Dmitri Mihhailov
Managing Partner
Founder of Prifinance. 15+ years structuring international companies, banking and licensing for founders worldwide.
Register a company in Togo, the deep-water rival.
Set up a Togolese company - West Africa's only natural deep-water port, a days-fast OHADA registration, a euro-pegged franc, and a banking hub that hosts Ecobank's continental headquarters. We are equally plain: the home market is nine million modest-income people, the model is transit and platform rather than consumption, and the corridor competes hard with Cotonou and Tema next door.
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Togo · at a glance
Legal formSARL (OHADA)
Time to set up3-10 days
Corporate tax27%
CurrencyXOF - euro-pegged
Lomé portThe region's deep-water hub
Remote setupYes - by POA
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Togo in brief
A small state that built the region's biggest quay.
Togo's strategy fits on one line: be the coast's best logistics platform. Lomé is West Africa's only natural deep-water port - the one that takes the largest vessels without dredging apologies - and the MSC-era terminal investment made it the region's transshipment leader, feeding Burkina, Niger and Mali up the corridor while competing head-on with Cotonou and Tema for everything else. Around the port grew the platform economy: Ecobank's continental headquarters and a banking cluster, Asky's aviation hub, the Adétikopé industrial platform (PIA) for processing cotton and logistics at scale, and a free-zone regime that has hosted exporters for decades. The frame is familiar and friendly: OHADA law, the euro-pegged CFA franc, and a CFE one-stop that registers a SARL in days.
The honest terms: nine million people with modest incomes make the domestic market a side dish - Togo is a transit, platform and export play, judged by corridor volumes rather than local baskets; corporate tax is 27% with VAT at 18%, WAEMU-typical; the free-zone regime rewards exporters with long holidays and reduced rates under real export commitments; and the political scene, long dominated by one family, runs stable-by-continuity - a fact investors price rather than debate. Port competition is genuine: Cotonou reforms, Tema expands, and Lomé answers with depth and MSC's network. For forwarders, industrial-platform tenants, regional services and free-zone exporters, Togo is the lean, functional base it set out to be. We set it up lean and functional.
Packages & pricing
Togolese company - cost & packages.
01 - SARL · TOGO (OHADA)
Company
from$2,400USD · all-in
Registration of a Togolese SARL - CFE one-stop incorporation, tax registrations and the first year of the registered address included.
✓Regime strategy - standard or free zone, first✓CFE one-stop incorporation✓NIF & tax registrations✓Registered address in Lomé - first year✓Free-zone scoping where exports qualify✓Free pre-incorporation consultation
Optional add-ons: free-zone status - scoped per project · PIA platform entry - scoped per case · work permits - from $900 · accounting - from $200/month · renewal - from $1,500/year.Add-ons: free-zone per project · PIA per case · permits from $900 · accounting from $200/month · renewal from $1,500/year.
Start with Company →02 - SARL · TOGO (OHADA)
Most popularCompany + Bank Account
from$4,400USD · all-in
A working Togolese SARL with a local bank account - CFA franc and euro capability in the hub that hosts the continent's bank.
✓Everything in Company✓Account with Ecobank, Orabank or BOA✓XOF and EUR balances - the peg advantage✓WAEMU transfer rules configured✓Compliance onboarding support✓Dedicated account manager
Start with Banking →Prices are indicative starting points and are confirmed for your case before any work begins. CFE, notarial and registry fees are itemised in your quote.
What you can do
Popular uses for a Togolese company.
The quay, the corridor and the platform - Togo's economy is logistics with industry attached, and the paperwork matches.
Logistics & forwarding
The deep-water port and the Sahel corridor - the core trade.
Free-zone export industrylicensed
Decades-old regime with holidays for genuine exporters.
PIA industrial platformlicensed
Cotton-to-textile and agro-processing at Adétikopé's scale.
Regional services & banking
The Ecobank-cluster economy - back offices and francophone services.
Trade & re-export
Burkina, Niger and Mali supplied through the corridor - documented cleanly.
Phosphates & agri
The classic exports and the processing push above them.
