Establishing a business in Albania has been made easier through the establishment of the National Business Center, as a single one-stop shop for providing business registration and licensing services. These administrative services are done through simple electronic procedures, in a short time and with symbolic tariffs.

REGISTRATION	LICENSING
Initial Registration	Permits
Other mandatory registrations	License
Deregistration	Authorizations

 

• NBC serves as a “one-stop-shop” solution for business registrations for all types of business entities in Albania. In addition to the registration in the registry of companies, it also implies direct registration for the purposes of taxes at national and municipal levels, health and social security and the Labour Inspectorate.
• NBC also serves as an online public database, which reflects the status and key information of an organization, the management and scope of activity of any registered entity and entrepreneur. Additionally, NBC accepts and processes applications for licenses, as might be required for specific activities, and issues the same accordingly.
•  Registration at the NBC is finalized within 24 hours of the submission of specific business documentation and can be done in any NBC service window, regardless of the applicant's location or location of the activity, or online through the government portal e-albania.
  
  

APPLICATION AT THE COUNTER	ONLINE APPLICATION
Symbolic fee of 100 ALL	Free of charge
Filling in the application form	Filling/ submitting of documents electronically
Submission of accompanying documents

Legal forms of businesses in Albania and the obligation to register

• Natural persons who exercise economic activity or independent profession;
• Simple companies;
• Commercial companies;
  • General partnership
  • Limited liability partnership
  • Limited liability company
  • Joint stock company
• Branches of foreign companies
• Representative offices of albanian companies andof foreign companies;
• Credit savingsassociations and unions;
• Joint ventures;
• Agricultural cooperation companies;
• Other subjects if provided by special laws.