Individual and collective Cape Verdeans, residing in Cape Verde, and/or foreign companies, as long as they are registered in the Republic of Cape Verde.
Casa do Cidadão ou Direção Geral de Industria
Anytime during regular working hours.
It varies according to the municipality’s services and inspection cost
Inspection: 0.05% of the fixed capital investments cost and it may not be less than 2,500CVE
If for failure to fulfill the requirements in the law the industrial premises is not approved during the inspection a deadline for compliance will be set and a new inspection will be conducted at a rate of 5,000CVE. If conditions continue not met the rate will increase to $ 10,000CVE.
In case the company is created at the Casa do Cidadão through Business- in- a- Day, the Statute and Commercial Registry are provided in the application by integrating with Business in a Day companies’ registry, therefore there is no need to present them.
While the submission of other important documents is not mandatory, it is recommended that they get attached to the process as reference for applications monitoring in the BackOffice, especially for complex processes.
An inspection to verify security conditions, hygiene and health as well as compliance with technical standards is required prior to issuing the Industrial License.