The EU Inc. proposal (COM/2026/321) sets registration fees at under €100, with zero minimum share capital and no notary fee. That's what the regulation specifies. The service-fee layer (what a formation service charges on top) varies; ours is published when the regulation text is final.

What the regulation specifies

  • State-level registration fee. Under €100 total, regardless of the registration mechanism (BRIS or central EU register).
  • Minimum share capital. Zero. Founders can issue any nominal capital structure they choose, but there is no statutory floor.
  • Notary fee. Zero. Notarised articles of association are not required for incorporation.
  • Annual filing fee. Each member state can charge a small filing fee for the mandatory annual update; the regulation caps these.
  • Conversion fee. Cross-border conversion of an existing entity into an EU Inc. has a separate fee schedule, capped by the regulation.

How this compares

Approximate fee tiers for incorporating a new entity, as of April 2026. Numbers are rounded, exclude legal/advisory fees, and exclude minimum-capital lock-up.

  • EU Inc. (proposed). Target under €100, zero minimum capital. No notary.
  • Dutch BV. €500–€1,500 registration plus notary. €0.01 minimum capital.
  • German GmbH. €600–€1,500 including notary, court, Handelsregister. €25,000 minimum capital (€12,500 paid in).
  • French SAS. €200–€800 including registration and legal-announcement publication. €1 minimum capital.
  • UK Ltd. £12 online filing fee. £1 minimum capital. Outside EU.
  • Estonian OÜ via e-Residency. €265 state fee plus €100–€120 e-Residency card. €0.01 minimum capital.
  • US Delaware C-corp. $89 filing fee plus ~$100/year registered agent plus $300 annual franchise tax (typical). Outside EU.

For greenfield incorporations, EU Inc. sits at or below the lowest tier (Estonian OÜ, UK Ltd) on direct cost, while removing the €25,000 capital lock-up that is the largest hidden cost of a German GmbH.

What our service charges on top

Our formation service fee covers articles drafting, filing, name reservation, share register setup, tax registrations, and (optionally) EU-ESO setup. Pricing publishes when the regulation text is final. We are not pre-selling at this stage because the service boundary depends on which registration mechanism the regulation lands on.

Conversion of an existing entity into an EU Inc. costs more than greenfield incorporation, because the conversion procedure involves cap-table preservation, share-class continuity, and tax-event analysis. We will publish a pricing matrix for conversions alongside the formation pricing when the regulation is final.

Hidden costs to watch

  • Tax residency. Where your team and decision-makers actually sit determines where the company is taxed. EU Inc. does not change this. If your operations are in a high-rate member state, you pay that rate regardless of registered office.
  • Banking. Account opening for any new entity, EU Inc. or otherwise, varies by bank and can take weeks. Fintechs (Wise, Revolut Business, Qonto) are usually faster than incumbents.
  • Annual compliance. Filings, tax returns, payroll setup if you hire. These are the same as any other limited company; they are not eliminated by EU Inc.
  • Cross-border employment. Hiring an employee in another EU country still triggers that country's social security, payroll, and labour law. EU Inc. does not change this either.

Bottom line

Direct cost of EU Inc. registration is the lowest in the EU once the regulation applies. The cost-saving compared to a German GmbH is real (€25,000 capital lock-up alone). The cost-saving compared to a French SAS or Dutch BV is meaningful but smaller. The cost-saving compared to a UK Ltd or US LLC is negligible — those are already cheap to incorporate; EU Inc.'s value over them is jurisdictional, not financial.

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Sources

  • EU Inc. proposal: COM/2026/321.
  • National fee data: each member state's chamber of commerce or registry; see specific comparison pages under Compare.
  • Full source list on Sources.