Russia

Capital: Moscow
Population: 142 800 000
Currency: Ruble (RUB)
President: Dmitry Medvedev
Local time: 03:28

Business in Russia:

Company incorporation in Russia:

Main company incorporation legal acts:

Company registration in Russia is regulated by Civil Code of the Russian Federation (November 30, 1994), Law “On foreign investments” (June 25, 1999), Law “On state registration of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs” (August 08, 2001).

Main forms of business presence:

Limited liability company; Joint stock company; Representative/Branch office.

Minimum Charter capital for company registration:

LLC - 10 000 Rubles (375 US Dollars); JSC (Closed) - 10 000 Rubles (375 US Dollars); JSC (Open) - 100 000 Rubles (3750 US Dollars).

Services for company registration:

  • Preparation of constituent documents;
  • Company registration in tax authorities;
  • Ordering and receipt of the seal;
  • Registration of company’s data in social funds;
  • Notarial authentication of the bank cards;
  • Opening of  accumulative/current bank accounts.

Preliminary information necessary for company registration*:

  • Company's name (there is no need to check it for uniqueness).
  • Legal address in Russia (we may provide you with it upon request) and contact telephone;
  • Information about Participants (Shareholders) and Director of the company (name, residence address, citizenship) and contact telephones;
  • The size of charter capital of the company and methods of its contribution;
  • Types of activity;
  • Choice of bank, where accumulative/current accounts will be opened

*All documents is necessary to present in advance in order to translate them into Russian language. Our company retains the right to ask for additional documents. All documents have to be notarized by appropriate local authorities and legalised by the Russian Embassy in the country of Participants (Shareholders) or in accordance with Hague Convention (1961) must bear Apostille, issued by the approporiate state agency after the notarisation on each document.

Presence of Participants (Shareholders) during company registration procedure: presence at least of one Participant(Shareholder) is necessary for notarial authentication of Application on Company registration and for the whole period of registration (7 working days).

It is possible to use services of Nominal Directors and Nominal Shareholders and also to buy Ready-made company.

General term of company registration (LLC): from 10 working days .