Company setup cost
Portugal
Official fees paid to the authorities
Official fees only. Excluding professional services (company formation, compliance, KYC, registered office), which vary from firm to firm.
Source: registo.justica.gov.pt, irn.justica.gov.pt
Professional services from a firm
Range of the starting prices published by firms in the directory, for the services switched on below.
Get quotes from firms in PortugalEstimated total: official fees of the base option plus the starting prices published by firms for the services switched on below.
Services from a firm
Starting prices published by firms on Accountanty, one price per firm. Most firms do not say whether government fees are included.
- From EUR 584 one-offStarting prices published by 6 firms
- EUR 1,740 to EUR 2,120 per yearStarting prices published by 8 firms
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (2)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (1)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (2)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (2)
Breakdown of the estimate
| Empresa na Hora incorporation fee | EUR 360 | Official, at setup | registo.justica.gov.pt |
| Registration of the annual accounts (IES) | EUR 80 | Official, every year | irn.justica.gov.pt |
| Company formation by a firm | From EUR 584 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 6 firms |
| Accounting and annual accounts (small company) | EUR 1,740 to EUR 2,120 | Firms, per year | Starting prices published by 8 firms |
| Registered office or legal address | Price on request | Firms, per year | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (2) |
| Company secretary | Price on request | Firms, per year | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (1) |
| Bank account opening assistance | Price on request | Firms, one-off | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (2) |
| Residence visa | Price on request | Firms, one-off | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (2) |
Base: Empresa na Hora at the counter, standard request; yearly registration of the accounts (IES).
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Official fees paid to the authorities
Official fees only. Excluding professional services (company formation, compliance, KYC, registered office), which vary from firm to firm.
Source: registo.justica.gov.pt, irn.justica.gov.pt
Professional services from a firm
Range of the starting prices published by firms in the directory, for the services switched on below.
Get quotes from firms in PortugalEstimated total: official fees of the base option plus the starting prices published by firms for the services switched on below.
Services from a firm
Starting prices published by firms on Accountanty, one price per firm. Most firms do not say whether government fees are included.
- From EUR 584 one-offStarting prices published by 6 firms
- EUR 1,740 to EUR 2,120 per yearStarting prices published by 8 firms
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (2)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (1)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (2)
- Price on requestFewer than 5 firms publish a price (2)
Breakdown of the estimate
| Empresa Online, pre-approved articles | EUR 220 | Official, at setup | registo.justica.gov.pt |
| Registration of the annual accounts (IES) | EUR 80 | Official, every year | irn.justica.gov.pt |
| Company formation by a firm | From EUR 584 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 6 firms |
| Accounting and annual accounts (small company) | EUR 1,740 to EUR 2,120 | Firms, per year | Starting prices published by 8 firms |
| Registered office or legal address | Price on request | Firms, per year | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (2) |
| Company secretary | Price on request | Firms, per year | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (1) |
| Bank account opening assistance | Price on request | Firms, one-off | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (2) |
| Residence visa | Price on request | Firms, one-off | Fewer than 5 firms publish a price (2) |
Base: Empresa Online with pre-approved articles; yearly registration of the accounts (IES).
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Taxes in Portugal
- Corporate tax: 19% in 2026 (18% in 2027, 17% from 2028); 15% on the first EUR 50,000 for SMEs; 5% in the Madeira Free Zone, with conditions
- Tax on dividends paid abroad: 28% final withholding, residents and non-residents; 35% for listed favourable-tax jurisdictions
- VAT: 23% mainland (Madeira 22%); exemption up to EUR 15,000 of turnover in the previous year
Try a yearly profit in the corporate tax calculator
Destination taxes only, before tax treaties and before any tax in your country of residence. Facts checked on 2026-11-02; the sources are in the corporate tax calculator.
How the estimate is built
What the figures include
- Firms' figures are starting prices published by firms listed on Accountanty, read from their websites in October 2026: the range runs from the lower to the upper quartile, with at least 8 firms; "from" means 5 to 7 firms; below 5 the price is on request.
- Official fees are added up only for the base option named in the breakdown. Other options and fees that apply only in some cases are listed separately.
- A certified accountant (contabilista certificado) is required by law, so accounting is counted as a required service.
All official fees: Private limited company (Lda / Unipessoal Lda), Empresa na Hora
| Empresa na Hora incorporation fee | EUR 360 | At setup | registo.justica.gov.pt |
| Registration of the annual accounts (IES) | EUR 80 | Every year | irn.justica.gov.pt |
Not published by the authorities: Cost of a tax representative for non-EU residents; Bank account opening.
Time to register: Incorporation in less than an hour at the counter. Minimum share capital: Minimum capital EUR 2 with two partners, EUR 1 for a single-member company (unipessoal); deposited within 5 working days.
All official fees: Private limited company (Lda), Empresa Online
| Empresa Online, pre-approved articles | EUR 220 | At setup | registo.justica.gov.pt |
| Empresa Online, articles drafted by the partners | EUR 360 | At setup | registo.justica.gov.pt |
| Registration of the annual accounts (IES) | EUR 80 | Every year | irn.justica.gov.pt |
Not published by the authorities: Cost of a tax representative for non-EU residents; Bank account opening.
Time to register: Review within 5 days with pre-approved articles, 10 days with articles drafted by the partners. Minimum share capital: Minimum capital EUR 2 with two partners, EUR 1 for a single-member company.
Steps
- Get a Portuguese tax number (NIF); non-EU residents appoint a tax representative or join electronic notifications portugalglobal.pt
- Go to an Empresa na Hora counter with all partners, or apply online with a digital signature registo.justica.gov.pt
- Receive the articles, the commercial certificate code and the company card code registo.justica.gov.pt
- Deposit the capital in the company's bank account within 5 working days registo.justica.gov.pt
- Appoint a certified accountant and file the start-of-activity declaration portugalglobal.pt
- Declare the beneficial owners in the RCBE within 30 days justica.gov.pt
Documents and requirements
- Identity document of each partner (passport or residence permit) registo.justica.gov.pt
- Portuguese tax number (NIF) of each partner for the online route registo.justica.gov.pt
- Non-EU residents appoint a tax representative resident in Portugal, unless they join electronic notifications info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt
- Companies keep organised accounts signed by a certified accountant info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt
- A certified accountant is appointed by the start-of-activity declaration portugalglobal.pt
Every year
- Annual declaration (IES) by 15 July, with the accounts registration fee of EUR 80 irn.justica.gov.pt
- Annual confirmation of the beneficial owners by 31 December justica.gov.pt
Sources and notes: Portugal
- portugalglobal.pt read 2026-11-05
- registo.justica.gov.pt read 2026-11-05
- irn.justica.gov.pt read 2026-11-05
- registo.justica.gov.pt read 2026-11-05
- justica.gov.pt read 2026-11-05
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-11-05
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-10-13
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-11-02
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-11-02
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-11-02
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-11-02
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-11-02
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-11-02
- info.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt read 2026-11-02
Official figures checked on 2026-11-05. General information, not legal or tax advice: check the official sources and confirm costs with a firm before you act.