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Setting up a company in Gabon

The formalities below are listed in the order in which to complete them. Tick the documents as you go and save the path as a PDF.

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The path in figures

Procedures
3
Steps
15
Documents
6
Institutions
5
Indicative time frame
at least 4 days 12 steps without a published time frame
Indicative fixed fees
220,000 to 370,000 FCFA + 4 fees not quantified

Time frames in calendar days added step by step; fees exclude customs duties and taxes.

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Overview

Procedures follow one another in this order; each bar is a step.

  1. Procedure 1, Steps 1 to 9

    Set up a limited liability company (SARL)

    Time frame: at least 2 days

  2. Procedure 2, Steps 10 to 13

    Use the Investment Charter incentives

    Time frame: at least 2 days

  3. Procedure 3, Steps 14 to 15

    Register the business with the CNSS and declare its workers

    Time frame not published

Points to note

Information:

Path shown for a limited liability company (SARL). A foreign company may also operate through a branch (parent company articles and minutes deciding the opening) or create a public limited company (SA, minimum capital of XAF 10 million according to the ANPI-Gabon online one-stop shop).

Guichet numérique de l'investissement (GNI) (opens in a new tab)

Information:

12 steps have no published time: the total duration is a minimum.

Procedures, in order

Each procedure starts once the previous ones are complete. Step numbers run across the whole path.

Procedure 1

Set up a limited liability company (SARL)

Up to date Checked on 21 September 2026

The SARL, and its single-member version (SARLU), is set up online through the ANPI-Gabon digital one-stop shop. The file then follows a single circuit covering registration of deeds, the RCCM, the tax number, social security and legal publication, and ends wi…

Responsible institution: National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon

  1. Step 1

    Prepare the file

    Gather the documents required by the online investment one-stop shop (GNI) for an SARL or SARLU. Each document must be legible and valid. If the activity is regulated, a technical approval may be required before or after incorporation.

    National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon (online)
    Time frame not published
    Documents to provide:

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  2. Step 2

    Submit the file on the GNI and pay the fees

    Create an account on the online one-stop shop, enter the details of the company, its managers and its capital, upload the documents and pay the fees online. The platform offers payment by Airtel Money among other options.

    National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon (online)
    Time frame not published
    220,000 FCFA Incorporation fee, Gabonese national (ANPI indicative schedule) Indicative
    370,000 FCFA Incorporation fee, non-Gabonese national (ANPI indicative schedule) Indicative

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  3. Step 3

    File validated by ANPI-Gabon

    ANPI-Gabon checks that the file is complete before sending it to the partner administrations. For activities not covered by a sector code or a regulated profession, the Investment Charter provides for a simple declaration: administrations have 48 hours to raise an objection.

    National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon (online)
    2 days

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  4. Step 4

    Registration of the legal deeds

    The articles and incorporation deeds are registered with the tax administration. Step handled by the partner administration within the one-stop shop circuit, with no separate action by the applicant.

    Directorate General of Taxes (online)
    Time frame not published

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  5. Step 5

    Registration in the RCCM

    The registry assigns the number in the Trade and Personal Property Credit Register (RCCM), kept under OHADA law. Step handled by the partner administration within the one-stop shop circuit, with no separate action by the applicant.

    Registry of the Libreville commercial court (trade and personal property credit register) (online)
    Time frame not published

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  6. Step 6

    Tax identification number issued

    The Directorate General of Taxes issues the tax identification number (NIF), used afterwards with the tax, customs and other administrations. Step handled by the partner administration within the one-stop shop circuit, with no separate action by the applicant.

    Directorate General of Taxes (online)
    Time frame not published

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  7. Step 7

    Registration with the CNSS and CNAMGS

    The business is registered with the social security and health insurance funds. Step handled by the partner administration within the one-stop shop circuit, with no separate action by the applicant. The employer must still declare its workers to the CNSS within eight days of hiring.

    National Social Security Fund (online)
    Time frame not published

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  8. Step 8

    Publication in the Official Journal

    A notice of incorporation is published in the Official Journal of the Gabonese Republic. Step handled by the partner administration within the one-stop shop circuit, with no separate action by the applicant.

    National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon (online)
    Time frame not published

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  9. Step 9

    Final validation and delivery of the single registration form

    ANPI-Gabon validates the file and makes the single registration form (FUE), which summarises the registrations obtained, available to the operator.

