Middle East
Manufacturing and energy, Oman
Vision 2040 channels investment into green hydrogen, mining, fisheries, and downstream petrochemicals, with substantial free zone tax holidays.
Up to 30 year CIT holiday inside Duqm SEZHyport Duqm green hydrogen project activeOman ranked among top global hydrogen exporters by IEA
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