Legal forms of incorporation
- In Mozambique, the main types of corporate entity are the following
Sociedades por Quotas – LDA (Company by quotas) | Sociedade Anónima de Responsabilidade Limitada – SA (Company by shares) | Sociedade Unipessoal por Quotas – SUQ (Sole shareholder) |
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- LDA company is a limited liability company typically used for medium-sized and small-sized investments.
- For large investments, it is recommended to create a SA company. No minimum capital is required.
Set-up your foreign investment
Create your local company (if applicable)
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Obtain a certificate of name reservation (certidão de reserva de nome) |
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Register your company and ask for publication of the company statutes in the Official Gazette (Boletim da República) |
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Obtain an environmental licence (if applicable) from the Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (the Ministry of Land, Environment and Rural Development-MITADER) |
1. Issuance of the provisional environmental licence, after the approval of the EDPA – this being optional;
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Obtain an Industrial permit (if applicable) at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Balcão de AtendimentoÚnico – BAU) |
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Obtain a Commercial License at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (Balcão de AtendimentoÚnico – BAU) |
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Apply for investment approval
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Obtain the Investment Certificate |
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Register with the Central Bank of Mozambique |
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Notify the commencement of your business
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Register with the Mozambique Revenue Authority (Autoridade Tributária de Moçambique) |
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Notify the commencement of your business at the One-Stop Shop (if applicable) |
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Declare the commencement of activities & register employees with the Ministry of Labour, Employment (MITESS) |
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Register the company and the employees with the National Institute of Social Security (Instituto Nacional de Segurança Social- INSS) |
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Do not forget to
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Open a local bank account |
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Obtain the right to use and benefit from land (Direito de Uso e Aproveitamento de Terra- DUAT) |
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Subscribe a compensation insurance coverage to protect your staff |
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Find an accountant |
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