{"id":5699,"date":"2026-09-16T12:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/blog\/\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:45:22","slug":"foreign-ownership-rules-saudi-arabia-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gatestonegroup.com\/uk\/blog\/foreign-ownership-rules-saudi-arabia-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign ownership rules in Saudi Arabia for UK founders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5699\" class=\"elementor elementor-5699\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291a80ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"291a80ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d532f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d532f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f210cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5f210cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family:Inter,sans-serif;display:inline-block\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=gatestonegroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;background:#fff;border:1.5px solid #0B1F3D;border-radius:30px;padding:12px 22px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;color:#0B1F3D;text-decoration:none\">\n    <svg viewbox=\"0 0 48 48\"><path fill=\"#4285F4\" d=\"M45.12 24.5c0-1.56-.14-3.06-.4-4.5H24v8.51h11.84c-.51 2.75-2.06 5.08-4.39 6.64v5.52h7.11c4.16-3.83 6.56-9.47 6.56-16.17z\" \/><path fill=\"#34A853\" d=\"M24 46c5.94 0 10.92-1.97 14.56-5.33l-7.11-5.52c-1.97 1.32-4.49 2.1-7.45 2.1-5.73 0-10.58-3.87-12.31-9.07H4.34v5.7C7.96 41.07 15.4 46 24 46z\" \/><path fill=\"#FBBC05\" d=\"M11.69 28.18C11.25 26.86 11 25.45 11 24s.25-2.86.69-4.18v-5.7H4.34C2.85 17.09 2 20.45 2 24s.85 6.91 2.34 9.88l7.35-5.7z\" \/><path fill=\"#EA4335\" d=\"M24 10.75c3.23 0 6.13 1.11 8.41 3.29l6.31-6.31C34.91 4.18 29.93 2 24 2 15.4 2 7.96 6.93 4.34 14.12l7.35 5.7c1.73-5.2 6.58-9.07 12.31-9.07z\" \/><\/svg>\n    Add us as a preferred source on Google\u00bb\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cad1ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cad1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under the 2025 Investment Law, 100 percent foreign ownership is the default in most sectors, so a UK founder can usually own a Saudi company outright with no local partner. A short negative list still blocks or restricts a few activities. Trading is the main catch, full foreign ownership of a wholesale or retail company generally needs SAR 30 million in capital. Owning the company does not let you run it from London alone, since it needs a resident general manager, and its tax follows ownership, with 20 percent corporate income tax on the foreign-owned share.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Key highlights<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since the 2025 Investment Law, full foreign ownership is the default across most commercial, industrial, professional, and service activities, with the Saudi-partner requirement removed from most sectors.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A short negative list of excluded or restricted activities still applies, so the specific activity must be checked against it before registering.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Service and professional companies have no fixed statutory minimum capital. Full foreign ownership of a wholesale or retail trading company generally requires SAR 30 million, a figure under review.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Foreign investors now register with the Ministry of Investment (MISA), and MISA licence issuance and renewal fees are suspended for 2026.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A wholly foreign-owned Saudi company pays 20 percent corporate income tax, dividends to a UK shareholder carry a 5 percent withholding, and VAT is 15 percent.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Owning the shares is separate from running the company, which needs a resident general manager on the ground.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Short answer, a UK founder can own most Saudi companies outright in 2026. The reform of the ownership regime has made full foreign ownership the norm rather than the exception. The detail that still matters is which activities sit outside that norm, and how much capital a trading company needs. This guide sets out the foreign ownership rules Saudi Arabia applies now, where they stop, and what a British founder should plan around. It is general information rather than advice. If you want the entity set up correctly, our team can<\/span><a href=\"\/uk\/business-setup-in-saudi-arabia\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">set up the Saudi company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> end to end.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca92c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ca92c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The rule in 2026, full ownership is the default\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa09c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa09c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saudi Arabia rewrote its foreign investment regime. Under the 2025 Investment Law, foreign investors register through the Ministry of Investment, and full foreign ownership now applies as the default position across the large majority of commercial, industrial, professional, and service activities. The old requirement to give a Saudi partner equity has been removed from most sectors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sectors open to 100 percent ownership include manufacturing, information technology, professional and consulting services, logistics, healthcare, construction, hospitality, education, and renewable energy. Technology and digital services face almost no ownership restrictions at all.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The process shifted too. The old foreign investment licence has moved towards a single registration, and MISA licence issuance and renewal fees are suspended for 2026, having previously run to SAR 12,000 and SAR 62,000. Registration typically takes a few business days with documents in order.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b3493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9b3493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><b><span class=\"emoji x1rg5ohu x16dsc37 x19la9d6 x1fc57z9 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x19co3pv x11tp94h xw4jnvo x1qx5ct2 xfibh0p xiy17q3 x1xsqp64 x1lkfr7t xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\"><span class=\"xy9tlov x1bhl96m\">\u2611\ufe0f <\/span><\/span>Actionable Takeaway: <\/b><\/em><i><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confirm your activity qualifies for full ownership before anything else, because everything downstream depends on it. Our team can check eligibility as part of<\/span><\/i><a href=\"\/uk\/services-in-saudi-arabia\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Saudi setup and licensing service<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2213eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2213eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The negative list, where 100 percent stops\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd25857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd25857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Full ownership is the default, not a universal right. A short negative list of excluded or restricted activities remains in force, and any business must be verified against it before registration.