Malawi - Apply for Business Certificate of Incorporation

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. First, the interested person must search a probable name for his company.
2. Next, the applicant has to put in an application for the Certificate of Incorporation to the Registrar general in the Ministry of Justice.Link to Contact
3. Then he/she has to file his name for the payment of income tax with the Malawi revenue Authority Link to Contact
4.  Then obtain a company seal.
5. After that, submit an application form to receive a license from the Ministry of trade and Industry Contact Link and in respect to food and liquor license from the Blantyre City Assembly Link to Contact
6.  After this, the inspectors will inspect the precincts of the location of business.
7. Again the applicant has to obtain license from the Ministry of Trade and Industry by paying the applicable fees as provided in the “Fees” section of this page, to the Director of finance.
8.  Followed by an application, he has to file for registration at the work place.
9. Inspection of the venue will once again be conducted by the Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare Department.
10. Lastly, get oneself enrolled with the Malawi Revenue Authority for PAYE and fringe Tax benefits.
    

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Required Documents

• Application form for company name.
•  Application form for Certificate of Incorporation.
•  Identification documents.
•  Proof of nationality.
•  Proof of payment of registration fees.
•  Articles of Association.
•  Memorandum of Association.
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of the Registrar General
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
Fatima Building
P.O. Box 100
Blantyre
Telephone (265) 01 788 411
Telefax (265) 01 788 153, (265) 01 788 732 .
Contact: Link

Malawi Revenue Authority
Head Office, Msonkho House,
Private Bag 247, Blantyre.
Tel: (265) 01 822 588 |
Fax: (265) 01 822 302 email: [email protected]

Eligibility

Any seven or more persons in case of a public company or, if the company to be formed is a private company, any two or more persons associated for any lawful purpose or may form a company having a share capital or a company limited by guarantee.

Fees

It takes between 30,000 to 50,000 Malawian Kwacha to apply for an incorporation of business in Malawi.

Validity

A business incorporation certificate in Malawi is valid for one year.

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Processing Time

It takes between 1 to 3 months to apply for a business incorporation in Malawi.

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Required Information

• Company.
• Name of owner.
• Nationality.
•  Address.
•  Contacts.
•  Number of employees.
•  share capital.
  

Need for the Document

A certificate of incorporation of a company in Malawi is given by the Registrar of the company after the completion of the registration process of a company.

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