Sudan

Starting a Business in

Sudan

Below is a detailed summary of the bureaucratic and legal hurdles faced by entrepreneurs wishing to incorporate and register a new firm in Sudan. 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.

This information was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 185 economies. The most recent round of data collection was completed in June 2012.

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YearNew business densityNumber of new limited liability companies
2011 0.109,405

  • Standardized Company

  • Legal Form: Private Limited Liability Company
  • Paid in Minimum Capital Requirement: None
  • City: Khartoum

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Submit application for preliminary approval to Registrar and reserve company name

an informal draft copy of the company memorandum and articles of association containing the company objectives, nominal capital, capital distribution, names of founding shareholders whether natural or legal personalities, and company Articles, are submitted before the companies registrar for its preliminary approval along with a request containing the required legal stamps, such request shall also contain optional additional suggested names for the company. Afterwards, and within 2 to 3 days a preliminary approval to register the Company is to be issued from the Companies Registrar containing additional rules and guidance to be prepared within the provided Articles and Memorandum of Association before its submittal in its final form, the Companies Registrar may also reject the grant of a Preliminary approval whenever there is a similar or identical name that is already registered.
3 days SDG 200
2 Notarize memorandum and articles of association

Three copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association along with Forms C2 and C2a are to be prepared according to the rules contained under the preliminary approval, signed by all founding shareholders, and then authenticated by a lawyer having authentication authority.
2 days SDG 350
3 Notify taxation chambers

Before applying for final approval and registration, the company must submit a preliminary approval to the Taxation Chamber with the memorandum and articles of association, which should be stamped by the Chamber in acknowledgement of the notification. Forms C2 and C2a are also to be submitted before the Taxation Chamber for its approval, all documents shall then be submitted before the Zakat Chamber for its approval.
1 day SDG 55
4 Register with commercial registry

All stamps are to be placed on the Articles and Memorandum of Association, all documents including the two forms of c2 and c2a and an original copy of a lease agreement or property certificate to insure existence of the company office, are to be submitted before the commercial registrar for final registration.
Fee schedule for stamp duties according to internal Commercial Registrar Regulations:

• SDG 50 for Workers Association Stamp Duty
• SDG 5 for Lawyers Association Stamp Duty
• SDG 440 for Registry Fees
• SDG 28 Certificate Stamps




 4 days Stamp duty and other application/administrative fees (see comment)
5 Apply for tax identification number

The following documents are required to apply for a tax identification number:

• Shareholder information
• Memorandum and articles of association (notarized)
• Certificate of incorporation (two copies)
• Completed registration forms
• Company resolution delegating a person to act on the company behalf
1-2 days SDG 5
* 6 Register for VAT

The company registers for VAT in the same building but at a separate department. It is not mandatory to register at the same time.
2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
7 Register with labor authorities

The company must deposit the basic work and penalties regulations with the competent labor office.
14 days SDG 192
8 Enroll employees for social security

The company must resister itself before the Social Insurance Fund. the required documents for this procedure are:

• Copy of Company Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Completed registration form

At the same time, the company registers its employees for the social Insurance, registration procedure is free of charge, and the required documents for this procedure are:

• List with employees names and salaries
• Completed registration form


 3-7 days SDG .25
9 Make a company seal

The cost to make a company seal depends on the kind of material used. Costs vary and are as low as SDG 40.
2 days SDG 40
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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