Registration
Procedures
STARTING A BUSINESS IN SOMALIA
Registration Process in Somalia
The Investment Permit Application Process for Somalia is easy, simple and requires just few steps:
The steps may slightly different depending on the business form under which investors plan to operate their business.
In Somalia, foreign investors are allowed to incorporate a sole director company and register a fully owned local company without a local shareholder.
Registration Rules
The foreign investor has to register her business with the Registrar of companies at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (visit http://moci.gov.so/en/).
Type of license | Amount/Duration |
Imports & Exports | $300 per year |
Factory | A) $1,000 per year B) $500 per year |
NB: The license expires every year and the renewal cost is 50% of the original registration fee
| Type of license | Issued by | Amount/Duration |
| Foreign NGO’s | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | $50 |
| Local NGO’s | Ministry of Internal Affairs | $500 |
| Type of license | Issued by | Amount/Duration |
| Level A Certificate | Ministry of Public Works | $5,000 per year |
| Level B Certificate | Ministry of Public Works | $2,000 per year |
| Level C Certificate | Ministry of Public Works | $1,500 per year |
| Level D Certificate | Ministry of Public Works | $1,000 per year |
NB: The license expires every year and the renewal cost is 50% of the original registration fee
| Type of license | Issued by | Amount/Duration |
| License of operations | Ministry of Posts & Telecommunication | $10,000 per year |
| License of Internet providers | Ministry of Posts & Telecommunication | $2,000 per year |
License of Electric suppliers
| Ministry of Energy & Water – Level A – Level B – Level C |
$10,000 $5,000 $1,000 |
| Type of license | Issued by | Amount/Duration |
| Private clinics | Ministry of Health | $100 |
| Wholesale Drug Stores | Ministry of Health | $50 |
| License of private hospitals | Ministry of Health – Level A – Level B – Level C |
$400 $300 $200 |
| Type of license | Issued by | Amount/Duration |
| Private schools | Ministry of Education | $200 |
| Private Universities | Ministry of Education | $500 |
NB: The license expires every year and the renewal cost is 50% of the original registration fee
| Type of license | Issued by | Amount/Duration |
| Major TV license | Ministry of Information | $1,000 |
| Medium TV license | Ministry of Information | $700 |
| Major Radio license | Ministry of Information | $150 |
| Medium Radio license | Ministry of Information | $100 |
| Type of license | Issued by | Amount/Duration |
| Registration & license | Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources | $500 |
| Foreign Fishing Company | Ministry of Fishery & Marine Resources | $5,000 |
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