South East Europe

Starting a Business in

Shkodra, Albania - South East Europe

Below is a detailed summary of the bureaucratic and legal hurdles an entrepreneur must overcome in order to incorporate and register a new firm, along with their associated time and set-up costs. It examines the procedures, time and cost involved in launching a commercial or industrial firm with up to 50 employees and start-up capital of 10 times the economy's per-capita gross national income.

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Search and reserve a unique company name

Entrepreneurs can reserve a company name at the National Registration Center (NRC) local office in Shkodra. Efforts are under way to enable entrepreneurs to do the reservation online. After receiving the application, NRC issues a name reservation certificate. The name reservation form can be downloaded from the NRC website at: http://www.qkr.gov.al/nrc/Forms_for_name_reservation.aspx .
1 day ALL 100
2 Notarize the incorporation documents


1 day ALL 8,700 (ALL 2,700 for articles of incorporation + ALL 2,700 for statute + ALL 3,300 for special proxy to an attorney)
3 Request and obtain Business Registration Certificate and a Unique Business Identification Number from NRC

The NRC is the new central public institution which functions as a single window where the entrepreneur can complete company registration, tax registration, social insurance, health insurance and labor directorate registration using a single application procedure (based on Article 59 of the Law No. 9723 "on National Registration Center").
1 day ALL 100
4 Obtain Business Registration Certificate from the Municipal Tax Office

The 2010 Municipal Fee Schedule sets the municipal fees and taxes as follows: a. City cleaning fee: ALL 60,000; b. Billboard fee: ALL 120; c. Street lighting fee: ALL 4,000; d. Green tax: ALL 4,000.
1 day ALL 68,120
5 Make a company seal


1 day ALL 4,000 (ALL 3,000 to ALL 5,000)
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