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Local Business, Trading and Taxation

To assist our clients in their local business operations we provide advice covering all aspects of doing business in Saudi Arabia, including local trading activities and tax matters.

In addition to the registration of a business upon its formation, there is complex set of rules, regulations and customary "practice" controlling and affecting commercial operations and trading in the Kingdom. We provide legal services to meet the practical requirements of businessmen operating in this environment, including advice and assistance in connection with the following matters:

  • Consumer Goods Purchase Agreements
  • Commercial Lease Negotiations
  • Compliance with Saudi Arabian Standards and Specification
  • Application of the "30% Rule"
  • Authentication of Documents
  • Equipment Leasing & Sale
  • Import Requirements & Procedures
  • Sponsorship of foreign personnel
  • Employment Contracts, Drafting & Application
  • Labor matters

Commercial agencies are used quite frequently in the Kingdom and we have assisted many clients in establishing agency and/or distributorship relationships with foreign partners. In connection with such activities we undertake the negotiation of significant contractual terms such as agency fee arrangements, commission sales, contract term, exclusivity of rights, scope of territory and termination rights, and take responsibility for drafting and registering such agreements with the Ministry of Commerce.

Trading activities, as distinguished from other commercial businesses, are reserved exclusively for wholly Saudi owned entities in the Kingdom and are subject to their own specific regulations and restrictions. We offer counsel to our Saudi clients in respect of such activities and ensure their full compliance with the relevant local authorities.

The tax regulations applied in the Kingdom are also complex and call for specialized expertise to fully understand their application. Working with internationally recognized accounting firms having local offices we assist our clients in optimizing their tax situations and in obtaining clearance certificates from the taxation and zakat authorities.