Kyrgyzstan
An EAEU member with the region's most open trade regime
Kyrgyzstan is both an EAEU member and a WTO member since 1998 — a combination nobody else in the region has. Companies are quick and cheap to form, the tax burden is low, and the country has long positioned itself as a re-export hub towards Kazakhstan and Russia. That is also its biggest risk: for goods that could travel further north, banks and European customs watch the end user very closely.
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Setting up a company
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- ·Legal forms
- ·Sole trader
- ·Foreign ownership
- ·Minimum capital
- ·How long registration takes
- ·Documents to incorporate
- ·Licences and permits
- ·What to watch for
Taxes
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- ·Corporate income tax
- ·VAT
- ·Withholding tax — dividends
- ·Payroll contributions
- ·Double taxation treaty
What it makes and needs
Gold, textiles and clothing, agricultural produce, re-exported consumer goods.
Machinery, vehicles, oil products, consumer goods and food.
Agricultural and food-processing machinery, power and hydropower, building materials, medical equipment.
Money and payments
Floating rate, no restrictions on current-account operations.
Advance payment or a letter of credit; open account only with a long-established counterparty.
Importing into their market
An EAEU customs union member since 2015 — the tariff and the technical regulations are the union's.
The EAC mark under the EAEU technical regulations, exactly as in Kazakhstan.
Bringing their goods into the EU
Kyrgyzstan is an EU GSP+ beneficiary — zero duty on most lines where the conditions are met.
The country is not sanctioned but is named in connection with circumvention of measures against Russia — true origin and end user are checked in both directions.
Practical matters
Kyrgyz is the state language; Russian holds official status and predominates in business.
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