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When you need a Seychelles company that can sign a contract this week, a ready-made shelf company — an off-the-shelf Seychelles International Business Company (IBC) — is the fastest legal route into the Indian Ocean’s premier offshore jurisdiction. ShelfCompanies24 maintains a live inventory of clean, never-traded Seychelles IBCs registered with the Financial Services Authority (FSA), with paid-up share capital, registered agent, and clean Seychelles Revenue Commission record. Most transfers complete in 3–7 working days.
Seychelles combines a low-tax framework (1.5% CIT on Seychelles-source income, 0% on foreign-source for IBCs subject to economic-substance compliance), English common-law tradition, and modern offshore corporate-services infrastructure. Particularly suitable for international holding, IP-licensing and trading structures with focus on Indian-Ocean and African corridors.
Single fixed price covers IBC, FSA filings, registered agent, ES assessment and our agency fee.
Off-the-shelf IBC + registered agent + banking introduction + Economic Substance compliance bundled.
Most transfers within 3–7 working days. English-speaking case manager.
IBC transfers do not require notarisation.
We file member/director changes, registered-agent amendments, and ES Reporting.
A Seychelles off-the-shelf IBC is incorporated by a registered agent purely to be transferred. From incorporation to sale, the IBC has:
| Feature | Seychelles IBC | Seychelles CSL (Company Special Licence) |
|---|---|---|
| Governing law | International Business Companies Act 2016 | Companies (Special Licences) Act 2003 |
| CIT on foreign-source income | 0% (subject to ES) | 1.5% effective on worldwide income |
| Treaty access | Limited (IBC excluded from most DTTs) | Full Seychelles treaty network access |
| Best fit | ~85% of buyers — pure offshore holding | Treaty-driven structures requiring DTT access |
Seychelles IBC formation and maintenance costs are competitive with Belize and other low-cost offshore jurisdictions.
Subject to economic-substance compliance, IBC foreign-source income is not subject to Seychelles corporate tax.
Every Seychelles ready-made IBC carries an active company number with a clean record at the FSA.
Seychelles banking has tightened post-2018. Many international clients use offshore-friendly Mauritius/EU/Singapore banks rather than Seychelles domestic banks.
| Tax | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CIT — IBC foreign-source income | 0% | Subject to ES compliance |
| CIT — IBC Seychelles-source income | 15% / 25% / 33% | Standard Seychelles business tax tiers |
| CIT — CSL company | 1.5% effective | Worldwide income; treaty access |
| VAT | 15% | Seychelles-source goods/services |
| Annual government fee | From US$100 (most IBCs) | Among the lowest globally |
| Economic Substance | Compliance regime | Aligned with OECD/EU standards |
3–7 working days from KYC.
The IBC is the standard offshore form — 0% on foreign-source (subject to ES) but limited treaty access. The CSL pays 1.5% effective tax on worldwide income but has full Seychelles treaty network access. For pure offshore holding, IBC is preferred. For treaty-driven structures (e.g., to access India, China, France treaties), CSL is required.
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Typical 2026 prices: fresh IBC from approximately US$1,200–US$2,000 — among the most cost-effective offshore options. Contact our Seychelles desk.
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Buying a pre-formed Seychelles IBC from the ShelfCompanies24 stock is materially faster than forming a new one — typical end-to-end is 24 hours from KYC sign-off to your name on the FSA. The mechanics:
The shelf IBCs in our stock are true Vorratsgesellschaften — incorporated solely to be held in reserve. Every entity we offer:
This profile is what banking-onboarding teams want to see and what avoids the complications of buying a previously trading company (loss-utilisation rules, anti-abuse provisions, undisclosed liabilities, beneficial-owner-history scrutiny).
The fixed price for a clean, transferable Seychelles IBC starts at EUR 3,500, including:
Modern offshore practice has shifted substantially since 2019. Seychelles, like most international financial centres, requires entities engaged in ‘relevant activities’ (banking, insurance, fund management, financing & leasing, headquarters, distribution & service centre, holding-company business, IP, shipping) to demonstrate economic substance — adequate staff, premises, and management presence in Seychelles commensurate with the activity carried on. Pure passive holding companies face a reduced substance test; active income-generating activities face the full test.
Seychelles-resident corporates are also subject to FATCA and Common Reporting Standard (CRS) automatic exchange of financial-account information with US IRS and OECD partner jurisdictions respectively. We brief every client on these obligations during scoping; they are not deal-breakers but they materially shape how the IBC should be structured and where the beneficial owner sits for tax-residency purposes. Our consultant helps you build a structure that is both efficient and demonstrably compliant — Google’s E-E-A-T standards, OECD pressure, and your home jurisdiction’s controlled-foreign-company rules all push in the same direction: substance matters more than ever.
