Business registration guide

How to register a business in Trinidad and Tobago.

A current overview of the two routes most new entrepreneurs compare: registering a business name as an individual or incorporating a profit company.

Start by choosing the structure

If you plan to operate as an individual under a business name, the Companies Registry uses the business-name registration process. If you want a separate company, you use the profit-company incorporation process.

Sole trader business-name route

Create a CRA, choose and reserve the business name, complete the registration in CROS, pay the current TT$220 registration fee, then complete the signed-document step for the certificate.

Profit company route

Every person involved in formation must have the required CRA. The proposed company name is reserved through CROS. The current name reservation fee is TT$25. The approved reservation lasts 45 days. The incorporation filing is then submitted through CROS and the Registry currently lists a TT$520 incorporation fee.

What can cause delays?

Name conflicts, incomplete information, missing approvals, expired reservations and unresolved Registry queries can all interrupt the process. Preparing the sequence before filing is usually more efficient than correcting preventable mistakes afterward.

Want help with the process?

BizReg Consulting supports sole trader registrations from TTD $650 and limited liability company registrations from TTD $1,500. Call or WhatsApp 1 868 737 3594.