Regulatory fees
Name reservation, incorporation and annual company charges payable under the applicable Labuan schedule.
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Labuan · Company costs
Labuan company setup costswhat the headline fee excludes.
Separate statutory LFSA charges from trust-company, compliance, substance, audit, banking and immigration costs before assessing a Labuan structure.
Read beyond incorporation
The filing fee is only one part of the annual cost.
Labuan IBFC’s published company guide lists regulatory name-reservation, incorporation and annual fees. Those amounts do not include the cost of engaging a licensed Labuan trust company, which provides the registered office and company-secretarial function.
A realistic budget can also include KYC, corporate documents, accounting, audit, tax filing, beneficial-ownership work, economic substance, banking support and—where relevant—employment-pass and dependant applications.
The figures below reproduce the regulatory schedule published in Labuan IBFC’s March 2023 guide. They should be verified against the current LFSA schedule before any instruction or payment.
Decision framework
Budget in four layers.
A useful proposal should distinguish public regulatory charges from professional work and continuing operating obligations.
Trust-company services
Licensed trust-company appointment, registered office, resident secretary, statutory records and annual corporate maintenance.
Accounting and substance
Bookkeeping, audit, tax filing, local expenditure, employees and premises depend on the company’s actual activity and tax position.
Optional workstreams
Banking, licences, work permits, dependants, translations, notarisation and enhanced due diligence should be priced separately.
Side-by-side
Published regulatory fee snapshot.
USD amounts below are from the official March 2023 Labuan IBFC company guide and exclude trust-company and other professional charges.
| Regulatory item | Published amount | Important boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Company-name reservation | USD 15 | Availability and reservation only; not incorporation or professional work. |
| Incorporation below RM50,000 paid-up capital | USD 300 | Registration fee for a Labuan company in the stated capital band. |
| Incorporation RM50,000–below RM1m | USD 600 | Higher registration band; verify the paid-up capital used. |
| Incorporation above RM1m | USD 1,500 | Highest band shown in the published guide. |
| Annual Labuan company fee | USD 800 | Regulatory annual fee; excludes ongoing administration, audit and tax work. |
| Foreign Labuan company | USD 2,000 registration / USD 1,500 annual | Applies to registration of a foreign Labuan company, not an ordinary new Labuan company. |
Practical sequence
Ask for a complete written scope.
The right comparison is first-year and recurring cost under the intended activity—not a single incorporation number.
- 01Describe the business
Set out activity, customers, countries, owners, directors, expected turnover, staffing and residence objectives.
- 02Confirm regulatory classification
Ask the licensed adviser to identify the company type, activity, substance and tax filing framework.
- 03Separate one-off and annual costs
Require regulatory fees, professional setup, recurring company work and optional immigration or banking work to be shown separately.
- 04Test the substance budget
Do not assume that incorporation alone secures a tax outcome. Employees, expenditure, office, management and audit may be central.
- 05Confirm renewal assumptions
Check what is included, what can vary, payment currency, taxes, disbursements and the next annual due date.
Primary references
Official starting points.
Rules, fees and programme conditions can change. These links lead to the public bodies used when this guide was reviewed.
Frequently asked
Questions to settle early.
How much does it cost to incorporate a Labuan company?
The official guide publishes regulatory incorporation fees by paid-up-capital band, but those figures exclude the licensed trust company and other professional, compliance, substance, audit, tax, banking and immigration costs.
Is the USD 800 annual fee the complete yearly cost?
No. It is the annual regulatory fee shown in the published guide. Corporate maintenance, registered office, secretary, accounting, audit, tax and substance costs may also apply.
Can a cheap Labuan company still qualify for the 3% regime?
A headline incorporation price does not determine tax treatment. The real activity, classification, substance, audit and compliance conditions must be assessed and maintained.
Does the company cost include a Malaysian work permit?
Not automatically. Company formation and immigration are separate workstreams. A work-permit assessment, application and dependant work should be scoped and priced independently.
Private assessment
Need a complete Labuan cost outline?
Describe the business, owners, expected activity and whether residency is required. PF EuroAsia can coordinate a current written scope from an established Labuan specialist.
Request a cost assessment →Updated 1 September 2026. Published regulatory figures are drawn from Labuan IBFC’s March 2023 guide and must be reconfirmed before acting. General information only; not legal, tax, accounting, immigration or financial advice. Professional fees and operating costs depend on scope and individual facts.