SECP company registration fees in Pakistan depend on your company’s authorized capital and the online/manual filing route — here’s the real cost structure, not just “it depends.”
What Determines the Fee
- Company type — Single Member Company (SMC-Private), Private Limited, or Public Limited each have different fee schedules
- Authorized share capital — fees scale with the capital amount you declare, so a company registered with a higher authorized capital pays more
- Filing method — SECP’s online eServices portal is generally cheaper and faster than manual/physical filing
What’s Included in the Registration Fee
The core SECP fee covers name reservation and incorporation. Separately, you’ll also budget for:
- NTN registration with FBR (no fee for the registration itself, but required before you can operate)
- Any professional/consultancy fees if you’re not filing it yourself
- Stamp duty on the Memorandum and Articles of Association, which varies by province
Why the “Total Cost” Question Is Hard to Answer Generically
Anyone quoting you a single flat number without asking about your authorized capital and company type is giving you an estimate, not an accurate figure — the fee schedule itself is tiered, and stamp duty varies by province. This is exactly the kind of detail worth confirming against SECP’s current published fee schedule before budgeting for incorporation, since these fees are also periodically revised.
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FAQs
Is online registration always cheaper than manual filing?
Generally yes — SECP’s fee schedule favors online eServices filing, and it’s also significantly faster, so there’s rarely a reason to file manually unless you have a specific complication that requires it.
Do I pay the fee again every year, or just once at incorporation?
The incorporation fee is a one-time cost. Separately, companies have annual SECP filing obligations (like annual returns) that carry their own smaller recurring fees — not the same as re-paying the incorporation fee.
Does a higher authorized capital always mean a proportionally higher fee?
The fee schedule is tiered by capital brackets rather than a flat percentage, so the relationship isn’t perfectly linear — check the current SECP fee schedule for your specific capital bracket rather than assuming.
