company, opens an account and obtains residence. See Portugal startup visa.
How registration works
- Tax numbers. We obtain tax numbers for foreign founders and directors.
- Name and articles. We choose model articles or draft custom ones and check the name.
- Registration. We register the company in one visit or online and receive its documents.
- Tax registration. We file the start-of-activity declaration and register with social security.
- Account. We open a bank account and pay in the capital.
Why registration gets delayed
- foreign founders or directors have no tax numbers;
- a foreign corporate founder's documents are not legalised or translated;
- the bank takes long to verify the source of funds;
- custom articles need negotiation.
What we do
We obtain tax numbers, register the company, provide an address and secretary, and help with the account and startup visa. Prices for each service are in the table below.
Fees
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Base package (incorporation, 1yr legal address, secretary, fees, apostilled docs) | €13 000 |
| Package with nominee service | €13 000 |
| Package with bank pre-approval (plus bank account pre-approval) | €14 100 |
| State registration via Empresa na Hora (government fee) | €360 |
| Online state registration (government fee) | from €220 |
We will calculate online the cost of registering and running your company for the first year.
See also
Business account · Personal account · Investment property · Country taxes · All country programs
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