Portugal Your business
Start your business in Portugal: Wholesale business
You sell goods to professional customers from Portugal. Describe the assortment, warehouse and customer credit terms: stock purchased upfront and collection delays drive the funding requirement.
Let’s discuss your project
A few details to understand your business and the next step.
Bertrand Jayol receives your enquiry for an initial assessment. Referral to the partner is considered with your agreement. Privacy
01 / Your business
How you earn shapes the questions to ask
- Sourcing and selling goods in business quantities.
- Order picking and scheduled delivery.
- Range management, returns and replenishment.
Keep stock movement and customer credit visible
Choose a product group and map purchases, receipts, dispatches and cash collections. A positive trading margin can still leave a cash shortage when customers pay after your supplier. Identify slow-moving lines, order minimums and breakage costs.
The gov.pt guide distinguishes shop and warehouse procedures by activity. Have the premises and product-specific constraints checked, especially for food or specialist goods. Prepare the storage layout, delivery access and returns process. This information supports premises selection and handling-equipment costs. Model a delayed customer payment alongside a replacement order to see whether operations can continue without assuming immediate stock turnover.
02 / Next steps for your project
Questions to prepare your application
- Will you hold stock or use a logistics provider?
- What minimum order quantities do suppliers require?
- Which payment terms will resellers receive?
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.
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