NEW BUSINESS LICENSING COSTS AND RELATED CHARGES

PUBLIC NOTICE

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Following Government Notices Number 126 and 127 published on 25 April 2014, fees payable under the Companies Act (Cap. 212) and Business Names (Registration) Act (Cap. 213, R.E. 2002) have been revised. The new fees will come into effect from the 1stJuly 2015, and will be as follows:-

A: Companies Act (Cap.  212)

1.      For the registration of a company having a capital whose nominal share capital is:

a)      More than 20,000/= but not more than 1M                                    95,000/=

b)      More than 1M but not more than 5M                                           175,000/=

c)      More than 5M but not more than 20M                                         260,000/=

d)     More than 20M but not more than 50M                                       290,000/=

e)      More than 50M                                                                             440,000/=

2.      For the registration of a company not having  a share capital ,Fee     300,000/=

3.      For reservation of a company name                                                      50,000/=

4.      For company name change                                                                   22,000/=

5.      For the receipt  and/or registration by Registrar of any document

which under the Act is to be delivered to him                                   22,000/=

6.      For the late filling/registration fee to be paid to the Registrar of any

document delivered to him (per month or part thereof)  22,000/=

 

7.      For filling of Annual Returns                                                             22,000/=

8.      For certification of any document, per page                                          3,000/=

9.      For making search in any file/perusal                                                     3,000/=

10.  For obtaining a written search report per file                                       22,000/=

11.  For registration of a Charge created by a Company                           22,000/=

12.  For obtaining a copy of Certificate of Incorporation                            4,000/=

13.  For payable by a company to which Part XII of the Act

a.       For registration of certified copy of a charter ,status or

Memorandum and articles of the company, or other instruments

Constituting or defining the constitution of the company                   $ 750

b.      For registration of filling any document required to be delivered to

the Registrar under Part XII of the Act/other than the balance Sheet  $ 220

c.       For filling of Balance Sheet                                                                  $ 220

d.      For late filling/registration fee to be paid to the Registrar of any

document delivered to him out of time (per month or part thereof)     $ 25

 

B: Business Names (Registration) Act (Cap. 213, R.E. 2002)

Fees in TShs

1.      On application to register a business……………………………….. 15,000/=

2.      On application to register any alteration in particulars registered….              15,000/=

3.      For every inspection of the register…………………………………              2,000/=

4.      For an uncertified copy of an extract on the whole, of any document

in the custody of the Registrar, per page or part of a page………….              3,000/=

5.      For certifying any document or extract of a document……………..                          4,000/=

6.      On application to register of Notice of Cessation of Business ……..            10,000/=

7.      For issue of duplicate certificate of any registration…………………           15,000/=

8.      For making out of time any application which is required to be made

within a prescribed period, in addition to any other fee payable, for

every month or part of a month in default…………………………..              1,000/=

9.      Annual maintenance fee…………………………………………….                          5,000/

Issued by

Registrar of Companies / Business Names

Tel: (+255-22)2181344 / 2180141 / 2180048 / 218004