Start your company in Morocco with a clear, guided process
Support to set up an SARL (Morocco's limited liability company) or a single-member SARL AU: legal form, name reservation, articles of association, registered office, online filing and your company identifiers. Quotes separate official fees from professional fees.
- Official fees and professional fees shown separately
- Works with Morocco's online DirectEntreprise process
- Support in English, French or Arabic
- ✓Project & legal formSARL AU, SARL… a reasoned choice
- ✓Negative certificateCompany name reserved with OMPIC
- 3Articles & registered officeDrafting, signatures, business address
- 4Online filingDirectEntreprise platform
- 5RC, IF, ICE, CNSSYour company's identifiers
Illustration of the typical path — actual timing depends on your file and the authorities.
How long does it take to register a company in Morocco?
According to OMPIC, a complete file submitted online through DirectEntreprise is processed in three days on average, sometimes in under 24 hours. Add preparation time for the name, articles, registered office and signatures — and, for foreign founders, any document legalisation.
Delays usually come from incomplete files. That's what we prepare with you. See the process.
Where do you start?
Each situation has its own page and quote path.
I'm a foreign founder or investor
What changes for non-residents: documents, signatures, banking, currency rules.
Learn moreI'm founding alone: SARL AU
The single-member limited company — Morocco's closest equivalent to a one-person LLC.
Learn moreI have partners: SARL
2 to 50 shareholders, share split, management, articles.
Learn moreWhich structure should I choose?
SARL, SARL AU, SA or auto-entrepreneur — an honest comparison.
Learn moreI need a business address Availability to be confirmed
Domiciliation: rules, what to check, the contract.
Learn moreAfter incorporation: accounting Availability to be confirmed
Bookkeeping, tax and social filings from month one.
Learn moreHow our support works
Four stages, in plain English.
Tell us about your project
A two-minute form: legal form, shareholders, city, activity.
We qualify and price it
A call, WhatsApp or email, then an itemised quote: professional fees on one side, official fees on the other.
We build the file
Name reservation, articles of association, registered-office solution, document collection and signatures.
Filing and follow-up
Online filing by an authorised professional, followed through to your identifiers (RC, IF, ICE) and CNSS registration.
Which structure fits your project?
The most requested forms, in plain English. Each page covers conditions, capital and steps.
SARL AU
One shareholder, limited liability, no legal minimum capital — the closest thing to a one-person LLC.
Learn moreSARL
2 to 50 shareholders: Morocco's most common company form.
Learn moreAuto-entrepreneur or company?
The auto-entrepreneur regime is not a company: compare before choosing.
Learn moreForeign-owned company
100% foreign ownership is possible for most activities.
Learn moreOfficial fees vs professional fees
Mixing the two up is the main source of so-called hidden costs.
| Item | Type | Paid to |
|---|---|---|
| Negative certificate (name) | Official fee | OMPIC |
| Trade register entry | Official fee | Trade register |
| Legal notice | Mandatory third-party cost | Legal-notice newspaper |
| Drafting articles, preparing and following the file | Professional fee | Provider / professional |
| Registered-office service | Service | Domiciliation company |
| Share capital | Neither | Belongs to the company |
Details and ranges on the pricing page and in our guide to official vs professional fees.
What you can expect from us
Commitments you can check, not slogans.
Fees itemised line by line
Official fees on one side, professional fees on the other, in every quote.
Learn moreSourced information
Every rule links to an official source with the date it was checked.
Learn moreThree languages
Pages and conversations in English, French and Arabic.
Learn moreAll of Morocco, remotely
Remote support: no office is listed until one exists.
Learn moreFrequently asked questions
Is there a minimum share capital for an SARL?
No. Since the 2011 reform (Law 24-10), the SARL has no legal minimum capital. Very low capital can make banking and supplier relationships harder, though. More.
Is an SARL the same as an LLC?
It's the closest local equivalent: a limited liability company where shareholders' liability is limited to their contributions. The legal regime is Moroccan (Law 5-96), not US or UK law.
Can I do everything remotely?
Company creation is now electronic via DirectEntreprise, through authorised professionals. Signatures, legalisation of foreign documents and bank onboarding may need specific arrangements; we set them out in the quote. Foreign founders
Do your prices include official fees?
The quote lists line by line what is and isn't included. Pricing.
A clear quote in two minutes
Tell us about your project. We'll come back with the steps, the documents you'll need and a quote that separates official fees from our professional fees.
Get a Quote- maroc.ma — OMPIC statement on DirectEntreprise (6 May 2026, in French)
- DirectEntreprise — official online company-creation platform (run by OMPIC)
- OMPIC — Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property