What is the cost of the formalities of creating a business?
Verified 19 September 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The cost of the formalities for creating a business (registration and legal announcement) varies according to the type of business (commercial or civil) and the nature of the activity to which may then be added ancillary costs.
commercial business
The cost of creating a commercial business (SAS, SASU, LLC, EURL, SA, SELARL, etc.) includes several elements including registration fees and the publication of a legal announcement.
Cost of registration formality
The cost of the formality of registration of a commercial business is €35.59.
To this must be added the declaration of beneficial ownership which amounts to €20.34.
The formality is carried out on the website of the companies' formalities desk:
The rate is the same regardless of the nature of the activity carried out, except in two specific cases:
In case of craft activity:
- If the activity is only artisanal and the business is not registered in RCS: titleContent, the cost of registration is €45
- If the activity is mixed (artisanal and commercial) and the business is registered or in the process of being registered in RCS: titleContent, the craft registration fee shall be reduced to €15
In case of activity ofcommercial agent, it is necessary to carry out a double registration:
- Registration at RCS: titleContent whose cost is €35.59
- Registration at SFCR: titleContent whose cost is €23.86
Cost of publishing a legal announcement
The creation of a commercial business necessarily requires the publication of a legal advertisement whose amount varies according to the legal form of the business as well as the department in which the advertisement is published.
To help you find the price of publication of a legal announcement, we provide you with a simulator:
Civil business
The cost of establishing a civil business (ICS, SCP, SCM) includes several elements, including registration fees and the publication of a legal announcement.
Cost of registration formality
The cost of the formality of registration of a civil business is €63.54.
To this must be added the declaration of beneficial ownership which amounts to €20.34.
The formality is carried out on the website of the companies' formalities desk:
Cost of publishing a legal announcement
The creation of a commercial business necessarily requires the publication of a legal advertisement whose amount varies according to the legal form of the business as well as the department in which the advertisement is published.
To help you find the price of publication of a legal announcement, we provide you with a simulator:
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