How to form a company in Italy from India

Yes. With a power of attorney, apostilled documents and a codice fiscale for each person, an Italian notary can complete the deed without you travelling.

An SRL. It accepts an Indian company or individuals as quotaholders, limits liability to the company and lets the statuto be written around your control needs.

No residence test. For non EU citizens living outside Italy the notary checks reciprocity, and India meets that condition.

Around six weeks from the first call to trading. The registry often completes within days of the filing; the slow parts are tax codes, apostilles and translations.

The visura camerale, the official chamber of commerce extract. It lists the company's number, seat, capital, directors and status.

The India Italy bilateral investment treaty has not been in force since 2017. Protection now comes from Italian and EU law and from careful contracts and articles.

An SRL with capital between €1 and €9,999.99. The capital must be paid in full and in cash, and a fifth of each year's profit is set aside until reserves reach €10,000.

Only a quarter has to be paid when the deed is signed, and the company looks stronger to banks and suppliers from the first day.

No. Only individuals can be quotaholders of an SRLS, and its model articles cannot be changed. An Indian parent uses an ordinary SRL.

When the business needs €50,000 or more of capital, freely transferable shares and a formal board with statutory auditors, usually for larger groups.

Limited, as long as the capital is fully paid and the sole quotaholder is disclosed to the registry. If either is missing, the owner can become personally liable.

It needs no capital, but it is not a separate company. The Indian parent answers for all Italian debts and must keep Italian books for the branch.

Apply through the Italian embassy or a consulate in India, appoint a proxy at the Agenzia delle Entrate, or ask the notary to request it.

Yes. There is no Italian residence rule for directors, but each director needs a codice fiscale and, since 2025, a PEC address.

Italian notaries can form an SRL online by video, provided you hold a digital identity and signature the notary can verify. Most Indian founders use a power of attorney instead.

No. You need a visa. The Italia Startup Visa for innovative startups requires at least €50,000 of available funding; see our Italy visa comparison.

Form FC through your authorised dealer bank and the UIN come first. After that, the Annual Performance Report is due by 31 December and the FLA return by 15 July each year.

Up to USD 250,000 per financial year. TCS applies to remittances above ₹10 lakh and can be adjusted against your income tax.

Yes, with a thorough review of ownership and funds. Our Italy bank account guide compares UniCredit, Intesa and others.

Checks identities, capital and legality, drafts the public deed, reads it to the parties in Italian and files it with the Registro delle Imprese through ComUnica.

Corporate records of an Indian parent, its board resolution and any power of attorney. Italy accepts the apostille issued by India's Ministry of External Affairs.

Posta elettronica certificata is email with legal value. The registry and tax office use it for official notices, so the company and its directors must each have one.

The classification of the company's activity, declared in the ComUnica filing. It decides some permits and statistics, so describe the business accurately.

Who appoints the directors, which decisions need quotaholder approval and how quotas can be transferred, so control stays with the Indian side.

Typically €2,100 to €3,600: the notary fee of €1,500 to €3,000 plus registration tax of €200, stamp duty of about €156 and chamber charges. Our Italy cost breakdown adds running costs.

IRES at 24% on profit and IRAP, generally 3.9%, on the value of production. A reduced 20% IRES rate is available for 2025 and 2026 to companies that meet reinvestment and hiring conditions.

22%, with reduced rates for some goods and services. All business invoices are issued electronically through the Sistema di Interscambio.

Under the India Italy treaty, withholding is capped at 15% for a company holding at least 10%, and 25% otherwise. India gives credit for the Italian tax.

Yes. It pays no notary fee and no stamp duty, though registration tax and chamber charges still apply.

Italian company formation support starts from ₹55,000. Notary, translation and government costs are quoted separately.

Within 120 days of year end, or 180 days where the statuto allows it, and filed with the registry within 30 days of approval.

For a calendar year company, the IRES and IRAP returns are filed by 31 October, with tax payments in June and November.

Yes. The diritto annuale is paid every year, normally with the June tax payments.

Yes. Payments falling between 1 and 20 August are deferred to 20 August without penalty.

In our Italy compliance guide, which lines up Italian VAT, accounts and tax dates with the Indian APR and FLA.

The structure, codici fiscali, apostilles and translations, PEC boxes, notary coordination through to the visura, and Form FC in India. See our SRL registration guide.

Yes. The team drafts it with the Italian notary, coordinates the notarisation and apostille in India and sends it for translation.

Yes. Start with our Italy and Germany comparison or the Spain, Portugal and Italy guide, then book a call.