Dmitri Mihhailov
Managing Partner
Founder of Prifinance. 15+ years structuring international companies, banking and licensing for founders worldwide.
Register a company in Romania, the Black Sea's big market.
Set up a Romanian SRL remotely: symbolic capital, a trade register that works in days, 16% corporate tax with a micro-enterprise regime taxing turnover at 1-3%, and the EU's second-largest eastern market. A word on the moment - Romania is patching a deficit, rates moved up in 2025, and we quote the current law, not the folklore.A Romanian SRL remotely: RON 1 capital, register in days, 16% standard with the 1-3% micro-regime, and the east's second market of 19M. Rates moved up in 2025; we quote current law, not folklore.
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Romania · at a glance
Legal formSRL · LLC
Time to set up3-7 business days
Corporate tax16% · micro 1-3%
Dividends10%
Minimum capitalRON 1 - symbolic
Remote setupYes - by POA
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Romania in brief
Nineteen million people, one narrowing loophole, current law.
Romania is the east's second-largest market: 19 million consumers, the automotive base behind Dacia and Ford, Black Sea gas at Neptun Deep, Constanța's port feeding the region, and an IT talent pool that built Bucharest and Cluj into serious engineering cities. Fully in Schengen since 2025, leu-priced costs below Poland, and an SRL that registers at the trade register in days with one symbolic leu of capital. The famous draw is the micro-enterprise regime, 1% (or 3%) of turnover instead of profit tax, and it still works - inside shrinking walls.
Romanian tax planning in 2026 is about current law, not folklore, so here is the moment: the deficit-patching packages raised dividends to 10%, lifted VAT to 21%, trimmed the old payroll exemptions and stepped the micro-regime's ceiling down - €250,000 now, lower ahead, with a real employee required and consultancy income capped. The standard system underneath remains sturdy: 16% corporate, 10% flat personal, treaties everywhere. Banks (Banca Transilvania, BCR, BRD) run modern KYC. Romania rewards businesses that check eligibility carefully and file properly, which is precisely what you hire us for.
The east's #2 market: 19M consumers, Dacia-Ford industry, Black Sea gas, Constanța's port, deep IT talent, fully in Schengen since 2025. SRL in days with symbolic capital; the micro-regime taxes turnover at 1-3% inside narrowing walls.
The deficit packages raised dividends to 10% and VAT to 21%, trimmed payroll exemptions and stepped the micro ceiling down to €250k (lower ahead, one employee required). The fallback, 16% + 10% ≈ 24% all-in, stays sturdy.
Packages & pricing
Romanian company - cost & packages.
01 - SRL · SOCIETATE CU RĂSPUNDERE LIMITATĂ
Company
from€1,700EUR · all-in
Remote registration of a Romanian SRL - founding documents, ONRC trade-register filing, tax registration and the first year of the registered address included.
✓Name check & founding documents✓ONRC trade-register filing & fees✓State fees included✓Registered address in Bucharest - first year✓Tax & VAT registration handled✓Free pre-incorporation consultation
Optional add-ons: micro-regime eligibility check - free · accounting - from €150/month · annual renewal - from €1,400/year.Add-ons: micro check free · accounting from €150/month · renewal from €1,400/year.
Start with Company →02 - SRL · SOCIETATE CU RĂSPUNDERE LIMITATĂ
Most popularCompany + Bank Account
from€3,000EUR · all-in
A working SRL with a Romanian bank account - RON and EUR balances, cards and online banking with a major bank.
✓Everything in Company✓Account with Banca Transilvania, BCR or BRD✓Account application & KYC file preparation✓Introduction to 2-3 suitable banks✓Compliance onboarding support✓Dedicated account manager
Start with Banking →Starting prices, confirmed before we file. Trade-register and translation fees are itemised in your quote.Starting prices, confirmed before we file. Register and translation fees itemised.
What you can do
Popular uses for a Romanian company.
An SRL may run almost any lawful business. Financial services need BNR/ASF authorisation; energy and construction run on permits we also arrange.Almost any lawful business; finance under BNR/ASF, energy and construction on permits.
Market entry
Selling to 19 million consumers in the east's second-largest economy.
IT & engineering
Bucharest, Cluj and Iași ship serious code at costs Poland left behind.
Manufacturing & automotive
The Dacia-Ford supply chain and the industrial base around it.
Energy & renewableslicensed
Black Sea gas, wind and solar. The region's most active energy build-out.
Agri & logistics
Constanța's port and the grain corridor. Trade infrastructure with geography behind it.
Financial serviceslicensed
Payment and investment firms under BNR / ASF licensing.
Market entry
19M consumers.
IT & engineering
Cluj and Bucharest ship.
Manufacturing & automotive
The Dacia-Ford chain.
Energy & renewableslicensed
The region's build-out.
Agri & logistics
Constanța's corridor.
