Fees and timelines in 2024
Fees
The average fee per Costa Rica engagement is outlined in the table below. These fees include company incorporation, opening corporate bank accounts, project management and all government fees:
Different Costa Rica entity types | Cost | Draft invoice |
---|---|---|
LLC | US$15,815 | View invoice PDF |
SA | US$9,985 | View invoice PDF |
Branch office | US$9,835 | View invoice PDF |
Representative office | US$11,835 | View invoice PDF |
Offshore | US$12,335 | View invoice PDF |
Trust | US$18,400 | View invoice PDF |
Free Zone | US$16,335 | View invoice PDF |
Bitcoin LLC (SRL) | US$16,935 | View invoice PDF |
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Timelines
The average Costa Rica company registration period is 12 weeks as outlined below:
Service | LLC | PLC | Branch | Rep office |
---|---|---|---|---|
Engagement Planning | 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 3 weeks |
Company incorporation period | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | 6 weeks | 6 weeks |
Bank account approval | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | 5 weeks |
Internet banking approval | 3 weeks | 1 week | 1 week | 1 week |
Engagement completion | 1 week | 1 week | 1 week | 1 week |
Total engagement period | 12 weeks | 13 weeks | 16 weeks | 16 weeks |