SamoaCompany Incorporation Taken Care of by Our Team of Experts

Everything needed to bring the company into existence and see it through its first year: name check, structure advice, due diligence, drafting and filing of the incorporation documents, the government fee, the statutory registers, digital copies of every document, and the trustee company and registered office for the first year. The Scope of Work section above lists every item; the higher packages add original certificates, apostille and further services.

Our packages start from US$875, which covers the government fee, our work and the first year of trustee company and registered office. The pricing section above shows what each package includes; from year two, renewal starts from US$799 a year. The figure we quote is the figure you pay.

Yes. The whole process is handled remotely: the initial conversation, the due diligence, the signing of documents and the filing. Nothing requires your presence, and no original document has to be posted to us before incorporation.

We send the documents with every signature point marked and a short note on how to sign each one. You print, sign by hand, scan and return them electronically. Where a document needs to be witnessed or notarised, we tell you in advance so nothing has to be redone.

For every director, shareholder and beneficial owner: a certified copy of a passport, a proof of address issued within the last three months, and a short description of the source of funds and professional background. Corporate shareholders provide their constitutional documents and registers. The Documents section above sets out the list and the certification rules, and an advisor checks each item with you before anything is submitted.

No. Due diligence on every person connected to the company is required by Samoa's anti-money laundering law before anything can be filed, and it applies to every client without exception. What we can do is make it quick: one checklist, clear format guidance, and a review of each document as it arrives.

Tell us what the company is for and who is behind it, using the form below or by email. An advisor comes back with the structure we recommend, the exact document list and the full fee. If you decide to go ahead, we issue an invoice and begin the due diligence as soon as it is settled.

At present, no. A Samoa International Company is exempt from Samoan income tax, capital gains tax and withholding tax on income earned outside Samoa. Samoa has enacted the Miscellaneous (Removal of Tax Exemption for International Companies) Amendment Act 2026, which ends this blanket exemption from 1 January 2028; the treatment that applies after that date is still being settled, and we will advise clients before it takes effect. The owners may still have obligations where they live.

No. The registers of directors and members are kept at the registered office in Samoa and are not open to public inspection. Beneficial ownership information is held by the trustee company, is available to the Samoan authorities on request, and is not published.

One director and one shareholder are enough, and one person may hold both roles. There is no residency or nationality requirement, and corporate directors and shareholders are allowed.

No minimum capital is prescribed: a company can be formed with a single share, of par or no par value, in any currency. The government fee does not depend on the size of the capital.

An international company can trade internationally, hold assets and investments, own intellectual property and act as a holding company. It cannot carry on business with Samoan residents, and banking, insurance, trust and similar activities need a licence from the Samoa International Finance Authority.

The name must end in Limited, Corporation, Incorporated or an accepted abbreviation (Ltd, Corp, Inc); equivalents in other languages such as S.A., GmbH, B.V., N.V. or Berhad are also permitted, and it cannot duplicate or closely resemble an existing name. Words implying a bank, trust, insurer or government connection need approval. We check availability with the Registrar before filing.

Yes. Directors and shareholders can be anywhere, and meetings can be held by any means. Managing the company from your home country can make it tax resident there, which is worth confirming with a local adviser.

No office or staff in Samoa are required. The law requires a trustee company to provide the registered office and act for the company, which is included in your first year. Samoa has no offshore-style economic substance regime.

There is no audit requirement and no accounts are filed. The company must keep accounting records that explain its transactions, made up for each financial year and retained for seven years.

It is the local service provider every Samoa International Company must appoint under the International Companies Act. It provides the registered office, keeps the statutory registers and files with the Registrar on the company's behalf. Its services are included in your package.

The annual renewal fee is prescribed under the International Companies Act and is due on 30 November of each year after the year of incorporation, whatever the incorporation date. Our renewal packages include it.

Samoa does not require an annual return or the filing of accounts. The only dated obligation is the annual renewal by 30 November.

Samoa has no economic substance regime of the offshore kind. An international company is exempt from Samoan tax on its foreign income without any substance test. Note that Samoa is removing the blanket tax exemption for international companies from 1 January 2028, and the rules that replace it may depend on where income is sourced; we will confirm the position with you before then.

If the renewal fee is not paid by 30 November, the Registrar gives the company two months to show cause and then strikes it off. A struck-off company cannot act and must be restored at extra cost. Failing to keep accounting records is a separate offence. We hold the date so this does not happen.

One email is enough. We draft the resolution, collect signatures and update the registers kept at the registered office; most changes do not need to be filed with the Registrar. A change of name is filed with the Registrar, who issues a new certificate. Most changes are done within the week.

Renewal starts from US$799 a year and covers the government fee, the trustee company and registered office, the annual filings, secretarial work and the statutory records. The Compliance section above shows what each renewal package includes, and the full detail is on the compliance pricing page.

Yes. A company can change its trustee company, and the International Companies Act allows a company to redomicile out of Samoa or a foreign company to redomicile in. We handle either filing on request.