Financial serviceslicensed
BNR / ASF licensing.
Why Romania
Key advantages of the jurisdiction.
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The scale
19 million people. The only eastern market besides Poland that counts as mass.The east's other mass market.
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Micro-regime - 1-3%
Turnover tax instead of profit tax while you fit the narrowing walls - checked first.While the walls fit.
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16% + 10% standard
The fallback system is sturdy: ~24% owner all-in with a flat 10% personal rate.A sturdy fallback.
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Symbolic capital, days
RON 1 and an ONRC filing. The SRL stands within a week.RON 1, days at ONRC.
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Schengen, finally
Full membership since 2025. Borders stopped being a business cost.Full since 2025.
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Cost base
Salaries and operations below Poland and Czechia, talent still deep.Below Poland, talent deep.
How it compares
Romania next to the regional shortlist.
Bulgaria wins raw owner totals; Hungary the headline; Poland the ecosystem; Moldova the 7% Park. Romania wins scale plus the micro-regime. While eligibility lasts. Figures current as of 2026.Bulgaria: totals. Hungary: headline. Poland: ecosystem. Moldova: the Park. Romania: scale + micro while it lasts. As of 2026.
| Country | Corporate tax | Dividends | Signature edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 16% · micro 1-3% | 10% | Scale + micro-regime |
| Bulgaria | 10% | 5% | Lowest owner totals |
| Hungary | 9% + ~2% HIPA | 15% ind. | Lowest headline |
| Poland | 19% · 9% small | 19% | Ecosystem + reliefs |
| Moldova | 12% · Park 7% | 6% | The 7% IT Park |
RomaniaScale + micro
Corporate tax16% / 1-3%
Dividends10%
BulgariaTotals
Corporate tax10%
Dividends5%
Hungary9%
Corporate tax9% + HIPA
Dividends15%
PolandEcosystem
Corporate tax19% / 9%
Dividends19%
Moldova7% Park
Corporate tax12% / 7%
Dividends6%
Requirements
What Romanian law actually demands.
01
One shareholder - Individual or company, any nationality. With the classic rule against one person owning multiple sole-member SRLs, structured around routinely.
02
Administrator - At least one; non-residents can serve without a local co-director.
03
Capital - RON 1 - Symbolic since the 2020 reform. Fund working capital as your plan requires.
04
Registered address - A Romanian seat for the ONRC - included in our package.
05
Micro-regime conditions - Under the current ceiling, at least one employee, consultancy caps. Eligibility checked before you count on 1%.
06
Accounts & filings - Monthly declarations, e-Factura e-invoicing and annual statements, in Romanian. Our accountants carry them.
How it works
From application to a live company in days.
One power of attorney and the ONRC does the rest in days; fiscal codes and e-Factura follow.POA, ONRC in days, fiscal codes, micro election, e-Factura: most companies stand within a week.
01Same day
Free consultation
We confirm Romania fits your case. Micro-regime or standard, checked against current law.
021-2 days
KYC & POA
Passports, proof of address and an apostilled power of attorney; documents drafted.
032-4 days
ONRC filing
The trade register processes the incorporation.
042-5 days
Tax registration
Fiscal code, micro or profit-tax election, VAT where needed.
051-2 days
e-Factura setup
Romania's mandatory e-invoicing configured from day one.
061-2 weeks
Banking
We introduce the company to the major banks and support onboarding.
Quick facts
Legal formSRL
Shareholders1+, any nationality
Corporate tax16% · micro 1-3%
Dividends10%
Standard timeline3-7 business days
CapitalRON 1
Renewal & accountingFrom €1,400/year
The micro-regime election is annual and its walls move - we re-check eligibility every January so the 1% never becomes a surprise 16%.
On the ground
On the ground in Romania.
Prifinance - Romania
Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
01
Regional-desk specialists
Your setup is run by a team registering companies across Romania, Moldova and the Balkans every month.
02
ONRC & ANAF handled
Registration, fiscal codes, e-Factura and filings. Done correctly, in Romanian, on time.
03
Current-law tax planning
Micro versus standard modelled against the live rules. Not last year's blog posts.
04
Also in Tallinn, London, Dubai & more
A network of offices across Europe, the Gulf and the Americas. One team for your whole international structure.
We also have offices in
Tallinn
Estonia
Roseni 13
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
5/F, Yau Lee Centre, 45 Hoi Yuen Road, Kwun Tong
Vilnius
Lithuania
Gedimino pr. 2
London
United Kingdom
7 Bell Yard
Prague
Czech Republic
Vlkova 532/8, Žižkov
Berlin
Germany
Rankestraße 26
Madeira
Portugal
Rua da Alegria 31, 1F
Budapest
Hungary
Korányi Sándor u. 4
Istanbul
Türkiye
Perpa Ticaret Merkezi, A Blok
Dubai
UAE
33 Level, Al Saqr Business Tower
Toronto
Canada
1110 Finch Avenue West, suite 406
Singapore
Singapore
3 Church Street, #29-68 Samsung Hub
Bangkok
Thailand
Unit P01, Penthouse, VASU1, 1 Sukhumvit 25 Alley
Foshan
China
A-Tower, Yuneng Digital Plaza, 46 Lishui Avenue South
Almaty
Kazakhstan
Republic Square 13
Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan
32 Razzakov Street
Taxation 2026
Sixteen standard, one-to-three micro - walls included.
