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The Netherlands is a developed European country and plays a very important role in international trade. Compared with other EU countries, foreign investors in the Netherlands are less restricted, pay lower taxes than neighboring countries, and have no foreign exchange controls.
So registering a company in the Netherlands is a very good option.
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Basic conditions for company registration in the Netherlands
1. The statutory minimum registered capital is 1 euro capital, 1000-2000 euros is more common, and there is no need to pay for capital verification (if you need to open an account and tax number, it is recommended to start from 2000 euros)
2. There are no principled restrictions on foreigners setting up companies in the Netherlands, and Dutch law does not distinguish between Dutch and foreigners.
Any Chinese company and individual can set up a BV in the Netherlands. There is also no restriction that the manager must be a Dutch citizen or a citizen of an EU country (although the manager will be required to be present when opening a bank account).
3. If the enterprise needs certification and license in a specific field, such as food, agriculture, or hotel catering, etc., then in addition to completing the above procedures in the chamber of commerce and notary office, it needs to register with a specific industry association in order to obtain the corresponding business qualification.
4. Shareholders (limited to two natural person shareholders) and directors: at least one shareholder (director), no nationality restrictions, shareholders and directors can be the same person, as long as they are 18 years old, and a scanned copy of their passports can be provided.
The shareholder is the investor of the company, that is, the real owner of the company, and the director is the manager of the company, responsible for the daily affairs of the company, including going to the bank to open a company account (the account must be opened by a Dutch director to the bank to help sign).
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Types of company registration in the Netherlands
Business forms in the Netherlands include legal entities, unincorporated entities, and branch offices and representative offices.
Legal entities mainly include private limited liability companies (BVs), public limited liability companies (NVs) and cooperatives (Co-ops or UAs).
Unincorporated entities mainly include self-employed businesses, general partnerships (VOF), limited partnerships (CVs) and special general partnerships (Maatschap).
The most common of these are private limited liability companies (B.V.) and public limited liability companies (N.V.).
1、私营有限责任公司BV(PrivatePartnership):
A BV is a separate legal entity. This means that a BV company is liable for any of its debts and the liability of its shareholders is limited to the funds it contributes.
The minimum registered capital of the Dutch BV company is 1 euro, and our company recommends that it start from 2000 euros, and it is necessary to open a bank account after the establishment of the company and pay it in full.
2、股份有限责任公司NV(NamelessPartnership):
The main difference between BV and NV is usually the scale.
NV tends to be a larger company, with a registered capital of 45,000 euros and needs to be paid in full after the company is established.
The capital of a joint-stock limited liability company is divided into shares, which are held by the shareholders, and the ultimate power is in the hands of those shareholders. They are allowed to make decisions about the company, and they can also appoint and dismiss the board of directors.