Logistics & forwarding
The deep-water port and the Sahel corridor - the core trade.
Free-zone export industrylicensed
Decades-old regime with holidays for genuine exporters.
PIA industrial platformlicensed
Cotton-to-textile and agro-processing at Adétikopé's scale.
Regional services & banking
The Ecobank-cluster economy - back offices and francophone services.
Trade & re-export
Burkina, Niger and Mali supplied through the corridor - documented cleanly.
Phosphates & agri
The classic exports and the processing push above them.
Why Togo
Key advantages of the jurisdiction.
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The deep water
The region's only natural deep-water port - depth as destiny.
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Days to register
The CFE one-stop moves at Benin-tier speed.
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Euro-pegged franc
The CFA peg removes devaluation mathematics from planning.
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The banking cluster
Ecobank's continental seat anchors real financial depth.
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Free-zone heritage
A regime hosting exporters since the eighties - proven, not promised.
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OHADA law
Seventeen states, one code - predictable everywhere.
How it compares
Togo next to the coastal rivals.
Benin runs the reformist twin with Nigeria at its back; Ghana the anglophone incumbent with Tema; Senegal the francophone anchor. Togo sells depth and the lean platform. Figures current as of 2026.
| Country | Corporate tax | Port character | Signature edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 27% | Natural deep water | The deep-water rival |
| Benin | 30% · 25% | Nigeria-facing | The quiet reformer |
| Ghana | 25% | Tema expanding | The anglophone incumbent |
| Senegal | 30% | Dakar + Ndayane | The francophone anchor |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 25% | Abidjan's scale | The regional heavyweight |
TogoThe deep-water rival
Corporate tax27%
Port characterNatural deep water
BeninThe quiet reformer
Corporate tax30% · 25%
Port characterNigeria-facing
GhanaThe anglophone incumbent
Corporate tax25%
Port characterTema expanding
SenegalThe francophone anchor
Corporate tax30%
Port characterDakar + Ndayane
Côte d'IvoireThe regional heavyweight
Corporate tax25%
Port characterAbidjan's scale
Requirements
What Togolese law actually demands.
01
One shareholder - Individual or company, any nationality - single-member SARLs are routine under OHADA.
02
One manager (gérant) - Any nationality; local presence smooths banking and the port community.
03
Symbolic capital - SARL minimums are nominal - sized to the business, not the statute.
04
Registered address - A Lomé business address - included in every package.
05
Free-zone commitments - Zone status carries export percentages and reporting - honoured, not decorative.
06
Books & filings - SYSCOHADA accounting, monthly tax cycles in French - carried by our accountants.
How it works
From application to a live company in days.
The CFE is genuinely quick; the strategy is the regime election and - for exporters - the zone-versus-PIA question.
01Same day
Free consultation
Regime, zone fit and corridor strategy - settled first.
023-7 days
KYC & documents
Passports and POA legalised; French statutes drafted.
033-10 days
CFE incorporation
One-stop registration; the SARL exists with its NIF.
043-7 days
Tax & social
Registrations completed; SYSCOHADA books opened.
051-2 weeks
Bank account
XOF and EUR accounts in the Ecobank-cluster hub.
062-8 weeks
Zone / PIA / permits
Free-zone status, platform entry or permits where the plan needs them.
Quick facts
Legal formSARL (OHADA)
Shareholders1+ - any nationality
Corporate tax27%
VAT18%
Dividends≈13%
Standard timeline3-10 days
Renewal & accountingFrom $1,500/year
The free-zone election is Togo's structural decision for exporters: long holidays and reduced rates against real export commitments - a regime with four decades of kept promises behind it.
On the ground
On the ground in Togo.
Prifinance - Togo
Lomé
Lomé, Togo
01
West Africa specialists
Your setup is run with Lomé counsel who file CFE and zone work weekly.
02
Corridor realism
Sahel routings priced with current security and scheduling truths.
03
Zone commitments honest
Export percentages modelled before status is chased - kept promises only.
04
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Taxation 2026
Twenty-seven standard - with the zone rewriting exporters' maths.
