Use https://eregistry.ursb.go.ug/. It is the official URSB user portal for business and company registration and connected registry services. Access specialised services from the links provided by URSB where a different registry is required.

Yes. Choose the relevant service through e-Registry, complete the required information and documents, pay the assessment and submit the application for examination. Registration is complete when URSB approves the application and issues the relevant registration output.

You can use the portal yourself if you can satisfy the requirements for your application. An authorised representative may assist. Agree ownership, officer appointments, authority and the scope of any paid assistance before someone submits on your behalf.

The public account-registration page asks for an email address and phone number. Follow its current verification, account-creation and security steps. Use details you can access; complete any further identification required by the service you select.

No. A business-name registration records the name and proprietor or firm. Incorporating a company establishes a separate corporate entity under company law. Choose the structure that fits ownership, liability, governance and the intended activities.

Foreign ownership is generally possible, subject to requirements and restrictions for the particular activity. A Ugandan-incorporated company with foreign shareholders uses the domestic incorporation route. Registering an existing overseas company’s Uganda presence is a different process. Sector licensing, investment and immigration requirements must be considered separately.

The UGX 5 million figure in the fee table is an incorporation-fee threshold, not a universal minimum-capital rule for every business. A business name has no company share capital. Capital requirements for a company may also depend on its activity and any applicable sector rules.

The statutory fee is UGX 35,000 for company-name reservation and UGX 35,000 for business-name reservation. Subsequent incorporation or business-name registration attracts its own charge.

Open the relevant registration or incorporation application linked to the approved name. Enter the required particulars, review the documents, complete signatures and uploads, pay the assessment and submit within the reservation period.

No. A search assists your initial check; the Registrar decides whether the proposed name meets the applicable requirements. A name may be unsuitable because it is confusingly similar, misleading, restricted or otherwise unacceptable.

Use the expiry date and conditions stated in the reservation approval. Begin incorporation or registration promptly. If the reservation has expired, follow the portal instructions or ask URSB whether a fresh reservation or other action is required.

Prepare the approved name, entity type, business activities, constitutional information, registered address, subscribers or members, officers, beneficial owners and official contacts. A company with share capital also requires a reconciled share structure. Identification, authorisations and supporting documents depend on the participants and selected service.

No single legacy checklist should be applied to every current application. Follow the forms and documents generated or requested by the live e-Registry transaction. Separate notices and forms still have uses for particular services and continuing changes; their existence does not mean every incorporation requires every form.

Check whether the selected application uses generated standard documents or requires an uploaded version. Then check file type, size, password protection, completeness and the upload field selected. Use the current URSB forms where appropriate and resolve persistent errors with support using the application reference.

Follow the limit displayed beside the particular upload field. Requirements can differ by service and document. Use complete, legible files and do not rely on an old universal instruction such as “TIFF only” or “1 MB for everything”.

There is no single end-to-end period covering all URSB services. Time depends on the transaction, the completeness of the application, payment confirmation, examination and any publication or additional approval. Acknowledgement of submission is different from registration approval. Use the current service standard and your actual application status.

Sign in and open the relevant transaction or application record. Retain the application or tracking number, payment references and notifications. If a query is raised, correct and resubmit through the indicated workflow. Quote the reference when contacting URSB.

URSB incorporation alone does not complete NGO registration or authorise NGO operations. The relevant NGO Bureau or district process and operating requirements depend on the organisation’s category. For an indigenous NGO, incorporation precedes the Bureau’s registration and permit process.

Name reservation is UGX 35,000 and registration is UGX 55,000, giving UGX 90,000 for those two services. A search, certified copy, statutory change or professional assistance is a separate item if required.

The incorporation fee is UGX 105,000. Adding UGX 35,000 for name reservation gives UGX 140,000 before stamp duty, separately assessed filings and other services. Do not present that two-item subtotal as a complete invoice for every company.

The incorporation fee becomes 1.5% of the total nominal share capital. For UGX 10 million, the incorporation fee is UGX 150,000. Name reservation, stamp duty and any other required charges are additional.

No. The ordinary published capital-duty rate is 0.5% of total nominal capital, subject to statutory exemptions. For UGX 10 million nominal capital, the ordinary duty is UGX 50,000. The UGX 5 million threshold belongs to the URSB incorporation-fee rule.

Incorporation costs UGX 105,000 and name reservation costs UGX 35,000. Any stamp duty and separately required filings are additional. There is no nominal share capital on which to calculate capital duty when the company has none.

No. URA’s current schedule treats instruments separately. It lists UGX 15,000 for Articles of Association and UGX 15,000 for a Memorandum of Association, with the stated exceptions. Apply the appropriate instrument rules and assessment instead of adding an unexplained universal UGX 35,000 charge.

A Payment Registration Number identifies a particular payment assessment. Check the service, entity, amount and currency, then pay through an authorised channel using the correct reference. Retain the receipt and confirm that the payment is linked to the intended transaction.

Check that the receipt uses the same PRN and amount as the application, then refresh or reopen the transaction. If it remains unreconciled, contact URSB with the application reference, PRN, payment date and receipt. Ask for reconciliation before making a duplicate payment.

The e-Registry service catalogue lists a specific Data Update service as free. That does not waive fees for statutory changes such as a change of business-name particulars, directors, registered office or share capital. A correction to an existing record must be classified correctly; neither a universal free service nor a universal UGX 35,000 rectification fee should be assumed.

Some service summaries retain older figures or combine several charges under one label. Match the exact service to the current gazetted fee rule and the transaction assessment. Ask URSB to explain a difference before paying, particularly where the assessment appears to use the wrong service category.

The fee is UGX 55,000 for a private company with nominal share capital, UGX 35,000 for a company without nominal share capital and USD 70 for a foreign-company return. Each required return is a separate filing.

