Malaysia · Labuan
Labuan Company · Asia-Pacific
Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.
Who this jurisdiction suits
- A genuine preferential regime for an activity actually established there.
- Access to the Malaysian tax treaty network.
- Lower setup cost than Singapore.
What it does not solve
- Minimum full-time headcount and annual local spending required.
- Without those conditions, the preferential rate falls away.
Conditions to meet
Adequate in the region, trickier from Europe.
The Labuan regime is conditional on a minimum number of full-time employees in the territory and an annual level of local spending. Without them, the preferential rate falls away. A registered office is nowhere near sufficient.
Office in Labuan, on quotation. Required for the regime.
Services and prices
Prices for this jurisdiction are set during the scoping call. We publish a price only where we hold it without reservation.
Registered office and premises
Documents required
- Passport of each shareholder and director, certified true
- Proof of address less than three months old
- Detailed description of the activity, clients and suppliers
- Proof of source of funds
- Three proposed names
How it runs
- Scoping and identity verificationValidation of the activity against local substance requirements and banks' real appetite for your profile.
- Appointing mandatory officersCompany secretary, resident director or local agent depending on the jurisdiction.
- IncorporationFiling the articles and registering with the registry, obtaining the certificate.
- Account openingPreparing and presenting the file. A trip is often necessary.
- Tax regimeApplying for the exemption or preferential regime where one exists, with the evidence it requires.
Where these figures come from
Recorded on 21 September 2026, jurisdiction by jurisdiction. Rates and thresholds move, and they depend on your shareholding, your activity and your residence: we revalidate every point with a licensed adviser on the ground before committing you. That is what makes a figure quoted here still hold on the day you sign.
What we do for you
Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.
Arbitration
We compare this jurisdiction with the two or three others that answer the same need, and tell you which one holds for your activity and your residence.
Incorporation
Articles, name reservation, filing with the register and collection of the official documents, through a local correspondent or our team, named before signature.
Registered office
Address on the register, mail handling, virtual office or real premises according to what local regulation actually requires.
Banking file
Preparation of the file the local institutions expect and introduction to at least two of them. No account opening is guaranteed.
Substance
The elements that make the arrangement defensible before your home tax authority: effective management, contracts, genuine presence.
Annual upkeep
Renewals, periodic filings, beneficial ownership register, deadline alerts. This is where structures get lost.