Saudi Arabia market entry
Enter Saudi Arabia with the right advisors from day one
MISA licensing, Commercial Registration, RHQ status, Zakat and Saudization each sit with a different authority. We connect your team to licensed local corporate, legal and financial advisors who handle them every week.
- 100%
- foreign ownership available under a MISA licence
- 30 yrs
- tax relief package under the RHQ programme
- 6
- authorities most entrants must satisfy in year one
The three gates
Most entry plans stall on licensing sequence, not strategy
MISA investment licence
Category selection, attested parent documents and licence conditions that decide what you can actually trade.
Ministry of Commerce
Commercial Registration, Articles of Association, national address and Chamber of Commerce onboarding.
RHQ programme
Regional Headquarters eligibility, incentives and the activity commitments that come with the status.
How it works
One verified brief, routed to advisors who can act on it
Tell us your entry plan
Five minutes: your activity, target structure, timeline and which approvals you already hold.
Corporate email verification
Every enquiry must come from a company domain. Personal mailboxes are rejected automatically.
Matched to two or three firms
We route your brief only to advisors licensed for that work in the right city and sector.
They contact you directly
You engage whoever fits. No commission on your fees, no obligation to proceed.
The network
Established Saudi firms, not offshore intermediaries
Corporate advisors, SOCPA-licensed auditors, Saudi Bar-licensed law firms, payroll and government-relations specialists across Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. Each firm is checked for licence status, sector experience and capacity before it receives a brief.
- Licence and registration verified before listing
- Matched by sector, city and workstream
- Arabic and English speaking engagement teams
- Your details are never sold or broadcast to a list
MISA
Ministry of Investment investment licence
The investment licence is the gateway to 100% foreign ownership. MISA assesses your parent company's financials, activity classification and licence category before any commercial registration can follow.
Ministry of Commerce
Commercial Registration and company constitution
After MISA, the Ministry of Commerce issues the Commercial Registration (CR) and registers your Articles of Association — the step that turns a licence into a trading entity.
RHQ Programme
Regional Headquarters status and incentives
Multinationals seeking Saudi government contracts generally need Regional Headquarters status. The programme grants tax and Saudization relief in exchange for substantive regional activity.
Ready to scope your Saudi entry?
Submit your brief from a company email address and we will match you to advisors licensed for that work.
Start your brief