Doing Business in the Netherlands
Find out how to go about starting a new enterprise in the Netherlands...
Anyone who receives authorisation from the Ministry of Justice to operate a business in the Netherlands may do so.
- The Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel, KvK) has comprehensive information in English on setting up a business: Click here
- The Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst) has information in English on potential business-related taxes: Click here
The Netherlands has relatively liberal rules for foreign companies wishing to do business in the country. Businesses based outside of the Netherlands are not subject to any special restrictions when wishing to trade in the Netherlands.
- Foreign-based companies may find the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) to be a helpful source of information and assistance: Click here
- For a list of regional development companies, provinces and municipalities cooperating with NFIA in the Investment Development Program: Click here
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