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Start your company in Germany

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

I'm in 4 min · no card required
Live in 33-35 days
  1. 1
    Notary and capital Day 1-7
    • Notarise GmbH Gesellschaftsvertrag
    • Deposit €25,000 share capital (€12,500 minimum paid-in)
    • Receive notary confirmation for Handelsregister
  2. 2
    Handelsregister and tax Day 7-14
    • File entry with local Handelsregister (Amtsgericht)
    • Trade registration at Gewerbeamt
    • Steuernummer and VAT-ID issued by Finanzamt
  3. 3
    Operational Day 14-21
    • Commerzbank or Deutsche Bank account active
    • Transparenzregister beneficial owner filed
    • DATEV bookkeeping live, ready to invoice
Starts from
€4,138 first year, all-in
≈ $4,870
What's included
  • Company formation €2,200
  • Registered office €750 /year
  • Bookkeeping €99 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ €50K Umsatz €99 /month
    • €50–200K €165 /month
    • €200–500K €277 /month
    • €500K–€1M €554 /month
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Why Germany?

Industrial and Mittelstand operations

Deepest engineering talent pool in Europe. Direct supply chain integration with European OEMs. KfW and Bpifrance equivalents fund hardware and energy projects.

Engineering talentMittelstand networkKfW funding

EU mainland HQ for DACH expansion

GmbH (German LLC) is the universal German entity, instantly recognisable to local banks and partners. 96 tax treaties. Second densest in the OECD. Eurozone banking with universal SEPA reach.

GmbH96 DTAsSEPA core

Hardware, energy, and biotech

BaFin regulates fintech and crypto custody. Well established licence routes. Strong public R&D co funding. Fraunhofer Institutes commercialise applied research.

BaFinFraunhoferPublic R&D funding

Considerations

If you want fast, light incorporation

GmbH (German LLC) requires notary, €25K minimum capital, and 4 weeks. UG (mini GmbH (German LLC)) opens at €1 but has retained earnings restrictions. For instant setup:

Notary required€25K min capital4 weeks
→ Estonia online in minutes, no notary→ United Kingdom Companies House in 24h, £12 fee→ Ireland 2 weeks, English speaking common law

If you want low corporate tax

Germany's combined ~30% (15% federal + 5.5% solidarity + ~14% trade tax) is one of the highest in the EU. For tax led decisions:

~30% combinedTrade tax
→ Ireland 12.5% trading rate→ Estonia 0% on retained earnings→ Cyprus 12.5% with EU IP regimes
Available services

Everything you need to run a company in Germany

Filing, compliance, accounting, handled by certified local partners

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