Set up and run your company in Europe from the Netherlands
We help entrepreneurs and companies from all over the world do business in and from the Netherlands. You get more than a Dutch company. You get the right structure to grow your business and your wealth, with the lowest possible tax burden. You can also read 861 English guides on Dutch and EU business rules, with verified 2026 figures.
Want our team to have a look? You get free advice on your next step.
Your company in the Netherlands
One package for the full setup. You sign a power of attorney in your own country. The notary in the Netherlands does the rest.
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Your Dutch BV
from €2,950
excl. VAT
- The notary deed, signed for you with a power of attorney
- Registration at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK)
- The identity check the law requires
- Registration of the owners in the register of ultimate owners (UBO register)
- Your tax number and VAT number
- The list of documents from your country, and how to legalise them (apostille)
- Advice on the setup that keeps your tax low from year one: one company or a holding, your first financial year and your salary
- Personal support during the setup and the start of your company
Holding and operating company
from €4,950
excl. VAT
Set up for growth of your company and your wealth.
- Two companies, set up together, with everything from the BV package for both
- You can pay profit to your holding tax-free (participation exemption)
- In your holding, you keep your profit apart from the risks of daily business, and you can invest it
- If you sell your operating company later, your holding receives the profit tax-free
What you can add
Made for your company. The price is in your proposal.
- Business bank account: the complete file your bank asks for
- eHerkenning: your login for the Dutch tax portal
- EORI number: your number for import and export
- Article 23 licence: you settle import VAT in your VAT return, so you keep that cash in your company
- One VAT return for all your online sales in the EU (One Stop Shop, OSS)
- Payroll tax number, so your company can pay you a salary
- A lower director salary, prepared and submitted to the tax authority
- The 30% ruling for you or your staff, when you relocate to the Netherlands
- Bookkeeping, VAT returns and annual accounts
- Licences and EU rules for your sector
Your first-year plan
Before you start trading, the team looks at everything you plan to do. You get a written plan, and the applications are filed for you. See the first-year plan →
- The registrations and licences your company needs
- Your salary, dividend and loans from your company in year one
- The tax schemes and deductions you are entitled to
- Your numbers for the first year: tax, salary and what you keep in your company
Your written proposal shows the exact amount before you decide. Owners from some countries need extra checks.
Want our team to have a look? →Free advice on your next stepStart with the essentials
Seven pages with answers to the questions that international companies and founders ask us most.
Sell in Europe from the Netherlands.
With your own Dutch company, you sell to customers in every EU country. We arrange the company, the tax numbers and the licences, and find partners for customs and warehousing when you need them.
Steel, aluminium, fertilisers or cement for the EU? Authorised CBAM declarant: your EU importer and the 2027 dates
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Netherlands company formation from €2,950 excl. VAT → Check which EU roles your products need
- EU parcel rules 2026€3 customs duty per item type on parcels up to €150 since 1 July 2026
- Stock in the NetherlandsWarehouse, customs and VAT with selected partners near Schiphol and Rotterdam
- Three ways to sell in the EUShip direct, use a partner or set up your own Dutch company
- How we work with partnersPartners chosen for your products and volumes, with one contact
Customs and VAT: VAT and Article 23 · Customs and importer · Warehouse
We take over the administration and the paperwork.
This includes the bookkeeping, the VAT returns, payroll, the annual accounts and the filings at the KVK and the UBO register. One English-speaking team works for you. You see every amount in your written proposal, and your company stays in good standing.
Corporate services in the Netherlands → Fiscal representation for importers
- Corporate secretarialShare register, resolutions, UBO and KVK changes
- Filings and deadlinesEvery obligation of a Dutch BV, with its date
- Bookkeeping and payrollMonthly, in English, with the amount in your proposal
- Holding structureDividends to the parent free of tax
Four guides, two references
Four guides, from your first idea to a working structure, and two reference pages that every guide links to.
Dutch business facts (2026)
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Corporate income tax (VPB) | 19% up to €200,000 profit, 25.8% above |
| Standard director salary (DGA) | €58,000 per year (2026) |
| Income tax on dividends, box 2 | 24.5% up to €68,843 · 31% above |
| VAT rates | 21% standard · 9% reduced · 0% export |
| Minimum BV share capital | €0.01 |
| Dividend withholding tax | 15% (exemption for qualifying parent companies) |
Advisory for international founders.
Advice on holding design, substance, running a company from abroad, the 30% ruling and the STAK. Each assignment has a fixed scope and a fixed price in your proposal.
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