Build at home from wherever you are.
Register a Ghana business from London, Toronto or Houston. Priced in US dollars, handled remotely, with updates in your time zone.
Private company · Not a government agency · Government fees shown separately
Priced in US dollars.
Our service fee is set in dollars, so it does not move with the exchange rate. Government fees are set in cedis by the Registrar and shown separately.
- Business nameUS$79GHBusinessDesk service fee+ GHS 160 government fees (about US$14.55)Business name in detail
- PartnershipUS$129GHBusinessDesk service fee+ GHS 300 government fees (about US$27.27)Partnership in detail
- Company limited by sharesUS$399GHBusinessDesk service fee+ GHS 615 government fees (about US$55.91) + 1% stamp duty on stated capitalCompany in detail
Dollar equivalents of government fees are approximate (about GHS 11.00 = US$1). The day’s published rate is fixed when you pay. Pay the cedi equivalent through Paystack using an available card or mobile money option.
Everything that used to need a trip home.
The same registration as a founder in Accra, with the physical steps arranged around you.
- Remote identity verificationVerify who you are from your phone with a live check. No need to post documents.
- Partner-witnessed signingWhere the law allows, a partner notary or a Ghana-based commissioner for oaths witnesses your signature by video. Where it does not, we schedule it for a visit home or at an embassy. Counsel confirms which applies before you pay.
- Registered-office optionA company needs a physical registered office in Ghana. If you do not have one, a partner provides it, quoted on its own line.
- WhatsApp updates in your time zoneYour formation lead messages you at sensible hours for where you live. Replies within 4 working hours, 08:00–21:00 GMT.
- Certified copies couriered abroadDocuments land in your vault first. Certified copies can be couriered to you, itemised as an option.
How it works from abroad.
You do your part online, in your own time. We handle everything that happens in Ghana.
Answer the guided questions
Choose your structure and tell us about the business. About 12 minutes, and you can save and come back.
YouVerify your identity and pay in US$
A live check on your phone, then a checkout with every fee itemised. Pay by card in dollars or by mobile money in cedis.
YouGHBusinessDeskSigning, witnessed by a partner
We book the witness at a time that suits your time zone, or arrange it for a visit or at an embassy.
YouLicensed professionalWe prepare and submit in Ghana
First review within 1 working day of payment; submission within 1 working day of a complete, clean file.
GHBusinessDeskThe Registrar decides
The Office of the Registrar of Companies examines the application. Its timing is outside our control; you see every status change.
The authority decidesDocuments to your vault, copies to your door
Documents in your vault within 1 working day of approval. Certified copies follow by courier if you choose.
GHBusinessDesk
A company from abroad, itemised.
The checkout for a company registered from abroad, with stated capital of GHS 10,000. The example is shown in US dollars; government fees are set in cedis and converted at approximately GHS 11.00 = US$1; the day’s published rate is fixed when you pay.
A company needs at least two directors, and at least one must be ordinarily resident in Ghana. The guided questions check this before you pay, so there are no surprises at submission.
Private company · Not a government agency · Government fees shown separately
Company limited by shares
Stated capital GHS 10,000 · Diaspora service, priced in US$
| Line | Payee | US$ |
|---|---|---|
Government fee: Company registrationORC schedule effective 2 Feb 2026 | Office of the Registrar of Companies | 53.18 |
Government fee: Stamp duty, 1% of stated capital | Via ORC | 9.09 |
Government fee: Name search | Office of the Registrar of Companies | 2.73 |
GHBusinessDesk service fee: Company limited by shares, diaspora service | GHBusinessDesk | 399.00 |
Professional fee: Partner-witnessed signingEstimate | Partner firm | 13.64 |
| Total | 477.64 |
Indicative. Verified against the current ORC schedule at checkout. Cedi amounts converted at approximately GHS 11.00 = US$1; the day’s published rate is fixed when you pay.
Not a Ghanaian citizen?
Companies with foreign shareholders also register with the Ghana Investment Promotion Authority under Act 1173, with a partner lawyer on every case.
Start your Ghana business from abroad.
Priced in US dollars, handled remotely, and updated in your time zone. No account needed until you’re ready to save.
Private company · Not a government agency · Government fees shown separately
