Mercantile registration timeline
2–3 weeks
Advisor guides, 2026Vesco / FacturaSimpleAdvisers cite 2–3 weeks for the Mercantile Registry to authorize registration of the S.A. The fees, per the Registry's official procedure sheet: with authorized capital of ≤Q499,999.99 you pay Q30 to issue the edict and Q200 to publish it, with no company-registration fee; with capital of ≥Q500,000 you pay 8.5‰ of authorized capital (capped at Q40,000) plus Q100 to register the first business establishment and Q150 for the first commercial auxiliary; in both cases, stamp duty of Q200 on the company license and Q50 on the business license (having previously been attributed to a commercial guide). FEL electronic invoicing is universally mandatory, through an authorized certifier or the tax authority's app.
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- Fees, capital ≤Q499,999.99Q30 edict + Q200 publication, no registration feeOfficial fee schedule in forceRegistro Mercantil
- Fees, capital ≥Q500,0008.5‰ of authorized capital, cap Q40,000, + Q100 + Q150Official fee schedule in forceRegistro Mercantil
- Stamp dutyQ200 company trade license, Q50 business trade licenseOfficial fee schedule in forceRegistro Mercantil