Planning to expand into India? Here is a clear, compliance-backed walkthrough for setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary or branch office.
Unlocking India's Growing Market Opportunities
India's massive consumer market, competitive labor costs, and pro-business government reforms make it a highly lucrative expansion destination for global companies. To establish a permanent presence, setting up a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (WOS) is the most popular route.
A foreign subsidiary in India enjoys the legal status of an independent Indian company, providing limited liability and ultimate flexibility in local operations.
The Step-by-Step Registration Workflow
- Digital Signature Certificates (DSC): Obtaining DSCs for all proposed foreign and local directors.
- Name Approval (RUN): Securing a unique corporate name aligned with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) guidelines.
- SPICe+ Incorporation: Filing the unified incorporation form along with the Memorandum and Articles of Association (MoA & AoA).
- Capital Infusion & RBI Reporting: Infusing share capital and reporting FDI inflows through the RBI's FIRMS portal.
DMCGlobal acts as your single-point-of-contact, managing everything from entity registration to post-incorporation GST, PAN, and FEMA compliances.