Headline Seychelles corporate tax in 2026: 0% offshore.
0% on IBC foreign-source income / 1.5% CSL with treaty access; Economic Substance from 2019; cheapest IBC at EUR 100 capital.
Annual obligations after incorporation typically include FSA confirmation/return filings, beneficial-owner-register updates whenever ownership changes, and corporate-tax filings on the company’s financial year. Where VAT/sales-tax registration applies, periodic VAT returns are filed on calendar-quarter or monthly cadence depending on turnover. Our retainer-based bookkeeping and tax-compliance service handles the entire annual cycle for a fixed fee — typically EUR 1,500-4,500 per year for a non-trading IBC and EUR 4,000-12,000 for an actively trading one.
The right bank for a Seychelles IBC depends on what you’ll actually do with the company. Operating-account-only with low transaction volume is straightforward. International EUR/USD multi-currency with high-volume B2B transfers requires a different banking partner. E-commerce processing has yet another set of requirements.
For Seychelles entities specifically, we work with relationship managers at international banks that accept seychelles-domiciled corporate structures — a noticeably narrower set than for onshore EU companies. The banks that do accept offshore entities focus on substance evidence, beneficial-owner CV, and source-of-funds documentation rather than just incorporation paperwork. Our consultant pre-positions your application against the bank’s specific scoring model so the application clears on first submission.
Operators evaluating Seychelles for a shelf project frequently also look at:
Each of those jurisdictions has its own trade-off matrix on tax, banking, substance, and operational practicalities. If you’re early in your evaluation, your consultant will walk you through the comparison in the first call — we are deliberately jurisdiction-agnostic about which structure fits your business best.
Most Seychelles corporate structures do not require a local-resident director — you and your appointed directors can be resident anywhere. A few jurisdictions, and certain regulated activities, do require local-substance directors or a registered local agent. Your consultant confirms the exact requirement for your structure in the initial call.
A Seychelles IBC can be wound up voluntarily through a FSA dissolution procedure (typical timeline 6-12 months including the statutory creditor-notice period). It can also be sold — the share-purchase mechanism is the same one we use to transfer shelf companies, just operating in reverse. We handle both routes; clients often resell a no-longer-needed IBC as a shelf entity to recover part of the original investment.
Some activities require sector-specific licences in Seychelles — banking, insurance, investment services, crypto-asset services, gambling, and others depending on your business model. The standard IBC we form is suitable for non-regulated commercial activity; licensing is layered on afterwards where needed. Your consultant confirms the licence position for your specific activity during the initial scoping call.
A Seychelles IBC can hold subsidiaries, branches, or contractual relationships in other jurisdictions. The optimal multi-country structure depends on tax-residency rules, treaty access, transfer pricing, and beneficial-owner reporting in each country. ShelfCompanies24 covers 56 jurisdictions across our network, so we can implement a multi-country structure end-to-end without you needing separate providers in each country.
Send us a short message with your country preference (or that you’re undecided), the activity you have in mind, and whether you’d prefer a pre-formed shelf IBC ready in 24 hours (from EUR 3,500) or a fresh formation taking 24 hours (from EUR 1,800). We respond within one working day with a fixed-fee proposal tailored to your situation. The first consultation is free and covers structure, tax, banking, and timelines — no obligation.
Our retainer-based ongoing service covers the full annual lifecycle of a Seychelles IBC: registered office and mail handling, accounting and bookkeeping, periodic VAT/sales-tax filings (where applicable), payroll for any employed staff, beneficial-owner-register maintenance, FSA confirmation/return filings, and the year-end financial statements plus corporate-tax return. We also provide a dedicated point of contact who knows your file and signs off every filing — no rotating-account-manager experience. Specialised work (transfer-pricing studies, restructurings, M&A on the IBC, or sector-specific licensing) is quoted separately. Most clients find the predictable annual fixed fee far easier to budget than buying piecemeal services from local accountants and lawyers, especially when starting out in Seychelles.
You have three practical options. Voluntary dissolution through a FSA winding-up is the cleanest route — fixed-fee handled by us, typically completed inside 6-12 months including the statutory creditor-notice period. Sale of the IBC as a shelf entity to another buyer is sometimes possible — especially if it has clean trading history and a recognisable name; we evaluate this on a case-by-case basis. Mothballing via reduced-cost dormant filings keeps the IBC alive at minimal annual cost (registered office plus nil filings, typically EUR 1,200-1,800 per year) for the day you might want to use it again. Your consultant walks you through trade-offs before you commit either way.