Access the correct entity through the authorised account or representation, select the annual-return service, enter the required period and particulars, review the documents, pay and complete submission. The general company deadline is within 42 days after the annual general meeting, subject to applicable provisions such as those for the first year or formally notified dormancy. Retain the filed return or acknowledgement after processing.

No. They are different obligations to different authorities. A company annual return updates the corporate registry. URA returns concern the taxpayer’s applicable tax obligations. Completing one does not automatically satisfy the other.

Yes. The 2024 business-name rules require a statement of business continuity at the end of every calendar year to confirm continued use of the registered name. URSB lists it under the UGX 55,000 other-document filing category. Three consecutive years of non-compliance can lead the Registrar to commence removal proceedings.

Inactivity is not the same as lawful removal or dissolution. Establish which filings and obligations remain applicable while the company stays on the register. If the business is closing, use the appropriate cessation, dissolution, winding-up or other procedure rather than simply abandoning the record.

A resolution required to be filed under the Companies Act attracts UGX 35,000. The resolution may be only one component of a transaction: a capital increase, amendment of articles or officer change may also require its own filing and assessment.

Examples include authorised decisions about banking arrangements, appointment of representatives, governance and changes to the company. Whether a resolution must be filed depends on the Act and the transaction. A bank may also request a resolution for its own account-opening process.

Reserve the proposed new name and complete the required company approval, filing and notice or publication steps. Follow the instructions for the name-change transaction and obtain the certificate reflecting the approved change. Keep the former and new names connected in your records and update the company’s tax, banking and licensing records as needed.

The company-fee schedule sets UGX 35,000 for a notice of appointment or change of directors and secretary, and UGX 35,000 for the relevant registered-office notice category. A required supporting resolution or additional filing may be charged separately.

URSB charges UGX 35,000 to register the transfer document. Stamp duty is separate; an ordinary transfer under the general category attracts 1.5% of its chargeable value, subject to special rules and exemptions. There is no additional URSB charge calculated as 1% of the bare number of shares in the cited fee regulation.

The URSB registration charge is 1.5% of the increase above the capital on the preceding registration. Ordinary capital duty is 0.5% of the increase, subject to exemptions. Include any separately required resolution or notice. An increase from UGX 5 million to UGX 15 million therefore uses UGX 10 million as the increase.

Beneficial owners are the natural persons who ultimately own or control the entity. Keep the required internal register and file the prescribed notice. URSB’s guidance requires notice of creation of the register within 14 days; the company beneficial-owner change notice also specifies filing within 14 days after a change in particulars.

First establish the company’s exact status and the basis of removal. The fee for a company-restoration application is UGX 55,000, but paying it does not automatically restore the company. Follow the applicable restoration procedure, address outstanding filings and obtain any necessary decision or court order. Retain evidence that restoration has actually taken effect.

USD 350 is the fee for registration of the certified constitutional instrument. Other required foreign-company documents attract USD 70 under the relevant category, annual returns cost USD 70 and certification costs USD 30 per document. Prepare a complete document list before estimating the total.

A company-register search or inspection of one company’s file costs UGX 25,000. A business-name search costs UGX 35,000 and a legal-document register search costs UGX 35,000. Select the correct register and the evidence you require.

No. A preliminary lookup helps locate a name or entity. A formal search or inspection is a specific registry service and may provide information needed for a transaction. Ask for the right search output and any certified documents required by the receiving party.

The published domestic-company fee is UGX 35,000 for certification of a company document. Certification on the foreign-company register is USD 30 per document. A certified copy is different from a scan, an uncertified download or notarisation by an independent professional.

The document-registration fee is UGX 40,000. Where the instrument attracts UGX 15,000 stamp duty, the combined amount is UGX 55,000. Any preparation, witnessing, commissioning or notarisation charge is separate. Determine the instrument’s proper duty treatment before paying.

No. URA’s current schedule lists ordinary agreements or memoranda of agreement at nil duty. Other instruments, such as transfers, leases or powers of attorney, have their own classifications. Determine the document’s legal substance rather than relying only on the heading typed on it.

Validity, proper swearing or commissioning, stamp duty, admissibility and registration are different legal questions. Use the requirements applicable to the document and its intended recipient. Do not assume that paying a URSB registration fee replaces proper execution or every other legal requirement.

Use the notice of cessation or removal service and provide the required particulars. The business-name filing fee is UGX 35,000. Closing a trading name does not itself settle tax, employment, contractual or other liabilities connected with the business.

No. Company or business-name registration and trademark protection are separate. Apply through the relevant URSB intellectual-property service after checking the mark and appropriate classes of goods or services.

URSB publishes national-applicant fees of UGX 25,000 for search, UGX 50,000 for application and UGX 100,000 for registration. The three-stage subtotal is UGX 175,000 before publication and any additional work. Foreign-applicant rates and class-specific requirements differ.

No. The 60 days relate to the advertisement period for opposition under URSB’s published procedure. Examination, publication, any opposition, the registration payment and the Registrar’s action are also part of the process.

URSB’s head office is at Uganda Business Facilitation Centre, Plot 1 Baskerville Avenue, Kololo, Kampala. Use the official contact information to confirm the office or service point you need before travelling.

Use ursb@ursb.go.ug for general enquiries or helpdesk@ursb.go.ug for support. The published call-centre numbers are +256 326 338 000 and +256 200 404 700; the toll-free line is 0800 100 006 and WhatsApp is +256 712 448 448. Quote your application reference and relevant payment reference.

Yes. Request a consultation about the service, entity type, application stage and documents available. Ask for a written scope identifying professional fees, official charges, responsibilities and handover deliverables. Use the contact options at the end of this guide.