
Incorporate in Cayman Islands
Set up a Cayman Islands Company
The Cayman Islands has an excellent legal, fiscal, financial and professional environment for the incorporation of international business companies. The jurisdiction is a world-leading offshore financial services center due to its political and economic stability, and its broad offer of banking, trust, hedge fund formation and investment, structured finance and securitization, captive insurance, and international business services.
In the Cayman Islands, there are no direct taxes. Exempted companies are entitled to do business outside the Cayman Islands and may have additional reporting requirements if they trade with Cayman residents. However, they can conclude contracts in Cayman or exercise any of its powers in Cayman to carry out business outside the Islands, including open and maintain bank accounts and rental or ownership of real estate in the jurisdiction.
Exempted Company
A Cayman exempted company limited by shares is a powerful corporate vehicle for international investment and trade, ICOs, internet entrepreneurs, fund and wealth management, and as a holding company.
Limited Liability Company (LLC)
The Cayman Islands LLC is an excellent entity for movable and immovable assets holding, asset protection, investment funds, ICOs, joint venture companies, private equity transactions, securitizations and other corporate transactions and international structures.
Learn more about incorporating in the Cayman Islands:
In the Cayman Islands, the two most common corporate structures are the Exempted Company, incorporated under the Companies Law (Part VII), (Revised), and the Limited Liability Company (LLC), registered under the Limited Liability Companies Law, (Revised).
Note that our incorporation and annual corporate service fees are “all-included fees”, and cover all the required services to incorporate a Cayman Islands Company, and keep it in good standing, as well as government fees and duties, disbursements such as courier fees, and assignments such as the preparation of a certificate of incumbency, and the notarization of documents, which are generally required for opening bank accounts.
Cayman Islands Exempted Company Formation – USD 3,400.00 (All Included)
- All applicable Registration and Government Fees and Duties (General Registry of the Cayman Islands)
- Preparing and executing mandatory affidavit that no business will be carried on within the Cayman Islands
- Preparing Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association and filing such articles with the General Registry
- Acting as Subscriber and executing the Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association
- Providing the Certificate of Incorporation issued by the General Registry of the Cayman Islands
- Preparing Subscription Agreements
- Preparing Director’s Acceptance Letters
- Preparing and executing Subscriber Resolutions for the appointment of the first Directors
- Preparing and executing the Share Transfer Instrument for the transfer of Shares from the Subscriber to the Shareholder
- Preparing the First Board Resolution resolving the Issuance and Allotment of Shares, Appointment of Directors, Registered Office, etc
- Preparing the Register of Directors, file the Register with the General Registry, and Providing Stamped Copy
- Filing Ultimate Beneficial Ownership information with the Private Register of Beneficial Owners
- Preparing the Register of Members
- Providing Registered Office Services, including Business Address, for the calendar year
- Preparing and executing a Certificate of Incumbency
- Preparing the Notarized set of Corporate Documents
- Preparing the Share Certificates, if applicable
- Delivery of Corporate Documents, inclusive of Courier Fees
Cayman Islands Limited Liability Company (LLC) Formation – USD 4,000.00 (All included)
- All applicable Registration and Government Fees and Duties (General Registry of the Cayman Islands)
- Providing the Certificate of Registration issued by the General Registry of the Cayman Islands
- Preparing and executing Limited Liability Company Registration Statement
- Preparing and executing mandatory affidavit that no business will be carried on within the Cayman Islands
- Preparing a tailored Limited Liability Company Agreement for Members’ review and execution (unlimited reviews)
- Preparing the Register of Managers, file the Register with the General Registry, and Providing Stamped Copy
- Filing Ultimate Beneficial Ownership information with the Private Register of Beneficial Owners
- Preparing the Register of Members
- Providing Registered Office Services, including Business Address, for the calendar year
- Preparing and executing a Certificate of Incumbency
- Preparing the Notarized set of Corporate Documents
- Preparing the Membership Certificates, if applicable
- Delivery of Corporate Documents, inclusive of Courier Fees
Time to form
We prepare all the incorporation documents and file the company with the General Registry within one day. At the time of filing your company with the General Registry, there are two procedures available:
- Standard Procedure: It may take for the Cayman General Registry 3 to 5 business days to process the company registration, and issue the certificate of incorporation and stamped M&AA.
- Express Procedure: The Registrar of Companies will process the registration of the company in 1 day, upon payment of an additional ‘express’ fee of USD 500 to the Cayman General Registry (Government Fee).
Bank Account Opening Services (Optional)
We assist you in opening a bank account for the Company in Cayman Islands.
