Set up your company in Morocco: 4,000 MAD excl. tax, turnkey.

How much does it cost to set up a company in Morocco?

At STRACOMA: 4,000 MAD excl. tax in fees, turnkey — one of the very few firms in Morocco to publish that price openly. On top come the administrative costs paid to the authorities (certificat négatif, registration duty, court registry, legal notices), which depend among other things on the share capital and appear as separate lines on the quotation. So you know the total cost before you sign anything.

Which documents do you need to prepare?

For a SARL or a SARL AU, the essentials come down to very little: ID documents for the shareholders and the manager (CIN or passport), two or three proposed company names, the address of the registered office — a commercial lease in the company's name or a domiciliation contract —, the amount of the share capital and how it is split between shareholders, and a description of the business. That's all: the articles, the forms and the filings are our job.

What are the steps, and what are the real timelines?

The sequence is always the same: certificat négatif, signed articles, registration, taxe professionnelle and tax ID, entry in the trade register, CNSS, legal notices. In practice, once your documents are together, allow one to two weeks for a SARL — timelines vary with how quickly the administrations respond and how complete the file is, and it is precisely the firm's job never to let a file sit waiting on a missing document.

Do you need premises to set up a company?

You need a registered office, which is not the same thing. Three options: a commercial lease if you already have premises, domiciliation with a licensed domiciliation company if you don't need premises yet, or in some cases the operating premises you already occupy. Domiciliation is the most common way to start light — we'll steer you to the right arrangement.

SARL, SARL AU, SA or auto-entrepreneur: which one?

In two sentences: the auto-entrepreneur status suits a one-person activity that is just starting, within revenue caps; the SARL AU is the company for someone working alone who wants to ring-fence their personal assets and deal with businesses; the SARL is the standard form as soon as there are several of you; the SA is reserved for large-scale projects with several shareholders. That choice commits both your tax position and your liability: at the first meeting we settle it together, with the numbers in front of us — it is part of the service.

Can a foreigner set up a company in Morocco?

Yes. A foreigner can be a shareholder — including holding 100% of the capital in most activities — and manager of a Moroccan company. The file calls for a few specific documents (passport and, where applicable, a residence permit) and certain regulated activities have conditions of their own. The firm regularly guides Moroccans living abroad through setting up at home — the procedure runs perfectly well at a distance, with a power of attorney for the signatures.

What happens once the company is registered?

Your company exists — and its obligations begin: CGNC-compliant accounts from the very first entry, TVA (VAT) returns, IS (corporate income tax) instalments, CNSS from the first hire. This is the point where many founders find themselves on their own; with us, formation leads naturally into the bookkeeping subscription from 1,000 MAD excl. tax/month — same contact, file already known, no handover.