Establishing a branch of a foreign company (state fee included)

A branch is a detached subunit or department and it’s not a separate juridical unit. In case of establishing a branch, it will also be registered in the Commercial Register during 5-10 days. For branch registration is it mandatory to have legal address in Sweden. You can order the address here. A foreign company must appoint a managing director for the branch. If the appointed managing director is not a resident of the European Economic Area, a contact person must be appointed.

Included in the price:

• Gathering and filling out the application, protocol and other documents
• Registering the branch in the Commercial Register (Bolagsverket)
• Support throughout the process
• State fee

Available for an extra fee:

• Start a business in Sweden consultation
• Legal address
• Contact person with legal address
• Tax registrations
• Accounting service

Process flow:

• Answer the questions you receive after purchasing the service – they are necessary to prepare the documents
• We fill out all the necessary forms and prepare the protocol in order to appoint a managing director
• After the branch is entered to the Commercial Register we will send you company’s registration certificate (in Swedish)

Important information:

• Accounting of the branch has to be compliant with all the local requirements and customs. If you need help with that you can order our accounting service.
• In order to start a business in Sweden you have to apply for tax registrations.