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Cayman Islands Bank Account - USD $ 700.00Cayman Islands Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsButterfield Bank (Cayman)USD 100,000YesUSD, EUR, GBPYesCIBC FirstCaribbean International BankUSD 25,000NoUSD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUDYesCayman National BankUSD 100,000YesUSD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, SEK, CHFYesNCB Cayman LimitedUSD 100,000YesUSD, EUR, CAD, GBPYesRBCUSD 500,000NoMulticurrencyYes
Note that we can also open overseas bank accounts for Cayman Islands companies in the following offshore jurisdictions:
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Antigua Bank Account - USD $ 300.00Antigua Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsGlobal Bank of CommerceUSD 25,000YesUSD, EUR, GBPYesDBankUSD 10,000YesUSD, EURYesNorth International BankUSD 5,000YesUSD, EURYes
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Bahamas Bank Account - USD $ 500.00Bahamas Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsDeltecUSD 1,000,000NoMulticurrencyYesCIBC FirstCaribbean International BankUSD 100,000YesMulticurrencyYesEFG BankUSD 1,000,000NoMulticurrencyYesCapital Union BankUSD 500,000NoMulticurrencyYes
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Belize Bank Account - USD $ 300.00Belize Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsCaye BankUSD 1,000YesUSD, EUR, GBP, CAD, CHF, AUD, AED, CNY, SEK, NOKYesHeritage BankUSD 3,000YesMulticurrencyYesBelize Bank InternationalUSD 4,000NoEUR, GBP, USDYes
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BVI Bank Account - USD $ 900.00BVI Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsVP BankUSD 250,000NoMulticurrencyYesBank of AsiaUSD 20,000NoUSD, GBP, HKDYes
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Cook Islands Bank Account - USD $ 600.00Cook Islands Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsCapital Security BankUSD 20,000YesUSD, EUR, GBP, CAD, NZD, AUD, SGD, HKDYesClients can have a corporate account for operational purposes only if they open an investment account as well.
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Curaçao Bank Account - USD $ 500.00Curaçao Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsCIBC FirstCaribbean International BankUSD 7,500NoMulticurrencyYesExprinter International Bank N.V.USD 100,000YesMulticurrencyYes
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Dominica Bank Account - USD $ 300.00Dominica Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsEqiBankUSD 15,000YesUSD, EUR, GBPYesKingdom BankN/ANoEUR, USDYesSWIFT transactions are carried out only through a pool account in the name of the bank.
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EMI Bank Account - USD $ 300.00EMI Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsUK EMI AccountN/ANoEUR, GBPYesLithuania EMI AccountN/ANoMulticurrencyYesMalta EMI AccountN/ANoEURYesCanada EMI AccountN/ANoEURYesKazakhstan EMI AccountDepending on category.NoMulticurrencyYesHong Kong EMI AccountN/ANoUSD, EUR, GBP, HKDYesCurrently, the Neat account is available for businesses incorporated in Hong Kong, Australia, BVI, Cayman Islands and New Zealand only.Ireland EMI AccountN/ANoEUR, MulticurrencyYesSingapore EMI AccountN/AYesSGD, USDYesOnly companies incorporated in APAC jurisdictions.
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Gibraltar Bank Account - USD $ 1,200.00Gibraltar Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsTuricum Private BankUSD 200,000NoUSD, EUR, GBPYesMoneycorp Bank Limitedcase-by-caseNoMulticurrencyYes
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Hong Kong Bank Account - USD $ 2,000.00Hong Kong Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsDBS BankHKD 200,000YesHKD, USD, MulticurrencyYesA business nexus in Hong Kong is strictly required, in the form of clients, suppliers, employees or other counterparties.
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Isle of Man Bank Account - USD $ 1,200.00Isle of Man Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsCapital International BankN/ANoUSD, EUR, GBPYes
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Labuan Bank Account - USD $ 500.00Labuan Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsBank IslamUSD 10,000NoUSD, JPY, SGD, EUR, GBPYesMayBank International Labuan BranchUSD 25,000NoUSD, EUR, CAD, CHF, GBP, HKD, SGD, JPY, THB, AEDYesCitibankUSD 250,000NoMulticurrencyYes
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Liechtenstein Bank Account - USD $ 1,200.00Liechtenstein Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsAlpinumCHF 250,000NoMulticurrencyYesCompanies conducting commercial activities (as opposed to only holding assets) must have a physical presence in the form of offices and employees in the country where it is incorporated or tax resident.Bendura BankUSD 500,000NoMulticurrencyYes
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Luxembourg Bank Account - USD $ 1,200.00Luxembourg Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsEast West United BankN/AYesUSD, EUR, GBP, RUB, CHFYesCompanies conducting commercial activities are expected to conduct at least 30 incoming / outgoing transactions per month.
