Incorporate a company in France
Incorporate your company or subsidiary in France 100% online, without travelling, with a local advisor and everything on one platform.
The largest consumer market in the EU.
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Our advisors analyse the market in France and the tax strategy that best fits your case: legal form, taxes and annual obligations. Free and no commitment.
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A video call with a Filnet expert advisor.
- Your landing in FranceWe analyse the market, the legal form and the real costs of operating from France, based on your activity and goals.
- A tax strategy tailored to youTaxes, holding structures and double taxation between Spain and France, explained for your case.
- A local expert advisorIn your language, with paperwork handled and fixed prices.
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Key figures for France
Corporation tax
CIT 25%
in Spain: 25%
Indirect tax
VAT 20%
in Spain: 21%
Time to incorporate
3-6 weeks
100% online, no travel
Market
68M consumers
The EU's largest consumer market
The legal structure you will operate with
We analyse your case and choose the structure that fits best; this is the usual one for most businesses.
Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS)
SAS / SASU
Benefits
- Market of 68 millionThe second-largest economy in the EU, a step away from Spain and with huge potential for your sector.
- SAS with no minimum capitalIncorporate with a flexible legal form, designed for startups and SMEs.
- Reduced corporate tax for SMEsReduced rate of 15% up to €43,999 of profit; 25% above that.
- Credibility with French clientsA local subsidiary conveys credibility and eases contracts and tenders in France.
Key considerations
- Minimum capital
- Free (from €1)
- Timeline
- 3-6 weeks
- Corporation tax
- CIT 25%
No endless background checks to open your company bank account
Thanks to our agreements with Revolut and other partner banks, your company account in another country does not sit for months in reviews: the account opening runs in parallel with incorporation, so you can operate sooner.
- No files stuck for monthsWe work with partner banks that know the process and will not ask for the same documents five times.
- Open in daysAn operating account to invoice and get paid, without waiting for months.
- Incorporation and bank account in parallelWe coordinate both tracks so you lose no time on either.
How we open your company in France
You do none of the paperwork. We handle everything, in English.
We choose the structure
SAS or SASU depending on the number of shareholders. We guide you according to your activity.
Drafting the articles
We prepare the articles of association and the legal notice of incorporation.
Capital deposit and registration
Capital deposit, registration with the RCS and obtaining the SIREN/SIRET.
Tax and banking registration
VAT registration and opening a French bank account.
You start operating
You receive your intra-community VAT number and a local adviser in Spanish.
Why France
France is the preferred destination for Spanish SMEs: proximity, a market of 68 million consumers and the flexibility of the SAS. We help you decide which structure suits your entry into the French market.
The largest consumer market in the EU.
Explore expansion optionsMarket of 68 million
The second-largest economy in the EU, a step away from Spain and with huge potential for your sector.
SAS with no minimum capital
Incorporate with a flexible legal form, designed for startups and SMEs.
Reduced corporate tax for SMEs
Reduced rate of 15% up to €43,999 of profit; 25% above that.
Credibility with French clients
A local subsidiary conveys credibility and eases contracts and tenders in France.
Explore more about France
Case studies
V2C
We supported V2C in its expansion to Portugal, France, Germany and Italy until it became the leader in electric chargers in Europe (+€30M).
Portugal · Francia · Alemania · Italia
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Hagen Group
We helped Hagen Group, the world’s largest pet supplies company, establish itself in Portugal, Andorra and Italy (×7 sales in Spain).
Portugal · Andorra · Italia
View caseFrequently asked questions
Incorporation and the monthly services (accounting, tax and payroll if you hire) are quoted to fit your case. After the analysis, our specialists will design a tailored plan for you at a very good price, with no hidden costs.
There is no minimum capital: you can incorporate. The capital is set freely in the articles of association.
It is the single-shareholder version of the SAS, ideal if you are the sole partner. Same flexibility and taxation, with a single shareholder.
Between 3 and 6 weeks, from the articles of association to the full tax and banking registration.
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