GCC National Establishes 100% Owned Trading Company in Qatar
GCC Ownership WLL for General Trading and Contracting
Services Provided
The Challenge
A successful Kuwaiti entrepreneur with extensive trading operations across the GCC wished to establish a fully owned trading and contracting company in Qatar to capitalize on infrastructure development opportunities related to ongoing national projects. The client needed a structure that allowed full GCC ownership, import-export capabilities, and eligibility to bid on government tenders.
Our Solution
Structured the business as a 100% GCC-owned WLL under Qatar's Commercial Companies Law, leveraging the GCC nationals' right to full ownership in permitted activities.
Prepared all incorporation documents, including the Articles of Association specifying general trading and contracting activities aligned with MOCI's approved activity list.
Obtained the Commercial Registration, Computer Card, and Municipality License, and registered the company with Qatar Customs for import-export operations.
Applied for and secured the company's classification certificate from the Government Procurement Regulatory Department, enabling participation in government tenders.
Set up the company's accounting system and registered for Qatar's tax identification number with the General Tax Authority.
The Results
- Full incorporation completed in 4 weeks, one of the fastest timelines for a GCC WLL setup.
- Import-export and customs registrations completed simultaneously with CR issuance.
- Company qualified for Grade 3 classification within first month of operations.
- Client successfully secured two subcontracting agreements within the first quarter.
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