Middle East
Logistics and maritime, Oman
Duqm port and free zone, Sohar industrial port, and Salalah container terminal give Oman direct access to East Africa, India, and the Gulf without Strait of Hormuz exposure.
Duqm SEZ operating since 2011Salalah ranked among top 50 global container portsFree trade agreement with the United States since 2009
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
15%
Fastest setup
3-4 weeks
Tax treaties
35
Region
Middle East
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: No minimum capital
- Administrative language: Arabic (English widely accepted in commerce)
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 15%
- Tax treaties 35
- VAT rate 5%
- Withholding on dividends 0%
Key treaty partners
UKFranceIndiaChinaSingaporeNetherlands
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe not supported
- Wise supported
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
Pure holding structures
Mainland Oman applies 15% CIT and limited participation exemption. Small companies can reach 0% but only with strict revenue and asset caps that exclude holdings.
15% standard CIT applies on net profitLimited treaty network compared to DubaiSmall company 0% capped at OMR 30,000 revenue