Cyprus Ltd company formation
Cyprus private limited filed under Cap. 113. EU passporting and the cheapest reputable euro-zone jurisdiction on the platform. Corporate income tax raised to 15% effective Jan 2026 (Pillar Two); IP-Box regime still ~2.5% effective on qualifying income. Statutory annual audit applies regardless of company size. UBO register applies.
- Tier
- REPUTABLE
- Formation
- up to 10 business days
- KYC
- Tier 1
- Renewal
- $1499/yr
What is the Cyprus Ltd company formation and what does it cost?
EU-passport private limited. 15% corp tax (Pillar Two). It is $2,249 all-in / ₿0.02825377 / 2,825,377 sats, paid in Bitcoin or USDT, and formation takes 10 business days.
- Tier
- REPUTABLE
- All-in price
- $2,249 all-in / ₿0.02825377 / 2,825,377 sats
- Year-2 renewal
- $1,499/yr
- KYC tier
- Tier 1
- Formation time
- 10 business days
- EU / FATF status
- off both EU lists, off the FATF lists
What's included
- Cyprus Registrar of Companies registration fee: we file and pay it on your behalf
- Memorandum of Association (Cap. 113)
- Articles of Association (Cap. 113)
- First Subscriber and Director Consent documents
- Beneficial Owner Declaration, filed to the Cyprus UBO register per Cyprus and EU AML obligations
- First-year company secretary, registered office, and registered-agent service through a licensed Cyprus corporate-services provider
- Sanctions screen on the order + Tier 1 KYC
What's NOT included
- Apostille (sold separately at $189; Cyprus supports it, and your bank may require legalized documents)
- Year-2+ renewal ($1,499/yr; covers the mandatory statutory annual audit, the company secretary, and the registered office and agent)
- Bank account opening (separate post-formation flow; SEPA euro banking, with heavy source-of-funds review)
- VAT registration and the statutory annual audit work itself beyond coordination (handled by the provider; the audit fee is folded into the renewal, not the formation)
- Mail forwarding (we don't sell this)
We list what's not included on every product page so there are no checkout surprises.
Operator-grade use case
The cheapest reputable euro-zone entity on the platform, and the default when you want a full EU company rather than an offshore IBC that counterparties second-guess. A private limited under Cap. 113 gives you EU passporting and SEPA euro business banking from day one, in English, with a 10-business-day formation timeline once your Tier 1 KYC is complete. Cross-border founders reach for it to invoice EU customers, register for VAT, and bank in euros under a credible EU flag.
Most appropriate for cross-border operators who need an onshore EU base and for IP-holding structures with real substance: income that qualifies for the Cyprus IP-Box is taxed at roughly 2.5% effective, among the most competitive rates in the EU. It is also the right pick for operators comfortable being on a public-facing beneficial-owner register in exchange for genuine EU standing.
Less ideal for operators whose priority is privacy from public disclosure: Cyprus runs a public UBO register, so your ownership is on record. Choose a Wyoming LLC or New Mexico LLC for that. It is also low-tax, not no-tax (15% corporate income tax effective January 2026 under Pillar Two, plus a statutory annual audit on every company regardless of size); if you wanted a zero-tax, zero-maintenance shell, a mid-tier offshore IBC like the Seychelles IBC is the cheaper tool.
What you'll need to hand us
- Email address
- Country of residence
- Intended use statement (free-text)
- Government-issued photo ID (passport or national ID)
- Proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, or government letter, dated within 90 days)
- Source-of-funds attestation (drop-down + free text)
- Optional: PEP and adverse-media screening consent
- Everything in Tier 1
- Beneficial owner declaration for every party with 25%+ ownership
- Source-of-wealth documentation (tax return, employment letter, salary, asset proof)
- Manual enhanced-due-diligence reviewer notes from our KYC partner
Common questions
- What's the total cost, and what is the renewal?
- $2,249 is the all-in Year-1 price for the Cyprus Private Limited Company, filed through the licensed corporate-services provider. Year-2 onward is $1,499/yr, which covers the mandatory statutory annual audit, the company secretary, and the registered office and agent. You settle the whole order in BTC (on-chain and Lightning) or USDT via BitSettle.
- Is my ownership public in Cyprus?
- Yes, to a meaningful degree. Cyprus operates a public-facing beneficial-owner register, and your ownership is filed to it rather than kept off the record the way a US LLC does. The licensed Cyprus corporate-services provider is statutorily required to identify the beneficial owner regardless of our platform tier, so anonymous formation is not available on this SKU. Cyprus is on no EU or FATF list, so this is a transparency feature, not a red flag; but if anonymity matters to you, choose Wyoming or New Mexico. General information, not legal advice.
- How much tax does a Cyprus Ltd pay?
- Corporate income tax is 15% effective January 2026, raised from 12.5% under OECD Pillar Two: low for the EU but not zero. Income that qualifies for the Cyprus IP-Box is taxed at roughly 2.5% effective. Every Cyprus company also files audited financial statements regardless of size, a recurring cost we fold into the $1,499/yr renewal. We form the entity; we do not file your taxes.
- How long does formation take, and can I pay in Bitcoin?
- About 10 business days for the formation step once we have your completed Tier 1 KYC and the director and shareholder documentation. Apostille, which Cyprus supports, adds 5 to 10 business days where your bank requires legalized documents, and bank-account opening is a separate process that is the real gate. You pay in BTC (on-chain and Lightning) or USDT via BitSettle; we handle the euro fiat leg with the provider off-platform.
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