    National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon (online)
    Time frame not published

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

Procedure 2

Use the Investment Charter incentives

Up to date Checked on 21 September 2026

The Investment Charter, established by law no. 15/98 of 23 July 1998, sets the general framework of guarantees and benefits offered to investors. It provides in particular for a corporate tax exemption during the first three financial years, declining-balance…

Responsible institution: National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon

  1. Step 10

    Identify the applicable regime

    Activities outside sector codes and regulated professions only require a simple declaration at the one-stop shop. Sectors covered by a specific code, notably the extraction and processing of natural resources, follow their own tax and technical rules.

    National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon (online or at the counter)
    Time frame not published

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  2. Step 11

    File at the one-stop shop

    File the incorporation or project file with ANPI-Gabon. For an activity under a sector code, approval is granted by the supervising minister on the advice of a decision committee within 30 days of filing. For a regulated profession, the competent body or professional order decides within 15 days.

    National Investment Promotion Agency of Gabon (online or at the counter)
    2 to 30 days
    Documents to provide:

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  3. Step 12

    Apply the general tax benefits

    The Charter provides for a corporate tax exemption during the first three financial years, declining-balance depreciation and loss carry-forward. PwC reports that new companies are exempt from the minimum flat tax. Since the 2026 finance law, contractual or individual exemption schemes remain subject to minimum taxati…

    Directorate General of Taxes (online or at the counter)
    Time frame not published
    Documents to provide:

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  4. Step 13

    Apply for duty suspension regimes

    Export-oriented activities can benefit from duty suspension through temporary admission, duty-free entry or inward processing, within the CEMAC common external tariff. The application is made to customs.

    Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Duties (at the counter)
    Time frame not published
    Not published

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

Procedure 3

Register the business with the CNSS and declare its workers

Up to date 2 steps of 4 apply to your case Checked on 22 September 2026

Every employer must register with the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), which assigns a contributor number, then register each new worker within eight days of first hiring. The employer then declares wages every quarter and pays contributions by the legal…

Responsible institution: National Social Security Fund

  1. Step 14

    Register each worker

    On first hiring, declare each worker to the CNSS within eight days using the worker registration form and the documents listed on it. A worker who already has a number is reported with a hiring certificate.

    National Social Security Fund (online or at the counter)
    up to 8 days
    Not published
    Documents to provide:

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

  2. Step 15

    Declare wages every quarter

    File the quarterly wage declaration (DTS) with the employer declaration notice, then pay the contributions. The employer CNSS share reported by PwC is 16% (family benefits 8%, pensions 5%, work injury 3%), on wages capped at XAF 1.5 million per month.

    National Social Security Fund (online or at the counter)
    Time frame not published
    16% Employer CNSS contributions (16% of capped wages, PwC source) Official
    2.5% Employee CNSS contribution (2.5%, PwC source) Official
    Documents to provide:

    Official page for this step (opens in a new tab)

Documents to gather

Each document appears once, with the steps that require it. Ticked boxes are not saved.

  • Copy of a valid identity document: passport, national identity card or national identity card receipt. For foreign managers, a residence card or passport is accepted depending on the administration.

    Required at step 1

  • Deed setting out the company's legal form, purpose, registered office, capital and governance rules. For an SARL or SAS, the online one-stop shop states that articles must be drafted before registrat…

    Required at step 1

  • Prior authorisation issued by the supervising administration for regulated activities, for example in health or education. It is only required when the activity is subject to it.

    Required at steps 1, 11

  • Certificate issued by the Directorate General of Taxes stating the taxpayer's identification, activity, address and tax identification number (NIF).

    Required at step 12 Issued by DGI

  • Form used by the employer to declare to the CNSS a worker who does not yet have an insured person number, with the supporting documents listed on the form.

    Required at step 14 Issued by CNSS Template (opens in a new tab)

  • Form accompanying the quarterly wage declaration (DTS) sent to the CNSS.

    Required at step 15 Issued by CNSS Template (opens in a new tab)

Fees

Illustrative data

Fees of the procedures as published by the institutions. Indicative amounts have not been confirmed by an official text; customs duties and taxes are estimated by the simulator.

Step Fee Amount Status
2 Incorporation fee, Gabonese national (ANPI indicative schedule) 220,000 FCFA Indicative
2 Incorporation fee, non-Gabonese national (ANPI indicative schedule) 370,000 FCFA Indicative
15 Employer CNSS contributions (16% of capped wages, PwC source) 16% Official
15 Employee CNSS contribution (2.5%, PwC source) 2.5% Official

Institutions involved

Addresses, opening hours and contacts on each institution's page.

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