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The alternative route is to incorporate a Zimbabwean subsidiary (a Private Limited Company owned by the foreign parent). A subsidiary is a separate legal entity with limited liability, is easier to bank and to register for tenders, and is usually the better choice where you intend to trade locally rather than simply run a project office. We advise on which structure fits your plan before we lodge anything.
Either route requires notarised and apostilled (or consularised) constitutive documents from the home jurisdiction, at least one local representative resident in Zimbabwe who can accept service of process, a registered office address in Zimbabwe, and full disclosure of the ultimate beneficial owners. Investment-licensed activity may also require a ZIDA licence, and reserved sectors carry local shareholding requirements.
This wizard collects everything the Registrar, ZIMRA and your bank will ask for. On submission you receive a reference number and a payment link for the $2,550 service fee — Registrar lodgement fees, notarisation, apostille and any ZIDA fees are payable separately at cost.