Company setup in Romania

Start with the right structure

Explore legal entity forms and registration sources for Romania. 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.

Find a legal form or sub-jurisdiction

29 legal forms listed

Societate europeană

RomaniaELF 1CDXSE

Cooperativă meșteșugărească

RomaniaELF 37II

Grupul european de interes economic

RomaniaELF 4V0AGEIE

Organizație non-guvernamentală

RomaniaELF 5NCKONG

Societate cooperativă

RomaniaELF 7B9H

Organizații cooperatiste de credit și casele centrale ale acestora

RomaniaELF 7W9B

Reprezentanta

RomaniaELF 85K5

Cooperativă de consum

RomaniaELF 8FD2

Persoana fizica independentă

RomaniaELF AI01PFI

Societate pe acţiuni

RomaniaELF ANDTSA

Alte forme de proprietate

RomaniaELF CTBD

Regie autonomă

RomaniaELF CUGPRA

Intreprindere individuala

RomaniaELF DUGDII

Grupul de interes economic

RomaniaELF EFBRGIE

Societate agricolă

RomaniaELF F0BK

Societate în nume colectiv

RomaniaELF F68HSNC

Persoana fizica autorizata

RomaniaELF FJQ8PFA

Cooperativă de credit

RomaniaELF GT4V

Cooperativă agricolă

RomaniaELF I15K

Reprezentant fiscal

RomaniaELF NFRJ

Federatja

RomaniaELF PE9A

Sindicatul

RomaniaELF Q89X

Persoană juridică de drept public

RomaniaELF SFZM

Societate în comandită pe acţiuni

RomaniaELF SWMKSCA

Asociatie familiala

RomaniaELF TH8AAF

Societate Cooperativă Europeană

RomaniaELF UWEESCE

Societate în comandită simplă

RomaniaELF V0FLSCS

Autoritatea Administratiei Publice Locale

RomaniaELF W7HT

Societate cu răspundere limitată

RomaniaELF XHN1SRL

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 Romania 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.