Setting up a business in Spain / Importing into Spain

Hello readers from a very wet and windy England! Roll on July 1st when we will be back in Spain for 3 lovely weeks!

Anyway, does anybody out there have any sound advise on the do,s and dont,s when setting up a business in Spain,especially with regard to importing into the country? My partner and I have owned a holiday home on the south Costa Blanca for seven years now and are preparing / considering the possibilities of moving to Spain with a view to working as we are not at retirement age and would want to work at least on a semi permanent basis. I know I have some work to do on my grasp of the Spanish language from my current getting by to a more fluent level but I am working on that! I would appreciate any help especially from anyone out there who has already been down this road who could point me in the right direction. I look forward then to any replies and thank you for reading this thread. Yours sincerely, Glenn / Michelle in England.

The soundest advice you will get Glenn/Michelle will be from a lawyer in Spain, and from a tax advisor.  People can certainly comment on their particular experiences, but you will need a competent lawyer to get you through the entire process.

Patricia

The post below might help you.

Good luck!

Maria

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Legal tip 480. 1 week for Company incorporation in Spain

By virtue of recent Royal Decree-Law 13/2010 for investment and employment fostering: 

Faster Companies incorporations: Online incorporations:

+1 day. First required document: the “ negative denomination certificate” (NDC) , which states that the name chosen for the company is not already being used will have to be issued within 24 hours from application.

+2 days. Notary deeds for incorporation will be issued within 24 hours from reception of the  NDC.

+2 days. Same day of deeds signing, the Notary will send by telematic mean the deed to the Commercial registry and will be able to apply for a provisional Tax identification Number to the Treasure.

The Commercial Registrar will have to decide and practice registration within 3 working days.

+5 days. No fees for the publication of the new company in the Commercial Registry Gazette and fees for the full incorporation are of 250 €: 100 € for registrar and 150 € for Notary.

Total:  5 days and 250 euros for a company in Spain

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