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The list is far shorter than it once was, but it still covers sensitive areas. Historically these have included upstream oil exploration and production, certain military and security activities, and real estate investment in Makkah and Madinah, among a small number of others. Some restricted activities are excluded from foreign investment entirely, while others allow foreign participation only up to a cap or with conditions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because the list changes as the Kingdom keeps opening sectors, the only safe step is to check your exact activity code against the current MISA position rather than assume. A single misclassified activity is a common reason an application stalls.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d68f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89d68f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><b><span class=\"emoji x1rg5ohu x16dsc37 x19la9d6 x1fc57z9 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x19co3pv x11tp94h xw4jnvo x1qx5ct2 xfibh0p xiy17q3 x1xsqp64 x1lkfr7t xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\"><span class=\"xy9tlov x1bhl96m\">\u2611\ufe0f <\/span><\/span>Actionable Takeaway: <\/b><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Verify your activity against the current negative list with MISA before filing. The<\/span><\/i><a href=\"\/uk\/gro-services-in-saudi-arabia\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">government approvals and sector checks<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are worth checking early, not late.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4507d8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4507d8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capital, the SAR 30 million trading rule\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d127a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d127a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is the point that surprises UK founders most.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is no single minimum capital that applies to every company. Many service and professional activities carry no fixed statutory minimum, and MISA applies activity-based expectations that often sit somewhere between SAR 100,000 and SAR 500,000 depending on the sub-activity. A consulting or technology company can usually start with modest capital.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trading is different. Full foreign ownership of a wholesale or retail company generally requires SAR 30 million in capital. The government sets it deliberately high to ensure foreign traders enter at scale, and it is the single most cited barrier for smaller foreign investors. There is a lower-capital alternative through a joint venture with a Saudi partner, where foreign ownership is capped and a smaller investment applies, and the SAR 30 million figure is under review for possible reduction. Plan around the current number, not a hoped-for cut. If trading is the plan, our guide to<\/span><a href=\"\/uk\/blog\/how-to-set-up-trading-company-jeddah-uk-founder\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">setting up a trading company in Jeddah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> walks through the capital and the steps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547c0ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"547c0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><b><span class=\"emoji x1rg5ohu x16dsc37 x19la9d6 x1fc57z9 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x19co3pv x11tp94h xw4jnvo x1qx5ct2 xfibh0p xiy17q3 x1xsqp64 x1lkfr7t xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\"><span class=\"xy9tlov x1bhl96m\">\u2611\ufe0f <\/span><\/span>Actionable Takeaway:<\/b><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you plan to trade, budget for the SAR 30 million capital rule or model a joint-venture route. Our<\/span><\/i><a href=\"\/uk\/saudi-arabia-special-economic-zones\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a special economic zone route<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can map the cheapest compliant structure for your activity.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0babcbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0babcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Owning is not the same as running\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc5a830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc5a830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Owning the shares from the UK is one thing. Operating the company is another.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Saudi company generally needs a general manager who is resident in the Kingdom, usually holding an Iqama, to act for it before the authorities and the banks. You can own up to 100 percent from London without relocating, but the company still needs someone with authority on the ground. So a British founder either moves and takes residency, or appoints a resident general manager who genuinely runs the business.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This matters for more than admin. Where the real decisions are made affects both Saudi substance and your UK tax position, which we come to below.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32f855 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e32f855\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a296ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a296ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tax follows ownership\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c1e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c1e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saudi tax is decided by who owns the company, not just by what it does.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saudi tax splits by who holds the shares. Foreign, non-GCC owners bring their portion of profit into corporate income tax at 20 percent. Saudi and GCC owners fall under Zakat at 2.5 percent of the Zakat base instead. A wholly UK-owned company therefore sits fully inside the 20 percent charge, with no Zakat element. On top of that, dividends sent to a non-resident carry a 5 percent withholding, treaty relief aside, and VAT runs at 15 percent.