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Start your company in Mauritius

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

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Live in 33-35 days
  1. 1
    GBC Pre-Filing Day 1-5
    • Prepare GBC application for Mauritius FSC
    • Source two resident directors and CSP
    • Collect UBO and source-of-funds files
  2. 2
    FSC Licensing Day 6-14
    • Submit GBC licence to FSC for review
    • File incorporation at Registrar of Companies
    • Demonstrate substance and CIGA in Mauritius
  3. 3
    Tax & Banking Day 15-21
    • Register with MRA for TAN and VAT
    • Open Mauritius bank or segregated account
    • Activate accounting and audit engagement
Starts from
MUR 216,025 first year, all-in
≈ $4,621 ≈ €3,926
What's included
  • Company formation MUR 84,500
  • Registered agent $300 /year
  • Bookkeeping MUR 4,000 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ MUR2M revenue MUR 4,000 /month
    • MUR2M–8M MUR 6,680 /month
    • MUR8M–20M MUR 11,200 /month
    • MUR20M–40M MUR 22,400 /month
  • Company secretary MUR 69,500 /year
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Why Mauritius?

PE/VC funds investing into India and Africa

The Mauritius GBL (which replaced GBC1 from 2019) accesses 45 DTAs including India and major African economies. With 80% partial exemption credit the effective rate lands near 3% on qualifying foreign source income.

GBL structureIndia DTA3% effective

Africa focused fintech raising institutional capital

FSC licensed entities sit on the EU and FATF clear lists since 2021. Mauritius is the standing African PE/VC domicile, with FSC offering EMI and VASP (virtual asset service provider) licences for crypto adjacent fintech.

FSCEU clear listVASP licence

Holding companies sourcing African royalties

0% withholding on outbound dividends, interest and royalties combined with the GBL partial exemption regime makes Mauritius a credible IP and royalty hub for African operating subsidiaries.

0% WHTGBL partial exemptionRoyalty hub

Considerations

If you need a fast, low substance vehicle

GBL requires 2 resident directors plus real substance, and incorporation takes 4 weeks with first year cost USD 5K-15K. For a lighter offshore structure look at:

2 resident directorsSubstance required2-4 week setup
→ Cayman Islands Fund grade, no resident directors→ British Virgin Islands Low cost, fast, holding only→ Dubai (UAE) Free zone, full ownership

If you sell into the EU or US directly

Mauritius is built for treaty flow holding into Africa and India, not as an operating company for EU or US end customers. Stripe and Mercury are unsupported. For operating reach choose:

No Stripe/MercuryHolding only fit
→ Ireland EU operating, 12.5%, IP box→ Singapore APAC operating, 17%, treaty network→ Delaware (USA) US operating, Stripe day one
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