The standard system: 16% corporate, 10% on dividends, 10% flat personal - roughly 24% owner all-in. The micro-enterprise regime replaces profit tax with 1% of turnover (3% for some activities) for companies under the ceiling with at least one employee; the deficit packages keep narrowing it, and we track the walls live. VAT rose to 21% in the 2025 package.16% standard, micro 1-3% of turnover inside the walls, dividends 10%, VAT 21% - quoted as the law stands, re-checked every January.
Corporate - 16%
The sturdy fallback; treaties everywhere, no municipal layers.Treaties everywhere.
Micro - 1-3% of turnover
Under the stepped-down ceiling, one employee required, consultancy capped. Eligibility is the whole game.Eligibility is the game.
Dividends - 10%
Raised in the 2025 package. ~24% standard all-in, ~11-13% for micro companies.Raised in the package.
VAT - 21%
Also raised in 2025; reduced band consolidated at 11%; exports zero-rated.Also raised; exports zero.
Levies in 2026
Corporate income tax16%
Micro-enterprise1-3% of turnover
Dividends10%
Personal income tax10% flat
VAT21%
Renewal & accountingFrom €1,400/year
Rates moved in 2025 and may move again. We quote the law as it stands at filing, and owners remain responsible for tax where they live.
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 Romanian company launches without delays.
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Talk to a specialist →FAQ
Romania: the questions of 2026.
Can I open a Romanian company without visiting?+
Yes. With an apostilled power of attorney our Bucharest team files at the ONRC, obtains fiscal codes and configures e-Factura remotely. Banks onboard with standard KYC, some by video, some preferring one meeting. We handle the matching.
How much does it cost?+
Turnkey registration starts from €1,700 including trade-register fees and the first year of the registered address. With a bank account arranged, packages start from €3,000. Renewal with basic accounting runs from €1,400 a year.
What is the micro-enterprise regime, and does it still work?+
The famous Romanian deal: qualifying companies pay 1% of turnover (3% for certain activities) instead of 16% profit tax. The catch: the walls keep closing - the revenue ceiling stepped down to €250,000 with further cuts legislated, at least one real employee is required, and consultancy-heavy income caps out. We check eligibility against current law before you build a plan on it, and re-check every January.
What if I don't qualify for micro?+
The standard system is still solid: 16% on profits, 10% on dividends, 10% flat personal - about 24% owner all-in, mid-table for the region and below the EU average. Romania without the micro-regime is Bulgaria with twice the market; we model both routes.
What changed in the 2025 fiscal package?+
Straight answer: Romania is patching a deficit, and business paid part of the bill. Dividends rose from 8% to 10%, standard VAT from 19% to 21%, the old IT and construction payroll exemptions were trimmed, and the micro ceiling stepped down. The direction matters as much as the numbers, which is why we plan on current law with headroom, not on folklore.
Is Romania in Schengen now?+
Yes, fully, since January 2025, after air and sea borders opened in 2024. Trucks stopped queueing at the Hungarian border, and the logistics math of Constanța and the western industrial parks improved overnight. It is the sleeper upgrade in every Romanian supply-chain plan.
How is banking?+
Modern and competitive: Banca Transilvania (the regional champion), BCR (Erste), BRD (SocGen), ING and Raiffeisen, with RON and EUR accounts and good online platforms. Foreign-owned companies pass real KYC: ownership chain, business story. We prepare the file and steer you to the right branch.
What is e-Factura?+
Romania's mandatory e-invoicing system - B2B invoices clear through the national platform, giving the tax office real-time visibility. It rewards clean books and punishes improvisation, which suits our clients fine. We configure it at incorporation and our accountants run it monthly.
Romania or Bulgaria / Moldova?+
Bulgaria wins pure owner totals (10% + 5%) with a smaller market. Moldova's IT Park beats everyone for qualifying tech at 7% of turnover, outside the EU. Romania answers with 19 million consumers, EU-and-Schengen logistics and the micro-regime while you fit it. Market-led cases land here; rate-led ones we send elsewhere with directions.
How long does it take?+
The ONRC works in days: plan 3-7 business days from complete documents to a registered SRL with fiscal codes, plus a few days for VAT and e-Factura. Banking adds one to two weeks. The micro election is made at registration - which is exactly when the eligibility check matters.
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