Company Registration Cost Calculator

Is company registration free up to ₹15 lakh?

The nil fee is real, but it covers one line of the challan. Many blogs repeat "free company registration" and stop there. The rest of this page lists every government charge, the fee once capital crosses ₹15 lakh, and the stamp duty of every state and union territory.

What you pay to register a company in India

A SPICe+ filing collects most government charges in one challan. Some costs sit outside it.

The MCA fee once authorised capital is above ₹15 lakh

Above ₹15 lakh the waiver falls away completely. The fee is then charged on the whole capital at the rates in the Table of Fees. The table has two scales:

• One Person Company and small company: ₹2,000 for capital up to ₹10 lakh, then ₹200 for every ₹10,000 or part up to ₹50 lakh. The scale stops at ₹50 lakh, so a higher capital is charged at the other company rates.
• Other companies, including subsidiaries and public companies: ₹5,000 for the first ₹1 lakh, then ₹400 for every ₹10,000 or part up to ₹5 lakh, ₹300 up to ₹50 lakh, ₹100 up to ₹1 crore and ₹75 above ₹1 crore. The additional fee is capped at ₹2.5 crore.

The jump at ₹15 lakh is the reason many founders incorporate at exactly ₹15 lakh. One rupee above it, a subsidiary pays ₹51,300.

Stamp duty on the MoA and AoA, state by state

Stamp duty follows the state of the registered office, and MCA21 collects it electronically with SPICe+. The table shows each state's rule and the total for three capital levels. "Part" means a part of the unit counts as a whole unit.

Where a state changed its rates after MCA published its own e stamp schedule, the table uses the state rate. Haryana is the exception. Its 2018 amendment sets ₹500 on the MoA and ₹1,000 or ₹2,000 on the AoA, but MCA21 still collects ₹60 on the MoA and ₹120 on the AoA at ₹10 lakh, plus ₹15 on linked forms. The table follows what MCA21 collects. A SPICe+ challan paid on 14 August 2026 for a Haryana company with ₹15 lakh of capital showed ₹195 in stamp duty: ₹60 on the MoA, ₹120 on the AoA and ₹15 on linked forms. Sikkim, Ladakh, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have no published figures we could verify.

What one SPICe+ filing covers

• Part A: name reservation, which can be filed alone or with Part B.
• Part B: incorporation, with the directors, subscribers, capital and registered office.
• e MoA (INC-33) and e AoA (INC-34): the memorandum and articles, stamped electronically.
• AGILE PRO S: GSTIN if you want it, EPFO and ESIC registration and a bank account, plus state registrations in states that have joined.
• INC-9: the declaration by subscribers and first directors.
• DIN, PAN and TAN: DIN for up to three proposed directors, and PAN and TAN on the Certificate of Incorporation.

Choosing the authorised capital

• Authorise what you will issue in the first year. Unused authorised capital still pays stamp duty in states that charge a percentage, such as Delhi (0.15%), Maharashtra (0.3%) and Gujarat (0.5%, capped).
• Use the ₹15 lakh threshold. Up to ₹15 lakh there is no MCA fee. Above it, a subsidiary pays from ₹51,300.
• Increasing later costs more. The increase fee has no waiver. A small company going from ₹10 lakh to ₹15 lakh pays ₹10,000, and a foreign subsidiary going from ₹1 lakh to ₹10 lakh pays ₹31,000, plus stamp duty. Our authorised capital fee calculator works out the cost of an increase.
• Match the FDI plan. For a foreign parent, the first share issue must fit within authorised capital, or the allotment has to wait for an increase.

Why a subsidiary pays the higher fee scale

The lower scale is for One Person Companies and small companies. Under section 2(85) of the Companies Act, 2013, a small company is a private company with paid up capital up to ₹10 crore and turnover up to ₹100 crore, limits in force from 1 December 2025. The definition excludes a holding company, a subsidiary company, a Section 8 company and a company governed by a special Act. An Indian subsidiary of a foreign company is a subsidiary, so it pays the other company rates once capital crosses ₹15 lakh.

Worked examples

Each total excludes Digital Signature Certificates, notarisation and apostille abroad, and professional fees.

How long registration takes

Name reservation usually takes 2 to 3 working days. Once Part B is filed, the Certificate of Incorporation with PAN and TAN usually follows in 2 to 3 working days, if the Registrar raises no query. Foreign subscribers should allow time to notarise and apostille their documents before filing. Our SPICe+ guide walks through each stage.

Scope and assumptions

The tool covers companies limited by shares registered through SPICe+. It does not cover a Section 8 company, a producer company or a company without share capital. Haryana adds ₹15 and Delhi ₹10 on linked forms, both confirmed on our own SPICe+ challans, and the tool includes them. Other states may add a similar small duty, so the MCA21 challan can differ by a few rupees.

Official references

• MCA SPICe+ guide: zero fee up to ₹15 lakh, stamp duty by state, ₹1,000 name reservation
• Lok Sabha answer on the zero fee, effective 18 March 2019
• Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014, Table of Fees as substituted by G.S.R. 48(E) of 20 January 2018
• Companies Act, 2013, section 2(85); Companies (Specification of Definitions Details) Amendment Rules, 2025
• State stamp Acts and schedules for each state and union territory

Sources checked 26 Oct 2026. Confirm the challan on MCA21 before you pay.