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Mauritius Bank Account - USD $ 600.00Mauritius Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsBank OneUSD 25,000YesMulticurrencyYesCompanies must have some form of business connection to Africa in the form of clients, suppliers or investments.InvestecUSD 50,000YesMulticurrencyYes
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Panama Bank Account - USD $ 1,200.00Panama Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsMMG BankUSD 10,000YesUSD, EUR, CHF, GBP, CADYesCredicorpUSD 50,000YesUSD, EURYesCapital BankUSD 20,000YesUSDYes
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Puerto Rico Bank Account - USD $ 300.00Puerto Rico Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsFV BankCase by caseYesUSDYesStrategic BankUSD 100,000NoUSDYesArival BankN/ANoUSDYesCB International Bank LLCN/ANoMulticurrencyYes
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Saint Lucia Bank Account - USD $ 300.00Saint Lucia Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsPROVEN BANK (Former BOSLIL)USD 5,000YesUSD, EUR, GBP, HKDYes
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Seychelles Bank Account - USD $ 500.00Seychelles Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsAl SalamUSD 25,000YesUSDYes
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Singapore Bank Account - USD $ 900.00Singapore Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsOCBC BankUSD 30,000YesUSD, SGD, AUD, CAD, HKD, NZD, GBP, EUR, JPY, CHFYesNexus in the form of client/supplier/partner/contractor in Singapore required.RHBSGD/USD 30,000NoMulticurrencyYesNexus in the form of client/supplier/partner/contractor in Singapore required.DBS BankSGD 250,000YesMulticurrencyYesNexus in the form of client/supplier/partner/contractor in Singapore required.UOB BankSGD 350,000YesMulticurrencyYesNexus in the form of client/supplier/partner/contractor in Singapore required.Credit SuisseUSD 3,000,000NoUSD, SGDYesBank of ChinaSGD 100,000NoUSD, SGD, EUR, GBP, NZD, RMB, AUD, JPY, HKD, CHF, CADYesNexus in the form of client/supplier/partner/contractor in Singapore required.
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Switzerland Bank Account - USD $ 1,200.00Switzerland Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsMaerki BaumannCHF 500,000YesMulticurrencyYesmbaerCHF 5,000NoMulticurrencyYesCompanies must have an expected turnover of at least CHF 3,000,000SygnumCHF 3,000,000NoMulticurrencyYesDeposit must be maintained in crypto assets held through the bank's custody services.Credit SuisseCHF 1,000,000YesMulticurrencyYes
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USA Bank Account - USD $ 1,400.00USA Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsUSA Bank AccountN/A (USD 250,000 preferred)NoUSDYes
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Vanuatu Bank Account - USD $ 500.00Vanuatu Bank AccountBankMin DepositCardsCurrenciesRemoteCommentsPacific Private BankUSD 1,500NoEUR, GBP, USDYesOutgoing USD transactions cannot be facilitated.
Our bank account opening service is not just a mere introduction to the bank. We assist you in filling out the business plan forms appropriately and help you understand and provide business details, commercial information, and purpose/use of the bank account that a given bank wants to know in order to approve your account application.
Banks want certainty and clarity on how the account will be used. Everything must be watertight. We will work with you to make sure there is minimal ‘back and forth’ and a smooth account opening process.
Cayman Islands Company Annual Fees (Payable every January)
Exempted Company – USD 2,600.00
Limited Liability Company (LLC) – USD 3,000.00
- General Registry Annual Fees (Government Fees)
- CIMA Annual Levy per serviced company
- Providing Registered Office Services for the calendar year
- Filing Ultimate Beneficial Ownership information with the Private Register of Beneficial Owners
- Preparing and filing the Annual Return
- Advising on the completion of and filing the Economic Substance Return
- Maintaining the Minute Book, Registers and Statutory Records
Other Services (Optional)
- Formation and Maintenance of Foundation Companies, Exempted Limited Partnerships, and Segregated Portfolio Companies.
- Establishment of Trusts, STAR Trusts, and Private Trust Companies, and provision of Trustee Services
- Continuation of Foreign Companies
- CIMA Registration of Investment Funds and Securities Investment Businesses, and related services
- Economic Substance Services (Local Directorship, Physical Office, Outsourcing of CIGA, etc.)
- Secretarial Services
- Local Director Services
- Accounting Services
Please, contact us for further information.