Company formation in Netherlands

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Company registration in Netherlands: start a business in Netherlands
How to set up a company in Netherlands?

How to set up a company in Netherlands?

Depending on the nature of your activity in Netherlands, the type of structure that best suits your project on the Dutch market (liaison or representative office, subsidiary, branch), and the legal form of business in Netherlands that you will choose (sole proprietorship, limited liability company, etc...), the administrative procedures and formalities for the formation of the company in Netherlands may vary. Generally, the steps to create and register a company in Netherlands are:

  • Choice of the legal form under Dutch law and the social capital
  • Drafting the company statutes in Dutch.
  • Opening a Dutch bank account
  • Registering the company in the Dutch trade register
  • Obtaining a Dutch tax identification number

After these steps of creation, you will receive all the necessary legal documents attesting the legal existence of your company or subsidiary in Netherlands. Your Netherlands business will also have to meet the specific accounting requirements of Dutch business law.

Netherlands: Merger & Acquisition (M&A)

Setting up your business in Netherlands and starting from scratch to develop it in the Dutch market can be an exciting challenge, but it can also be time consuming. Sometimes it is more interesting and faster to acquire a Dutch competitor that is already well established in the Dutch market. It is therefore necessary to study the Dutch market carefully to detect the most interesting companies.

To create a company in Netherlands, it is strongly advised to be accompanied by a Dutch lawyer or an Dutch expert who will be able to save you many problems in front of the subtleties of the Dutch business law. 

nativExpand is your gateway to facilitate the creation of your company in Netherlands. Thanks to a network of experts in company incorporation on the Dutch market, we will accompany you and put you in contact with a Dutch professional, ideally an English speaker or speaking your language.

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Setting up a subsidiary or branch in Netherlands requires several steps: analysis of the economic model of the project for the Dutch market, the choice of the legal structure in Netherlands, the registration of the company in the Dutch trade register, the opening of a Dutch bank account and the tax and accounting formalities in Netherlands with the specificities of the Dutch law.

Before being able to domicile your company in Netherlands, you must first set up a company in Netherlands with a legal entity under Dutch law.

To be accompanied by professionals (a Dutch lawyer) is essential to succeed in setting up in Netherlands and to develop your subsidiary on the Dutch market. nativExpand connects you with a Dutch expert from its international network.