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Start your business in Portugal: Import-export

You buy and resell goods between Portugal and other countries. Describe a concrete flow with product, origin, destination and stock ownership: EU trade and imports from outside the EU require different preparation.

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01 / Your business

How you earn shapes the questions to ask

  • Purchasing goods from foreign suppliers.
  • Reselling to distributors or business customers.
  • Arranging shipments with logistics providers.

Map the first shipment from supplier to customer

Trace one order through risk transfer, payment, transport and storage. Identify the business named in commercial and customs records. AT provides an EORI register for operators; prepare that point with the person handling customs when the flow requires it.

Your Europe distinguishes cross-border VAT situations. Have each route assessed rather than applying one rate or rule to every sale. Gather a reference product, conformity documents to check, a supplier invoice and delivery terms. Add returns, currency exposure and payment delays to the budget. Clarify what happens when goods arrive damaged before deciding how much stock the new business can finance.

02 / Next steps for your project

Questions to prepare your application

  1. Which products and countries are involved in the first shipment?
  2. Do you buy for resale or charge an intermediary commission?
  3. Who handles transport, formalities and storage?
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Portugal

Before you incorporate

Registering as self-employed and incorporating a company are different routes. The choice depends on how your business actually operates. A Portuguese company alone does not determine your tax residence or the treatment of every source of income.

Information to gather

  • Your country of residence and where you actually work.
  • A description of the services or products you sell.
  • Whether your customers are businesses or individuals, and their countries.
  • Any shareholders, existing business structure and your planned timing.

Next steps for your project

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