The situation
A plan to enter three new countries with local companies
A Danish maker of medical-device accessories in Aarhus sells into Central Europe through distributors and now wants its own companies in Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic, each with a small sales and service team. The budget is approved. The CFO needs a plan for the board: what to set up in each country, in what order and under which activity code.
Each country has a familiar limited-company form and its own route to the register. The detail differs: notarial deeds, online registration, trade licences, the activity classification the register uses, and the registrations that follow. The hours go on building one plan out of three procedures.
What the research has to settle
The rules behind the answer
- The usual form is a limited company
- A Polish sp. z o.o., a Romanian SRL and a Czech s.r.o. each limit the parent’s liability to its contribution. Each country sets its own minimum capital, formation documents and register, and the research confirms the current requirements.
- Activity codes follow NACE, nationally
- Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic use national classifications built on the EU’s NACE. The EU has adopted NACE Rev. 2.1, and the research confirms which version each register applies today.
- Czech trades may need a licence
- Many business activities in the Czech Republic need a trade licence in addition to the company’s registration. Whether sales and servicing of medical-device accessories need one is part of the plan.
- Registration is not the last filing
- After incorporation come tax and VAT registration, the beneficial ownership register and employer registration before the first hire. Some of these run on short deadlines from incorporation.
How it runs in azta
From the question to the document
The question, as you would type it
Danish parent will set up limited companies in Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic to sell and service medical-device accessories, three to five staff each. What are the incorporation steps and documents in each country, which activity code applies, and which registrations follow?
You start with
A plan to enter three new countries with local companies
- 01
Describe the plan
Give the parent, the activity and the team in each country. azta researches company law and registration requirements in Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic.
Cited research· Free - 02
Classify the activity
Describe what each company will do and azta proposes the activity code under each national classification, with its reasoning.
Activity-code classification· Free - 03
Build the plan
Ask for a plan per country: form, documents, steps, filings that follow and a realistic order. Edit it in Canvas.
Canvas · Ask azta· Pro You send
An incorporation plan per country with the activity code to register
What you get
An incorporation plan per country with the activity code to register
Incorporation plan · draft
Market entry in Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic: company set-up
Form. We propose a limited company in each country: a sp. z o.o. in Poland, an SRL in Romania and an s.r.o. in the Czech Republic. Each limits the group’s liability to its contribution and can employ staff and register for VAT locally.
Activity codes. The proposed code in each country covers wholesale of medical and orthopaedic goods, with a secondary code for repair and maintenance. The reasoning is set out in the Annex.
Order of steps. Incorporation, then tax and VAT registration, then the beneficial ownership filing, then employer registration before the first hire. In the Czech Republic the trade licence is obtained before trading starts.
Outcomes on your numbers
What azta is worth on this task
Pro pays for itself after
13 minutes a month
At €130 an hour, that is all the time Pro (€27 a month) has to take off your desk to cover its price.
Example figures. Replace them with your own.
- Hours back a year
- 29
- Capacity at your rate
- €3,744
- More incorporation plans a quarter
- 0.8
- Return on Pro
- 11.6×
- Research
- Drafting
- Your review
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What stays with you
- Choosing local notaries, accountants and registered offices.
- The commercial plan and the timing.
- Signing the incorporation documents.
Frequently asked questions
- Does azta register the company?
- No. It researches the steps, proposes the activity code and drafts the plan. Registration is done by you, a notary or a local advisor.
- Is activity-code classification on the free plan?
- Yes. Activity-code classification is on the free plan. Five questions a month are free, no card.
- Can it compare more than three countries?
- Yes. Name the countries and ask for a comparison table, with each cell cited to the national rule.
