Company setup in Bulgaria

Start with the right structure

Explore legal entity forms and registration sources for Bulgaria. Use the local terminology below when discussing your application with the relevant authority.

Detailed foreign-investor rules for this jurisdiction have not yet been independently reviewed here. The registry sources below are the starting point for confirming the available formation route.

Company & entity types

Listed forms include commercial companies and other legal entities. A listing is not confirmation that a foreign founder can establish that form. Local names are preserved to avoid misleading legal translations.

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19 legal forms listed

Европейско кооперативно дружество с ограничена отговорност

Evropeysko kooperativno druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost

BulgariaELF 3FUP

Сдружение в обществена полза

Sdruzhenie v obshtestvena polza

BulgariaELF 3SHX

Едноличен търговец

Ednolichen targovets

BulgariaELF 946CЕТ

Кооперация

Kooperatsia

BulgariaELF CTCH

Еднолично акционерно дружество

Ednolichno aktsionerno druzhestvo

BulgariaELF EJ06ЕАД

Събирателно дружество (СД)/Съдружие

Sabiratelno druzhestvo (SD)/Sadruzhie

BulgariaELF FPP2С-ие;СД;С-ИЕ

Командитно дружество с акции

Komanditno druzhestvo s aktsii

BulgariaELF HN63КДА

Сдружение в частна полза

Sdruzhenie v chastna polza

BulgariaELF LECS

Акционерно дружество със специална инвестиционна цел

Aktsionerno druzhestvo sas spetsialna investitsionna tsel

BulgariaELF PW3YАДСИЦ

Еднолично aкционерно дружество със специалнa инвестиционна цел

Ednolichno aktsionerno druzhestvo sas spetsialna investitsionna tsel

BulgariaELF QZAU

Европейско обединение по икономически интереси

Evropeysko obedinenie po ikonomicheski interesi

BulgariaELF RYDYЕОИИ

Командитно дружество

Komanditno druzhestvo

BulgariaELF S94SКД

Eвропейско дружество

Evropeysko druzhestvo

BulgariaELF SZW0ЕД

Дружество учредено по Закона за задълженията и договорите

Druzhestvo uchredeno po Zakona za zadalzheniyata i dogovorite

BulgariaELF TCGVДЗЗД

Eвропейско кооперативно дружество

Evropeysko kooperativno druzhestvo

BulgariaELF U8LMЕКД

Фондация

Fondatsia

BulgariaELF UFG8

Дружество с ограничена отговорност

Druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost

BulgariaELF VJ3GООД

Акционерно дружество

Aktsionerno druzhestvo

BulgariaELF WTK4АД

Еднолично дружество с ограничена отговорност

Ednolichno druzhestvo s ogranichena otgovornost

BulgariaELF WVINЕООД

Source: GLEIF ELF v1.6, February 2026 ↗. Active codes only; language variants grouped by code. The source is not an exhaustive list of all available legal forms.

What to confirm before applying

These are planning questions, not verified Bulgaria requirements.

Foreign ownership & activity

Ask whether your nationality, ownership percentage and proposed business activity require investment approval, a local partner or a sector licence.

Directors & local presence

Confirm the required directors, shareholders, registered office, local representative and any residency or company-secretary rules.

Capital & incorporation costs

Obtain the current minimum capital, filing fees, notarisation costs, translations and annual renewal or service charges for the selected legal form.

Tax & ongoing compliance

Verify corporate tax, VAT or sales tax, withholding, beneficial-ownership reporting, accounting, audit and annual-return obligations.

Banking & immigration

Check bank onboarding and source-of-funds evidence separately. Company registration should not be treated as approval for banking, residence or work permission.