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Setting up your business in Mauritius
Most relevant features

The best advantages Mauritius can offer you

An excellent African option for international trade.

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Tax free
dividend

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Network of Double Taxation Treaties

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Enhanced Privacy and Confidentiality

Incorporation Fee

Mauritius

Incorporation Service Fee from

US$780

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Setting up your business in Mauritius

Mauritius as a suitable location for your business projects

Mauritius has a set of modern legislation and adopts international best practice in corporate governance. It has gained international recognition as a well-regulated financial center. Such effort has been recognized by the World Bank and rated first in Africa for its ease of doing business, economic freedom and good governance.

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Strong and friendly relations with Europe, India, China and Africa.

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Wide network of Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTA).

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Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (IPPA) with a number of countries, offers free repatriation of capital and returns, guarantee against expropriation, most favoured nation rule with respect of treatment of investors and compensation for losses in case of war or riot.

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Preferential access to regional markets, including the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) with EU, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) with US.

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OECD white listed jurisdiction.

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High level of Privacy and Confidentiality.

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Qualified professionals in law, accountancy, tax and finance, trained locally and internationally.

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International banks, funds, law and accountancy rms have set up shop in Mauritius.

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Multicultural society lives in harmony and creates business friendly environment for international investors.

Benefits

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Attractive fiscal regime

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Tax free dividend

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No capital gains tax

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Free repatriation of profits, dividends and capital

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100% foreign ownership allowed

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Vast network of Double Taxation Treaties

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Enhanced Privacy and Confidentiality

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Ease of set up / operation

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Bilingual workforce with high level of expertise

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Reliable banking & telecommunications system

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Modern legal & regulatory framework

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Social & Political stability

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Convenient Time Zone

Investors may use the Mauritius Global Business sector, formerly known as the Mauritius Offshore Business sector, as a platform for investing in other countries or conduct international businesses while using Mauritius entities with specific licenses.

Most relevant applications and uses of a Mauritius authorised Company

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Investment Holding Companies return can be free of tax.

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Property Holding Companies hold property and property rights in a Global Business Centre in order to mitigate capital gains taxes on the sale of property as well as on inheritances taxes.

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Patent and Copyright Holding Companies may own intellectual property rights which may be franchised to companies all over the world.

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International trading companies make profits in selling goods which they have bought at a low cost, to high-income market countries.

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Professional services companies can contract with a professional to provide with services outside their country of residence and the fees paid can be accumulated free from taxation in the Global Business.

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