Yemen, Rep.

Starting a Business in

Yemen, Rep.

Listed 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 (GNI).

The information appearing on this page 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 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.

  • Standardized Company

  • Legal Form: Limited Liability Company
  • City: Sanaa

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Pick up the specimen application from the Commercial Register


1 day nominal
2 Name reservation, license application, AOA signiture, publication and registration at the Ministry of Trade & Industry

Registration trade name YER 14220
Company incorporation fees YER 15000
Publication of company in official gazette YER 30000
Publication of company in trade magazine YER 16000
Publication of trade registration YER 20000
Trade Registration card YER 1020
3-7 days Registration trade name YER 14220 Company incorporation fees YER 15000 Publication of company in official gazette YER 30000 Publication of company in trade magazine YER 16000 Publication of trade registration YER 20000 Trade Registration card YER 1020
3 Register as taxpayer with the General Taxes Department for the payment of income tax, obtain taxation card, and register the employees and register for other taxes


1-2 days no charge
4 Apply for Chamber of Commerce membership


1-2 days YER 18900
5 Apply to the municipality to obtain license

Founders must indicate the type of business at the time of application. The permit number must be displayed in the office. The cost includes fees for the City of Sanaa Trust Office.
2-3 days YER 80000
6 Register employees for the social security

The firm must register all its workers with the Ministry of Social Security if it employs more than two employees. This requirement is implemented strictly. The firm must send a full list of employees in a prescribed form that includes their salaries. Each month, the employer must deposit 15% of employee salary in the Social Security Fund. Of this, 9% of the salary is contributed by the employer and 6% is deducted from the employee’s salary.
2 days no charge
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