Company Incorporationin Belize Handled Start to Finish by Our Experts

Everything needed to bring the company into existence and see it through its first year: name check, structure advice, due diligence, drafting and filing of the incorporation documents, the government fee, the statutory registers, digital copies of every document, and the registered agent and registered office for the first year. The Scope of Work section above lists every item; the higher packages add original certificates, apostille and further services.

Our packages start from US$975, which covers the government fee, our work and the first year of registered agent and office. The pricing section above shows what each package includes; from year two, renewal starts from US$799 a year. The figure we quote is the figure you pay.

Yes. The whole process is handled remotely: the initial conversation, the due diligence, the signing of documents and the filing. Nothing requires your presence, and no original document has to be posted to us before incorporation.

We send the documents with every signature point marked and a short note on how to sign each one. You print, sign by hand, scan and return them electronically. Where a document needs to be witnessed or notarised, we tell you in advance so nothing has to be redone.

For every director, shareholder and beneficial owner: a certified copy of a passport, a proof of address issued within the last three months, and a short description of the source of funds and professional background. Corporate shareholders provide their constitutional documents and registers. The Documents section above sets out the list and the certification rules, and an advisor checks each item with you before anything is submitted.

No. Due diligence on every person connected to the company is required by Belize's anti-money laundering law before anything can be filed, and it applies to every client without exception. What we can do is make it quick: one checklist, clear format guidance, and a review of each document as it arrives.

Tell us what the company is for and who is behind it, using the form below or by email. An advisor comes back with the structure we recommend, the exact document list and the full fee. If you decide to go ahead, we issue an invoice and begin the due diligence as soon as it is settled.

No. Expanship is a privately owned company. We are not a government agency, department, registry or regulator, and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting for the Government of Belize, the Belize Financial Services Commission, or the Belize Companies and Corporate Affairs Registry. We advise you, prepare and coordinate your paperwork, and handle the incorporation on your behalf. Whether a company is approved, and when, is decided by those authorities alone.

Our own work: advice on the right structure, due diligence on every member, preparing and coordinating the incorporation paperwork, handling the incorporation on your behalf, and the first year of registered agent and registered office. The government fees are set by the Belize authorities, not by us, and are passed on at cost inside the package price.

A Belize company pays no business tax on income earned outside Belize, and there is no capital gains or withholding tax on foreign-sourced income. Income from Belize itself is taxable. Since the 2022 reforms every company files an annual business tax return, which for a company with only foreign income is a nil return.

No. The registers of directors, members and beneficial owners are filed on the Registry's online system but are not open to the public. Beneficial ownership is available only to the competent authorities.

One director and one shareholder are enough for a company, and one member is enough for an LLC. There is no residency or nationality requirement, and corporate directors, shareholders and members are permitted.

There is no minimum share capital for a company and no minimum capital contribution for an LLC. Shares and interests may be denominated in any currency.

A Belize company can trade internationally, hold assets and investments, own intellectual property and act as a holding vehicle. Banking, insurance, fund, securities and other regulated financial business require a licence from the Financial Services Commission. Since the Companies Act 2022 a Belize company may also do business inside Belize, but income earned there is taxable in Belize and local trade-licence rules apply.

A company name must end in Limited, Corporation, Incorporated or an accepted abbreviation; an LLC name must include the words Limited Liability Company or the abbreviation LLC or L.L.C. Names cannot duplicate or closely resemble an existing entity, and words implying a bank, trust, insurer or the government need consent. We check availability on the Registry before filing.

Yes. Directors, shareholders and members can be anywhere, and meetings can be held by any means. If the company is managed from your home country it may become tax resident there, which is worth confirming with a local adviser.

No office or staff in Belize are required unless the company carries on a relevant activity under the economic substance rules. The registered agent and registered office the law requires are included in your first year.

There is no audit requirement and no accounts are filed with the Registry. The company must keep accounting records in English for at least five years, and it files an annual return with the Registry by 30 June and a business tax return, together with a financial statement return, with the Belize Tax Service Department by 31 March.

A company issues shares and is run by directors, which suits trading, holding and investment structures. An LLC has members and is governed by an operating agreement, with strong protection against a member's personal creditors, which suits asset protection and joint ventures. We recommend one after understanding what the entity is for.

The annual government fee is paid to the Registry with the annual return by 30 June. For a company the fee is US$250 where authorised capital is US$50,000 or less and US$1,000 above that, which is why we set capital at the lower band unless you need more. For an LLC the renewal fee is a flat US$150, due on the anniversary of formation. Our renewal packages include it.

Every Belize company files an annual return with the Registry by 30 June, confirming its directors, members and registered agent for the year to 31 December. It is not public. Missing it costs the company its good standing and, if left, leads to strike-off.

Economic substance applies to companies carrying on a relevant activity such as holding company business, finance and leasing, shipping, intellectual property or distribution and service centre business. Every company files a declaration within nine months of its fiscal year end; those without a relevant activity confirm as much.

A late business tax return attracts a penalty of 10 per cent of the tax due for every month or part of a month it is late, subject to a minimum charge that applies even on a nil return, for up to twenty-four months. A missed annual return loses the company its good standing and leads to strike-off, and substance failures are fined from BZD 150,000. We hold all three dates so this does not happen.

One email is all we need. We draft the resolution, collect signatures, update the registers and file the change on the Registry's online system. A change of name is an amendment to the memorandum, after which the Registry issues a new certificate. Most changes are done within the week.

Renewal starts from US$799 a year and covers the government fee, the registered agent and registered office, the annual filings, secretarial work and the statutory records. The Compliance section above shows what each renewal package includes, and the full detail is on the compliance pricing page.

Yes. A company can change its registered agent, and the Companies Act 2022 allows continuation out of Belize into another jurisdiction or into Belize from abroad. We handle either filing on request.