Offshore company formation.
We incorporate companies in 16 offshore jurisdictions for any business: trading, holding, IP, consulting, and the gaming and crypto groups we license. Every page names the company types a non-resident can form, the registry fee and what you must still do after incorporation.
BVI
A BVI business company limited by shares, formed through a licensed local registered agent, with BVI income tax exempted by statute.
St Kitts & Nevis
A Nevis LLC or business corporation formed through a licensed Nevis registered agent, with statutory charging-order limits for LLC members.
Seychelles
A low-fee IBC for non-resident holding and trading, with director names public from 2027.
Belize
A Belize Companies Act 2022 company limited by shares, formed through a licensed local agent, with tax exemption only if you are taxed elsewhere.
Marshall Islands
A Delaware-style non-resident corporation or LLC with no RMI tax, formed through a qualified intermediary.
Panama
A Sociedad Anónima with a Panamanian resident agent, taxed only on Panama-source income, with annual records and fee duties.
Costa Rica
A Costa Rican S.A. or S.R.L. formed by public deed, with territorial income tax, no resident agent and a beneficial-owner filing every April.
Cayman Islands
An exempted company formed through a licensed Cayman registered office provider, with no Cayman corporate tax and a yearly substance notification.
Mauritius
A tax-resident Global Business Company with Mauritius directors, bank account and audit, not a no-staff offshore shell.
St Vincent
A Business Company (the former IBC) or an LLC, registered by the FSA through a licensed local agent.
Vanuatu
A no-income-tax international company formed through a licensed Vanuatu registered agent, on a country the EU lists in Annex I.
Labuan
A regulated Malaysian-territory company, formed through a Labuan trust company, with a 3% rate on audited trading profit if substance is met.
Bahamas
A common-law IBC or ordinary company formed through a licensed Bahamian agent, with a tax question to settle first.
Cook Islands
An international company registered through a licensed Cook Islands trustee company, taxed under the Income Tax Act since the 2019 repeal of its exemption.
Anguilla
A Business Company or LLC formed through a licensed Anguilla registered agent, on a jurisdiction that is on the EU tax blacklist.
Saint Lucia
The IBC is still on the register, but it is a Saint Lucia tax resident with a substance duty, not a 0% company.
Offshore jurisdictions side by side.
| Jurisdiction | Main vehicle | Timeline | Registry fee, year one | Tax on foreign income | Substance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVI | BVI business company limited by shares | Confirmed in quote | USD 450 (up to 50,000 shares) | Exempt from BVI income tax | 9 activities; yearly financial return |
| St Kitts & Nevis | Nevis LLC or Business Corporation | Registry time not published, KYC sets the pace | USD 300 formation, USD 300 a year | Exempt if no business in Nevis | No substance law found, CIT-101 return |
| Seychelles | International Business Company (IBC) | Days after agent KYC | US$130, then US$140 a year | 15% / 25% on Seychelles-source income only | Size-tested, large groups only |
| Belize | Company limited by shares (the IBC is repealed) | Confirmed in quote | US$150 formation, US$250 a year (small tier) | Exemption needs a certificate and tax residence elsewhere | Form D yearly, full test for relevant activities |
| Marshall Islands | Non-resident corporation (IBC) or LLC | 1 business day at the registry, plus KYC | Confirmed in quote | Exempt from RMI taxes | Annual ESR report |
| Panama | Sociedad Anónima (S.A.) | 1 to 2 weeks at the registry, plus RUC | B/.300 a year, registry total in quote | 25% on Panama-source income | Passive foreign income of groups, from 2027 |
| Costa Rica | S.A. or S.R.L. | Registry period 8 business days, plus signing and apostille | CRC 46,220 registry, notary in quote | Territorial, with a passive-income exception | Only for passive foreign income of groups |
| Cayman Islands | Exempted company | 3-5 business days at the Registry | CI$700 to register (lowest band) | No Cayman corporate tax | Yearly notification, test for 9 activities |
| Mauritius | Global Business Company (GBC) | Weeks to months, bank account last | Rs 3,200, then Rs 18,000 a year (Registrar) | 15%, with a conditional 80% exemption | Mauritius directors, bank, audit, activity |
| St Vincent | Business Company or LLC | 24 hours at the registry, plus agent due diligence | US$125, then US$100 a year (FSA) | BC: SVG-source income only, 28% | Annual notification for every BC |
| Vanuatu | International company (Cap 222) | Confirmed in quote | US$150, then US$300 a year | Exempt by statute (ICA s 118) | No statute found; EU Annex I |
| Labuan | Labuan company (limited by shares) | 1 working day at the registry, plus due diligence | USD 300 to 1,500, then USD 1,000 a year | 3% of audited trading profit | Staff and spend in Labuan |
| Bahamas | International business company (IBC) | Confirmed in quote | $400 (2017 schedule) | IBC Act exemption; licence-tax point open | Report via agent, 9 months |
| Cook Islands | International company (IC) | Under 24 hours at the registry, plus KYC | US$310 registration | 20% rate, no exemption | No statute found; tax residence test |
| Anguilla | Business Company (BCA) or LLC | Confirmed in quote | US$350 (up to 50,000 shares) | LLC exempt by statute, BCA: none found | 9 activities, filed with annual return |
| Saint Lucia | IBC or Companies Act company | Confirmed in quote | US$400, then US$400 a year (IBC, 2025 schedule) | 30% on Saint Lucia-source income | Statutory duty; annual ES return |
Choosing a jurisdiction.
Holding shares, invoicing clients, owning IP and running a gaming or crypto business meet different substance rules, so the same jurisdiction can be right for one and wrong for another.
Forming the company takes days; getting an account for a non-resident owner is the slow, uncertain step. We tell you the realistic route for each jurisdiction before you pay anything.
Questions, answered.
What is an offshore company?
A company incorporated in a jurisdiction other than the one where its owners live or its customers are. The label describes where the company is registered, not whether it is legal: an offshore company is lawful, files what its home registry requires and is still taxed and reported where its owners and its management live.
Do offshore companies pay no tax?
Many jurisdictions do not tax profit earned outside their borders, but that is the local rule only. The owners' home country can tax the company's profit as their own (controlled-foreign-company rules), and a company managed from a high-tax country can become tax resident there. We explain the local rule on each country page and leave the home-country analysis to your tax adviser.
Do I need local substance?
Often yes. Since the OECD and EU substance rules, most of these jurisdictions require companies in certain activities (holding, financing, IP, headquarters) to show real activity on the spot, and every country page names the statute and what it catches.
Can you open a bank account for the company?
For gaming and crypto companies we arrange an account with an EMI or neobank. For other businesses we tell you plainly which routes are realistic for a non-resident company in that jurisdiction; a bank account is never guaranteed and the bank, not the registry, decides.
Do you provide nominee directors or shareholders?
Yes, where local law allows and the registered agent accepts the arrangement; ask us about your jurisdiction before you rely on it. A nominee can keep your name off the public record, but the nominator is recorded with the registered agent and in the beneficial-ownership filings, so the authorities and your bank still see the owner. A few jurisdictions restrict nominees: the Bahamas, for example, has banned nominee directors since 19 January 2026, so we cannot provide one there.
How do you charge?
We itemise everything: the government fee schedule for each jurisdiction is shown separately from our service fee, and our fee is confirmed in a written quote before anything is filed.
Let's
talk.
Tell us what the company will do and where the owners live and we'll name the jurisdiction, the vehicle and the all-in number. Free, confidential, NDA on request.