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5a7bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5a7bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i><span class=\"emoji x1rg5ohu x16dsc37 x19la9d6 x1fc57z9 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x19co3pv x11tp94h xw4jnvo x1qx5ct2 xfibh0p xiy17q3 x1xsqp64 x1lkfr7t xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\"><span class=\"xy9tlov x1bhl96m\">\u2611\ufe0f <\/span><\/span>Actionable Takeaway: <\/i><\/b><i><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Factor 20 percent corporate income tax and the 5 percent dividend withholding into your model from the start. Our<\/span><\/i><a href=\"\/uk\/tax-services-in-saudi-arabia\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Saudi tax numbers<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can coordinate the Saudi and UK numbers.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a21ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07a21ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What a UK founder should also weigh<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71ed03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d71ed03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A few 2026 points sit alongside the ownership rules.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Property rights widened. A law effective in January 2026 lets 100 percent foreign-owned private companies own real estate across the Kingdom, not only inside designated zones. Company registration also changed, with the Commercial Register now a unified national record that no longer expires, replaced by an annual confirmation, and English trade names permitted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The UK side has not gone away. If you run the Saudi company from the UK, HMRC can treat it as UK tax resident under the central management and control test, which puts it inside UK corporation tax alongside the Saudi charge. And while you remain UK resident, dividends you draw are reportable in the UK. The UK-Saudi double taxation treaty governs relief, so plan both sides together rather than in isolation. Our guide to running a Saudi company while living in the UK covers this in full.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa1d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa1d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><b><span class=\"emoji x1rg5ohu x16dsc37 x19la9d6 x1fc57z9 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x19co3pv x11tp94h xw4jnvo x1qx5ct2 xfibh0p xiy17q3 x1xsqp64 x1lkfr7t xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\"><span class=\"xy9tlov x1bhl96m\">\u2611\ufe0f <\/span><\/span>Actionable Takeaway:<\/b><\/em><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Treat ownership, Saudi tax, and your UK position as one plan. A genuine<\/span><\/i><a href=\"\/uk\/iqama-residence-permit-in-saudi-arabia\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a resident presence and Iqama<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> supports the substance both tax systems look for.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9738d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c9738d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DFSA categories at a glance\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4cb91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4cb91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%;margin: 20px 0\">\n  <table style=\"width: 100%;min-width: 650px;border-collapse: collapse;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #555;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr style=\"background: #0b8a7b\">\n        <th style=\"padding: 16px 14px;text-align: left;color: #fff;font-weight: 600;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">SECTOR OR ITEM<\/th>\n        <th style=\"padding: 16px 14px;text-align: left;color: #fff;font-weight: 600;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">POSITION FOR A FOREIGN FOUNDER<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">Services, consulting, IT, professional<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">100 percent ownership, no fixed statutory minimum, MISA expectations often SAR 100,000 to SAR 500,000<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">Manufacturing, logistics, construction, healthcare, education<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">100 percent ownership available<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">Wholesale and retail trading<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">100 percent ownership generally requires SAR 30 million capital, under review<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">Negative list activities<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">Excluded or restricted, verify the exact activity with MISA<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">MISA licence fees, 2026<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">Issuance and renewal fees suspended<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">Corporate income tax<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">20 percent on the foreign-owned share<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">Dividend withholding<\/td>\n        <td style=\"padding: 16px 14px;border: 1px solid #d9d9d9\">5 percent to a non-resident, reducible under the UK-Saudi treaty<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;color: #666;line-height: 1.6;margin-top: 12px\">\n  Rules, thresholds, and fees change. Confirm the current position with MISA and ZATCA before acting.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a135da2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a135da2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e67c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e67c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166cb2c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"166cb2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-166cb2c\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-47276a66aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-47276a66aaf7cb19d33b\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-47276a66aaf7cb19d33b\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Can a UK founder own 100 percent of a Saudi company?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-plus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-minus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-47276a66aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\" show collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-166cb2c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, in most sectors. Under the 2025 Investment Law full foreign ownership is the default across the majority of commercial, industrial, professional, and service activities, with no Saudi partner required. Only activities on a short negative list are restricted or excluded, so verify your specific activity with MISA first.