Setting up an import-export or trading company in Andorra

At a glance

Who it is for

Traders, importers, exporters, commodity brokers and trading companies.

What to know before getting started

• Andorran customs and the customs union with the EU have particularities: each flow must be analysed.
• The bank closely examines the origin of funds and counterparties: prepare a complete compliance file.
• Substance is essential: a company without real activity is a tax and banking risk.
• Contracts of sale and transport must specify the Incoterms and customs responsibility.
• International sanctions require counterparties to be screened.

The steps specific to this activity

1. Map the flows of goods.
2. Incorporate the company and open a compliant account.
3. Put counterparty checks in place.

Before these steps, a company set up by a non-resident goes through foreign investment authorisation: decision within 2 monthsverified on 09/10/2026, silence meaning refusal. See the incorporation steps.

The cost of an employee

If you hire, the employer contribution to the CASS is 15.5 %verified on 09/10/2026 of gross salary. Simulate your real cost:

Calculate the cost of an employee

Going further

• The 20 activities reviewed
• Choosing your legal form
• Residency linked to the activity

The figures common to every activity

Which residency to carry this activity

Depending on your situation: self-employed residency (stake above 34 %verified on 12/10/2026 in the company and effective management), professional with an international profile if clients are abroad, or the programme for foreign entrepreneurs. The timeline is detailed in the incorporation steps.

Before launching

Have the regime of your activity checked (free, municipal or government licence, regulated profession), along with the premises and the budget: see registered office and the cost simulator.