You can use the Unicount online company formation service to register an Estonian limited liability company (OÜ) with a single founder, shareholder and board member (being you).

Restrictions are related to the API service provided by Estonian Business Register to company formation agents such as Unicount.

If you need to register a company with multiple shareholders and board members please follow the advice here.

If you do not have an Estonian digital identity card, Mobile-ID or Smart-ID, you can register a company in Estonia by physically visiting a notary in Estonia. Here is the list of all Estonian notaries. All notaries charge the same amount of money for company formation as the prices are regulated.

If you cannot visit Estonia you have an alternative of preparing and certifying a power of attorney. It is a document that specifies who can represent you in Estonian notary and for what purpose. It will be a very detailed document to include your exact intention as a founder. If it is not in Estonian or English then probably it needs to be translated by a sworn translator in Estonia.

Unicount does not provide company registration service via power of attorney as we only work with online formations.

This depends on whether you have Estonian digital identity already or not. Receiving the e-resident card takes 6-8 weeks in most cases.

Once you have collected the card from one of the pick up locations, registering a company in Estonia takes about 1-2 working days.

You can pay the company formation fee with Apple Pay, Google Pay, using your Mastercard, VISA, UnionPay or American Express card via Stripe or through Baltic bank links.

Follow this link to read more about available payment options.

After your company is registered, you can change your company card information for recurring annual virtual office payments.

Unicount permits all types of legal and moral activities as a company formation agent and virtual office service provider.

This includes Amazon FBA and other dropshipping businesses having tax registrations in other countries besides Estonia. We would not be able to provide accounting services to companies having tax reporting liabilities in other countries.

Unicount online company formation service uses Estonian Business Register API that has a limitation of one physical person as a founder. This means that our online formation service is not suitable for everyone looking to set up a company in Estonia.

There is an alternative to register the company through the e-Business Register and use our virtual office service.

You need a valid Estonian digital identity to use Unicount’s online formation service. This can be an e-resident card, Smart-ID, or Mobile-ID. If you do not have any of these, company registration is still possible through a notary visit in Estonia or by preparing a certified power of attorney.

An OÜ (osaühing) is an Estonian private limited liability company. It is the most common structure used by e-residents and international founders because it offers limited liability, no minimum share capital requirement beyond €0.01 in theory (though €2,500 is the standard), and can be managed fully digitally from anywhere. Unicount only supports OÜ formation.

Yes. E-residents living anywhere in the world can register an Estonian company through Unicount entirely online. There is no requirement to visit Estonia at any point during the formation process or to run the company from Estonia afterwards.

The state registration fee of €265 is paid to the Estonian Business Register on your behalf by Unicount. If your application is rejected, Unicount will help you resubmit it at no additional charge. The state fee itself is non-refundable by the government, but Unicount covers the resubmission assistance.

Estonian law requires a minimum share capital of €2,500 for an OÜ, but it does not need to be paid in full at the time of registration. The share capital can be contributed after the company is formed. Unicount’s formation service guides you through this during the application.

Unicount only provides company formation service in bundle with virtual office subscription. You would pay your first annual subscription fee together with your company formation fees.

Please visit our virtual office page to sign up with your existing Estonian company when you are looking to switch your service provider or when registering a company via Unicount API service is not possible. This can happen for example if you have multiple e-resident shareholders or legal persons as founders.

Yes. Your Estonian company name can be changed after registration through the Estonian Business Register. This requires a notarised decision or a digitally signed application. Unicount does not handle post-registration name changes directly but can point you to the right process.

Check out our online company formation support articles for most frequently asked questions.