1. Registering a business
  2. Registering a foreign company (initial procedure)
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Get registration fees list
(last modified: 03/05/2021)

Contact details

Entity in charge

Ministry of Trade - Registration of companies directorate

Al-Mansour, near Baghdad international exhibition ,
Email: help.business@mot.gov.iq , m.office.cr@gmail.com
Website: https://tasjeel.mot.gov.iq

Unit in charge

Foreign companies section

Mon: 08:30 - 02:15
Tue: 08:30 - 02:15
Wed: 08:30 - 02:15
Thu: 08:30 - 02:15
Fri: closed
Sat: closed
Sun: 08:30 - 02:15
Companies registration department does not accept requests from clients on Thursdays

Person in charge

Rana Sahib Kareem

Appraiser
Tel: +964 790 629 2474

Expected results

Registration fees list

Requirements

1. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Initial approval (original)
2. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Request a branch registration (original)
3. Application form to register a branch
Application form to register a branch (original)
4. Memorandum of association (In foreign language with arabic translation)
Memorandum of association (In foreign language with arabic translation) (original + 2 simple copies)
5. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Memorandum of association (Translated to Arabic) (original + 2 simple copies)
6. Certificate of incorporation (In foreign language with arabic translation)
Certificate of incorporation (In foreign language with arabic translation) (original + 2 simple copies)
7. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Certificate of incorporation (Translated to Arabic) (original + 2 simple copies)
8. Financial statements for the last financial year (In foreign language with arabic translation)
Financial statements for the last financial year (In foreign language with arabic translation) (original + 2 simple copies)
9. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Financial statements for the last financial year (Translated to Arabic) (original + 2 simple copies)
10. Power of attorney for the Director and his Deputy (In foreign language with arabic translation)
Power of attorney for the Director and his Deputy (In foreign language with arabic translation) (original + 2 simple copies)
11. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Power of attorney for the Director and his Deputy (Translated to Arabic) (original + 2 simple copies)
12. List of board members (In foreign language with arabic translation)
List of board members (In foreign language with arabic translation) (original + 2 simple copies)
Mentioning their names, nationality and authorized persons to sign on behalf of them
13. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
List of board members,nationality for each one,names of authorized to sign (Translated to Arabic) (original + 2 simple copies)
Mentioning their names, nationality and authorized persons to sign on behalf of them
14. Pledge prepared by the registrar (In foreign language with arabic translation)
Pledge prepared by the registrar (In foreign language with arabic translation) (original + 2 simple copies)
15. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Pledge prepared by the registrar (Translated to Arabic) (original + 2 simple copies)

Time frame

Waiting time in queue: Min.   5mn - Max.  10mn
Attention at counter: Min.   5mn - Max.   10mn

Legal justification

1. Company law-21 of 1997 registration (as amended in 2004) - Arabic
Company law-21 of 1997 registration (as amended in 2004) - Arabic
2. Law of stamp fees 2012
Law of stamp fees 2012
3. Decision no.(82) for year 1999
Decision no.(82) for year 1999
4. Federal budget law - Republic of Iraq - 2021
Federal budget law - Republic of Iraq - 2021

Additional information

The documents will be verified

Recourse

Entity in charge

Ministry of Trade - Registration of companies directorate

Al-Mansour, near Baghdad international exhibition ,
Email: help.business@mot.gov.iq , m.office.cr@gmail.com
Website: https://tasjeel.mot.gov.iq

Unit in charge

Foreign companies section

Mon: 08:30 - 02:15
Tue: 08:30 - 02:15
Wed: 08:30 - 02:15
Thu: 08:30 - 02:15
Fri: closed
Sat: closed
Sun: 08:30 - 02:15
Companies registration department does not accept requests from clients on Thursdays

Person in charge

Ahmed Adnan Abdulrazaq

Head of foreign companies section
Tel: +964 790 166 2455
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