Flowchart registering your businessHave your papers in order for entering the NetherlandsYou must have a valid residence permitIf you come from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland, you may need a residence permit or residence permit for foreign startups to stay and start a business in the Netherlands. Use our tool Coming to the Netherlands as an entrepreneur to find out.Non-resident businessesDo you run a foreign company? And do you not have, or want to start, a branch office or subsidiary (a permanent establishment) in the Netherlands? You do not have to register with the Dutch Business Register (Handelsregister). Does your company have to pay VAT in the Netherlands? Then, you do have to register with the Netherlands Tax Administration (Belastingdienst).Register for a citizen service numberYou must have a citizen service number (Burgerservicenummer, BSN) if you want to register your business in the Netherlands. To get one, you must:register with the Personal Records Database (Basisregis...