Corporate tax is 27%, VAT 18%, dividends around 13% - WAEMU-typical numbers administered competently. The free-zone regime prices genuine exporters differently: long holidays then reduced rates, duty-free inputs and repatriation ease, against export commitments audited for real. Payroll contributions are moderate; the euro peg keeps the whole table stable.
Corporate - 27%
The standard rate - a point under the WAEMU crowd.
Free zone
Holidays then reduced rates for committed exporters.
VAT - 18%
The WAEMU-standard rate; monthly discipline.
Dividends - ≈13%
Moderate withholding; franc-zone transfers flow with documentation.
Levies in 2026
Corporate income tax27%
Free-zone regimeHolidays → reduced
VAT18%
Dividends≈13%
Social (employer)≈17.5%
Renewal & accountingFrom $1,500/year
Owners remain responsible for tax where they live - and the franc zone's documented transferability makes Togo one of the simpler West African exits when books are clean.
Your team
The specialists who'll handle your case.
Eugeniu Bevziuc
International Business Consultant
Guides clients from the first consultation to a working setup - companies, accounts and substance in 60+ jurisdictions.
Alex Danila
Corporate Services Specialist
Handles incorporation paperwork, KYC and bank introductions so your Togolese company launches without delays.
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Talk to a specialist →FAQ
Togolese company registration, answered.
Can I open a Togolese company without visiting?+
Yes - CFE incorporation, tax registrations and banking preparation run by power of attorney. Banks like meeting the gérant once, and port-community businesses benefit from presence. We sequence one Lomé trip where it earns most.
How much does it cost?+
Turnkey registration starts from $2,400; with banking from $4,400. Free-zone and PIA entries are scoped per project. Renewals with accounting run from $1,500 a year.
Why does Lomé's port matter so much?+
Depth without dredging: Lomé is the region's only natural deep-water harbour, taking the largest vessels that Cotonou and Tema handle with constraints - which is why MSC built its West African transshipment hub here and why corridor cargo for Burkina, Niger and Mali routes through. For logistics operators, the physics is the business case.
What taxes will the company pay?+
Corporate tax at 27% - a point under most WAEMU peers - VAT at 18%, dividends around 13%, employer contributions near 17.5%. Free-zone exporters ride holidays then reduced rates. The euro peg keeps every number stable in real terms, and clean books transfer without drama.
How does the free-zone regime work?+
On four decades of precedent: export-oriented companies gain zone status with long tax holidays, reduced subsequent rates, duty-free inputs and streamlined repatriation - against export-percentage commitments that are audited genuinely. Garment, cosmetics and processing exporters have run under it since the eighties. Commitments modelled honestly first; status chased second.
What is the PIA platform?+
The Adétikopé Industrial Platform north of Lomé: a purpose-built park where Togolese cotton becomes textiles, agro-lots process, and logistics stage for the corridor - with serviced land, utilities and single-window administration. It is the country's industrial flagship and the natural seat for processing tenants. Entry is negotiated per project, and we negotiate it.
How real is the corridor competition?+
Real and healthy: Cotonou reformed, Tema expanded, Abidjan looms - and Lomé answers with depth, MSC's network and Sahel-corridor pricing. Cargo owners split routings tactically, which keeps every port honest. Our logistics models use current corridor pricing rather than loyalty to any quay.
What about the political scene?+
Stability by continuity: the same family has led for decades, constitutional arrangements evolved recently, and the operating environment has been predictable throughout - a fact investors price rather than debate. Business regulation runs technocratic and port-focused; the platform strategy transcends the politics that hosts it.
How is banking?+
A cluster above its weight: Ecobank's continental headquarters anchors a banking scene with Orabank, BOA and peers, accounts open in one to two weeks on complete files, and the BCEAO system moves francs and euros reliably. For a nine-million-person country, the financial depth is the platform strategy in miniature.
How long does it take?+
The company: three to ten days - Benin-tier speed. Banking: one to two weeks. Zone or PIA status: two to eight weeks by project. A working, banked Togolese platform inside a month is the honest default.
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