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Indian Subsidiary of a Foreign Company
A wholly owned Indian company for an overseas parent, FEMA-compliant from day one.
- Professional fee from
- ₹24,999
- Timeline
- 25–40 working days
- Governed by
- Companies Act, 2013 · FEMA, 1999
Professional fee. Government fee, apostille and stamp duty at cost.
Best suited to
Foreign companies setting up an Indian entity for operations or hiring
Overview
A foreign company can own 100 per cent of an Indian private limited company in most sectors under the automatic route. The Indian entity is a separate legal person, which keeps the parent's liability contained and makes hiring, invoicing and GST straightforward.
The paperwork burden is mostly at the front: board resolutions and identity documents of the foreign shareholder must be notarised and apostilled in the home country. After incorporation, the share capital inflow must be reported to RBI in Form FC-GPR within 30 days of allotment.
What is included
- Name reservation and structure advice on FDI sector caps
- DSC and DIN for directors including foreign nationals
- SPICe+ incorporation, PAN and TAN
- FIRC and FC-GPR filing with RBI through your AD bank
- Guidance on transfer pricing and annual FLA return
Documents you need
- 01Apostilled certificate of incorporation and board resolution of the parent company
- 02Apostilled passport and address proof of the authorised signatory and foreign directors
- 03PAN and KYC of at least one resident Indian director
- 04Indian registered office address proof and NOC
How the filing runs
- Week 1–2
Parent documents apostilled
We give you an exact checklist for the home jurisdiction so nothing gets rejected.
- Week 3
Name and DSC
Name reserved, digital signatures issued for foreign directors.
- Week 4–5
Incorporated
SPICe+ filed and certificate issued.
- Week 6
Capital reported
Funds remitted, FIRC obtained and FC-GPR filed with RBI.
Questions about indian subsidiary of a foreign company
01Do we need an Indian director?
Yes. At least one director must be a resident of India, meaning they stayed in India for 182 days or more in the previous financial year.
02Is government approval needed?
Only for sectors on the approval route, or where the investor is from a country sharing a land border with India. Most technology and services sectors are 100 per cent automatic route.
Tell us what the business does. We will tell you what it needs.
A 15-minute call with a Chartered Accountant or Company Secretary, at no cost, before you commit to anything.