Establishing a company by the Cities and Special Economic Zones Authority license

Ministry of Commerce

An electronic service provided by the Ministry of Commerce through the Saudi Business Center platform that allows beneficiaries to submit a request for a foreign company incorporation contract, pursuant to a license from the Special Economic Cities and Zones Authority, without the need to visit service centers.

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Log in to the Saudi Business Center platform.
Select the service to establish a company under a license from the Special Economic Cities and Zones Authority.
Click "Start Service."
Specify the number of partners.
Specify the company's status (optional).
Apply for the service.
Registration period, company headquarters, activities, and purposes.
Partner information.
Commercial registration information.
Company information.
Company management information.
Company contract information.
Application summary.

A legal document must be present if one of the partners is a government entity, granting them the right to incorporate or participate in a company.
Having a license from the Special Economic Zones and Cities Authority
A license from the Saudi Central Bank must be obtained if the nature of the business activity so requires.
In the event that one of the partners is a juridical party, the commercial registration must neither be written off or suspended.
The age must not be less than 18 years.
The partners must not be government employees.
The following must be verified in case the type of the company is (Professional): 1- The partners must hold a valid professional license. 2- A valid investment license is required for period of no less than 30 days. 3- The percentage of the licensed Saudi partner in the mixed company must not be less than 25%. 4- The percentage of licensed partners must not be less than 70%.

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Business , Merchants , Companies , Logistics companies , Institutions , Small and medium enterprises , Enterprises operating business incubators and accelerators , Micro and small and medium enterprises , International organizations , Entrepreneurs

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Disability , Women , Youth , Older Person

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