How Holdwise Works with Partners: One Contact in the Netherlands

What we arrange ourselves

Your Dutch company. A private limited company (BV), or a holding with an operating company. You sign a power of attorney in your own country, and a civil-law notary signs the deed. See company formation in the Netherlands.
Your VAT number and your European customs number (EORI number). See Dutch VAT registration and the EORI number.
The licence to settle import VAT in your VAT return (Article 23 licence). Your cash stays in your company. See fiscal representation and Article 23.
The business login for Dutch government portals (eHerkenning), also for a director abroad. See eHerkenning for foreign directors.
Tax structuring. One company or a holding, your salary and dividend, and the tax treaty with your home country. See the Dutch holding structure.
Bookkeeping and tax returns through our backoffice team: VAT returns, annual accounts and corporate tax returns. See bookkeeping in the Netherlands.
Payroll for your staff. Payslips, the monthly payroll tax return and the annual statements. See payroll in the Netherlands.
The bank file. The documents and the ownership chart your bank asks for. The bank makes its own decision. See opening a business bank account.
Your first-year plan. The registrations, licences and tax schemes for year one, in writing. See the first-year plan.

Your Dutch company (BV) starts from €2,950 excl. VAT. A holding with an operating company starts from €4,950 excl. VAT. Other work has its own price, which you see first.

The partners we work with

Some work needs a licence, a status at customs, a warehouse or a specialist. For that work, we work with specialist partners in the Netherlands.

Partner	What the partner does	When you need one
Warehouse and fulfilment	Storage, order picking, shipping to customers in the EU and returns.	You keep stock in the Netherlands or sell through marketplaces. See stock in the Netherlands.
Customs broker	Customs declarations as your representative, including the role of authorised CBAM declarant.	You import goods. For iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, cement, electricity and hydrogen, the carbon border rules (CBAM) apply. See CBAM for exporters.
Fiscal representative with a licence	Handles the Dutch VAT of a company abroad, including the Article 23 licence.	You import into the Netherlands with your company abroad. See fiscal representation.
Product compliance specialist	EU responsible person for product safety, packaging and battery registrations, medical devices, cosmetics and chemicals (REACH).	Your product needs a party in the EU or a registration. See EU representative requirements.
Civil-law notary	Deeds for your company, share transfers and foundations.	You set up a company or change its shares.
Emissions verifier	Checks the emissions data of the goods you import under CBAM.	You file the yearly CBAM declaration.
Sworn translator	Translations of documents from your country.	The notary or an authority asks for a translation.
Immigration lawyer for residence permits	Prepares and files the application for a residence permit, for example under the Dutch American Friendship Treaty (DAFT) or as a highly skilled migrant. The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) decides.	You or your staff want to live and work in the Netherlands. We set up the company and keep the books. See the DAFT visa requirements.

A company established outside the EU imports CBAM goods through an indirect customs representative. That representative is always the CBAM declarant (business.gov.nl, 2026). Your own Dutch company can apply for the declarant status itself, with eHerkenning level 3.

How a partner is chosen

After you ask. Our team looks for a partner when you ask for one. The choice starts from your products, your volumes, your countries and your customers.
Checked before you see a quote. Our team checks that the partner has the licence or status the work needs. Examples are a licence for fiscal representation, the authorised CBAM declarant status or the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status for customs.
You see every price first. You receive the partner’s quote and decide. Your company signs the contract with the partner. The partner invoices you directly for its own work. We invoice our own work.
Purchase prices. When your company buys goods, shares or property, the price goes from your company to the seller through a civil-law notary, an escrow bank or a letter of credit. We stay outside these payments.
One contact. Your contact person on our team follows up with the partner. Your numbers, licences and documents stay in one file with our team.
Your own partners are welcome. Your forwarder, accountant or warehouse can work with our team on your file.

How it works

Tell us your plan. What you sell, where your customers are and how your goods reach Europe.
Receive a written proposal. For your Dutch company and the numbers it needs, with every amount in writing.
We set up the company. The notary deed, the registration at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK), the VAT and EORI numbers, eHerkenning and the Article 23 licence.
Partners where needed. Our team finds the warehouse, customs broker or compliance specialist. You see the price first and sign with the partner.
One contact after the start. Our team handles the bookkeeping, the tax returns and the deadlines, and follows up with every partner.

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Holdwise in short

Company: Holdwise B.V., Mercuriusplein 1, 2132 HA Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, next to Schiphol airport.
Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK): 42038397.
Founder: Robert Jeffrey, an entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience in the Netherlands and abroad.
Client checks: We check the identity of every client under the Dutch anti-money laundering act (Wwft).
Language: the team works with you in English.

Sources

Last reviewed: October 2026.

Company formation

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is my contact?

Your contact is our team in Hoofddorp, next to Schiphol airport. The team handles your Dutch company, your tax numbers and your bookkeeping, and follows up with every partner you choose. You keep one contact for all of it.

Who signs the partner contract?

Your company signs it. You see the partner's price first. Then your company signs the contract with the partner. The partner invoices you directly for its own work. We invoice our own work and coordinate the partners, so you have one contact person.

Can I keep my own forwarder?

Yes. Your forwarder, customs broker or warehouse can stay. Our team shares the numbers they need, such as your VAT number, your EORI number and the Article 23 licence, and works with them on your file.

How fast do I hear back?

You hear from our team personally, by email, on working days. Your first advice is free. For a partner quote, our team first asks for the details the partner needs, such as your products, volumes and countries.

Can I set up and run a Dutch company from my own country?

Yes. Owners and directors abroad are the normal situation for a Dutch company. You sign a power of attorney at home, and the notary in the Netherlands signs the deed once your file is complete. We work for entrepreneurs and companies from inside and outside the EU.

What does it cost?

Your Dutch company (BV) starts from €2,950 excl. VAT, and a holding with an operating company from €4,950 excl. VAT. Other work and partner services have their own price, which you see first. The partner invoices you directly for its own work. We invoice our own work.