Mauritius and the Netherlands at a glance
- Stamp
- Apostille, Hague Convention in force for Mauritius since 12 March 1968
- Issued by
- Prime Minister’s Office, Home Affairs Division (Government Centre, Port Louis)
- Language
- English, accepted as it is
- Register
- Corporate and Business Registration Department (online)
- Tax treaty
- Outside the Dutch treaty list: Dutch rules apply (Rijksoverheid, 1 October 2026)
- EU trade
- Economic Partnership Agreement, 2012
- Moving here
- Residence permit needed
Documents from Mauritius
Passport copy, certified by a notary in Mauritius.
Proof of address in Mauritius, at most three months old.
Power of attorney. Sign the power of attorney before a Mauritian notary. Have the notary’s signature authenticated by the Supreme Court, and then apostilled at the Prime Minister’s Office.
Ownership statement, one page from us.
The apostille. Prime Minister’s Office, Home Affairs Division (Government Centre, Port Louis). Documents signed by a notary, including powers of attorney, are first authenticated by the Supreme Court.
Good to know. People often forget the Supreme Court step before the apostille. For a global business company, the Dutch notary will ask who the real owners of the licensed company are.
If a company from Mauritius becomes a shareholder
Register extract, at most three months old: Corporate and Business Registration Department. Order a certificate of incorporation and a company profile showing directors and shareholders. Global business companies also have a licence from the Financial Services Commission. Plus articles, signing authority and ownership chart.
Trade between Mauritius and the EU
The EU is the largest trading partner of Mauritius, with 27.2% of its trade and 34.1% of its exports in 2025. EU trade in goods with Mauritius totalled €1.6 billion in 2025, including €1.05 billion of EU exports.
Foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco made up 50.3% of EU imports from Mauritius in 2025, ahead of textiles at 11.5%. Machinery and appliances led EU exports to Mauritius at 22.3%.
Mauritius signed the interim Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU in August 2009 and has applied it provisionally since 14 May 2012. On 10 June 2026, Mauritius, Comoros, Madagascar and Seychelles concluded negotiations with the EU on an enhanced agreement.
The interim agreement gives all exports from its Eastern and Southern African partners duty-free, quota-free access to the EU. Mauritius has liberalised 96% of its tariff lines under it, with the last round of tariff cuts starting in 2022.
Import duties: Access2Markets.
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