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Portuguese company incorporation registry fee (Empresa Online / Empresa na Hora)

Portugal · Constituição de sociedade – Empresa Online / Empresa na Hora (emolumentos)

Receipt immediately; the company documents (articles, permanent commercial certificate code, company card code, Social Security number) follow once the registry approves

What the report shows

Registry fee for incorporating a company in Portugal online (Empresa Online) or at a desk (Empresa na Hora); it covers the articles, commercial registration and company card codes. The company is not created until the fee is paid within the payment window.

Who needs it

founders, foreign investors, Israeli entrepreneurs opening a Portuguese Lda, accountants, lawyers

Why people order it

incorporate an Lda or Unipessoal Lda, incorporate with pre-approved articles, add a trademark at incorporation

Legal limits

All partners must authenticate and sign digitally (or attend Empresa na Hora in person); anyone may pay the reference. Joy does not act as a partner or manager.

Issued by

Registries and Notary Institute (Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, IRN) – commercial registry · Official source

Questions and answers

How do I get Portuguese company incorporation registry fee (Empresa Online / Empresa na Hora)?

Only the person concerned can obtain it, directly from Registries and Notary Institute (Instituto dos Registos e do Notariado, IRN) – commercial registry. registo.justica.gov.pt → Empresa → create company online → every partner authenticates and signs with Cartão de Cidadão or Chave Móvel Digital (foreigners: CMD linked to passport or eIDAS; or a lawyer/notary/solicitor with professional certificate) → choose name (pre-approved list or admissibility certificate), articles, capital, managers → submit → choose payment (MB WAY, Multibanco or card) → pay within 48 hours.

Joy Work OS is a private service and not the issuing authority. You can also order this document directly from the authority at the official fee.

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