What is the cost of creating an EI?
Verified 12 September 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The cost of the formalities for creating a {circumflex over (a)} varies according to the chosen regime (micro-company or {circumflex over (b)} conventional) as well as the nature of the activity:
Commercial
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The creation of a business unit costs €22.88.
Micro-company
The formalities for creating a micro-company carrying on a commercial activity are free of charge.
Artisanal
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It costs to create a craft business €45.
Please note
If {circumflex over (x)} is already on the SCR, the cost is reduced to €15.
Micro-company
The formalities for creating a micro-company carrying out a craft activity are free of charge.
Liberal
The formalities for the creation of a freelance entrepreneur and a micro-company are free of charge.
Agricultural
The formalities for the creation of an agricultural business and a micro-company are free of charge.
Sales Agent
The creation of a commercial agent and a micro-company is costly €23.86.
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