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It adds up what the ministries publish, and lists separately what they do not. Nothing here is estimated on your behalf.

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Estimate your setup cost

Four choices. It adds up published fees only, and names the items no ministry prices.

Entity type
Trade name language
Activity and ownership
Foreign employees

Published government fees, first year

SAR 2,155

Trade name reservation
SAR 200
Company establishment fee
SAR 1,200
Publication fee
SAR 500
VAT at 15%
SAR 255
From year two, each year
SAR 1,200

Items no official page prices

Per foreign employee, ask for these in writing (2)

An estimate from fees published as at 2026-09-12, not a quote. It excludes consultant fees, translation, attestation and premises. 15% VAT.

What the calculator counts

Four fees, all from ministry service pages: the trade name reservation, the establishment fee for your company type, the publication fee of SAR 500, and 15% VAT. Year two onwards carries the annual confirmation of your registration data, which for an LLC is SAR 1,200.

Ministry of Commerce establishment fee by company type Partnership 1,000 Saudi riyals, limited liability company 1,200, joint stock or simplified joint stock 1,600. Source: Ministry of Commerce. Partnership SAR 1,000 Limited liability company SAR 1,200 Joint stock or simplified joint stock SAR 1,600
Source: Ministry of Commerce, Establishing a Company Under an Investment License
Show the numbers
Company typeEstablishment fee
PartnershipSAR 1,000
Limited liability companySAR 1,200
Joint stock or simplified joint stockSAR 1,600

What it refuses to count

The investment registration fee itself is set by the ministry on approval, so no honest calculator can show it. The same is true of the set by the ministry on approval for the annual update. On the staffing side, the labour platform fees varies by nationality, headcount and Saudization according to a setup consultancy, and for residence permits the investor guide lists only fees of the issuing agency, no amount listed.

Those are the lines to put in front of a consultant. A firm that quotes them confidently should be able to name the page the amount came from.

What it leaves out entirely

Consultant fees, legal translation, embassy attestation of your parent company documents, office space, the national address, and bank account opening. They are real costs; none of them is a published government fee, so none of them belongs in a calculator that claims to be sourced.