Incorporate your business in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands
Company Formation

Unlock exclusive advantages by establishing your offshore company in Marshall Islands.

Key Advantages of Marshall Islands Offshore Jurisdiction

The Marshall Islands is a well-regarded offshore financial center, offering a business-friendly environment for international investors. Its offshore sector is known for strong privacy protections, tax neutrality, and flexible corporate structures.

The most popular offshore entity in the Marshall Islands is the International Business Company (IBC), also known as a Non-Resident Domestic Corporation (NRDC). 

This type of company is designed for non-residents conducting business outside the Marshall Islands and benefits from zero corporate tax, minimal reporting requirements, and strong confidentiality. 

Other offshore structures include Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), Partnerships, and Foreign Maritime Entities, catering to various business needs.

Marshall Islands
Fast Company registration in 1 day

Key Characteristics of Marshall Islands companies

(Marshall Islands IBC)

01

Benefits

No exchange controls on foreign transactions

No requirement to file annual account or tax return

No corporate tax, asset tax, stamp duty for non-resident entities

No WHT on dividends, interest, or royalties made by non-resident entities

No public records of directors, shareholders unless otherwise requested

Best suited for business ventures, IP holding, asset management, IPO, tax and estate planning, and vessel/yacht ownership

02

Features

At least one director/one shareholder

Required local registered address

Required local registered agent

Required company secretary

No minimum paid up capital

Bearer shares allowed

Offshore company in the Marshall Islands is demanded to keep and maintain accounting record and registered of directors, shareholders, and B/O

03

Confidentiality

Limited government access: The Marshall Islands is considered one of the most secure offshore jurisdictions in terms of protection from foreign government inquiries.

Strong confidentiality protections (no public register of owners)

Bearer shares are permitted. But information regarding beneficial owners has to be recorded with the registered agent.

Marshall Islands Company Incorporation
3-Step Process

1/ Create your order

Streamline your Seychelles company formation with our easy-to-use online order system.

2/ Collect and provide KYC documents

Once we’ve received your payment, our customer service will contact you to process the necessary paperwork. We’ll guide you to properly prepare documents for incorporation in Marshall Islands via KYC online form. You will be able to access our digital private client portal to proceed with the incorporation steps and keep track of the process anytime, anywhere.

3/ Company registration

The electronic documents are ready after 1-2 working days of company formation, and it takes 3-7 days for courier the original kit.

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Important Things You Should Know

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Selecting an eligible name is the initial step for any IBC registrations in the Marshall Islands.

An IBC’s name must not contain these words or their derivatives: bank, chartered, establishment, foundation, insurance, charity, partnership and trust. Any name that is similar to an existing one is not approved.

A Marshall Island company name must end with one of the following suffixes or abbreviations: Corporation (Corp.), Incorporation (Incorp.), Limited (Ltd.), Public Limited Company(PLC), Aktiengesellschaft (AG), Société Anonyme (SA), Sociedad Anónima (SA), Société Anonyme à Responsabilité Limitée (SARL), Berhad (Bhd), Proprietary (Pty), Naamloze Vennootschap (NV), or Besloten Vennootschap (BV).

Any inland trading activities of an IBC is prohibited in Marshall Islands.

Moreover, you cannot operate business of banking, trust services, insurance, assurance, reinsurance and gaming with a Marshall Islands company.

Non-resident entities including non-resident domestic corporation, foreign corporation, partnership, limited liability company (not doing business in the Republic of Marshall Islands) are exempt from corporate profit tax, income tax, withholding tax, estate tax, stamp duty or any other taxes.

There should be at least one director/shareholder. Company’s director can be of any nationality and need not be residents in the Marshall Islands.

Non-resident corporations are also allowed to appoint a corporate director.

There is no required minimum registered capital. Shares issued can be partly or fully paid.

The standard authorized is 500 shares without par value or up to US$50,000 worth of par value share.

A Marshall Islands corporation must appoint a company secretary that can be a natural person or a body corporate. The company secretary can be of any nationality and locations.

The company secretary is responsible for company records such as member resolutions, register of members, register of directors and register of debenture holders, other than accounting records.

International Business Company incorporation in the Marshall Islands shall require you to include:

  • At least one director and one shareholder, which can be the same person.
  • A local registered address in Marshall Islands.

A non-resident corporation is exempt from annual return and tax return filing, financial reporting but subject to following maintenance requirements:

  • Maintain one director/shareholder at a minimum;
  • Maintain local registered agent and address in the Marshall Islands;
  • Keep proper bookkeeping records and supporting documents.

A non-resident domestic corporation is not required to disclose information of company members to the public.

Yes, bearer shares are permitted. But information regarding beneficial owners has to be recorded with the registered agent.

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