There are many incentives in place to encourage foreign investment in Mauritius and factors that attract investors, in particular the favourable tax regime.
Some of these incentives include:
- Free repatriation of profits, dividends and capital
- 100% foreign ownership
- Global Business Companies Category 2 are tax-exempt
- Global Business Companies Category 1 has maximum effective tax rate of 3%
- Vast network of Double Taxation Treaties
- Offshore Asset Protection
- Ease of set up/operation
- No Inheritance Taxes
- 15% Corporate and Personal Income tax rate
- 15% VAT (refundable)
- Tax free dividends
- No capital gains tax
- Exemption from customs duty and VAT on equipment
- Free repatriation of profits, dividends and capital