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-166cb2c\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-f4eacbd6aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-f4eacbd6aaf7cb19d33b\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-f4eacbd6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What are the main foreign ownership rules Saudi Arabia still applies?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-plus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-minus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-f4eacbd6aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\" collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-166cb2c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The activity must sit outside the negative list, the investor registers with MISA, sector-specific conditions must be met, and some activities carry capital thresholds. Trading is the main one, where full foreign ownership generally needs SAR 30 million in capital.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-166cb2c\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-6817dbc6aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-6817dbc6aaf7cb19d33b\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-6817dbc6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Is there a minimum capital to own a Saudi company?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-plus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-minus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-6817dbc6aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\" collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-166cb2c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not a single fixed one. Many service and professional activities have no statutory minimum, though MISA applies activity-based expectations often between SAR 100,000 and SAR 500,000. Wholesale and retail trading is the exception, generally requiring SAR 30 million for full foreign ownership.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-166cb2c\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-a8906fa6aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-a8906fa6aaf7cb19d33b\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-a8906fa6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Do I need a Saudi partner?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-plus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-minus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-a8906fa6aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\" collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-166cb2c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No, in most sectors. The Saudi-partner requirement has been removed from the majority of activities. A partner is only needed for certain restricted activities, or as a lower-capital route into trading where full ownership would otherwise require SAR 30 million.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-166cb2c\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-dfee1d76aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-dfee1d76aaf7cb19d33b\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-dfee1d76aaf7cb19d33b\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How is a foreign-owned Saudi company taxed?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-plus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-minus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-dfee1d76aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\" collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-166cb2c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tax tracks ownership. A foreign, non-GCC owner's share of profit is charged corporate income tax at 20 percent, while a Saudi or GCC owner's share is charged Zakat at 2.5 percent instead. A wholly foreign-owned company sits entirely in the 20 percent band. Dividends to a non-resident carry a 5 percent withholding, and VAT is 15 percent.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-5-166cb2c\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-28a0dd46aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-28a0dd46aaf7cb19d33b\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-28a0dd46aaf7cb19d33b\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Can I own the company from the UK without moving?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-plus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"jki jki-minus-solid\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-28a0dd46aaf7cb19d33b\" class=\" collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-5-166cb2c\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6aaf7cb19d33b\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes for ownership. You can hold up to 100 percent from the UK without relocating. Running the company is different, as it needs a resident general manager with an Iqama to act for it, and running it from the UK can create a UK tax exposure.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab90c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aab90c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2e268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a2e268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your next step\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e6709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e6709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The foreign ownership rules Saudi Arabia now applies are more open than at any point before, which makes the plan simpler for most UK founders. Check the activity against the negative list, size the capital correctly, put a resident manager in place, and handle the Saudi tax and the UK side together. Gatestone Group works with UK founders from offices in London and the region, sets up the Saudi entity, and keeps the ownership, licensing, and tax aligned.<\/span><a href=\"\/uk\/contact-us\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book a free consultation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to check your activity and structure before you file.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b071706 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b071706\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127f772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"127f772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About this guidance\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a842963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a842963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gatestone Group is a business setup and company formation consultancy working with entrepreneurs, investors, and growing companies across Dubai, the wider UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. This article was prepared and reviewed by the firm&#8217;s advisory team using current guidance from the relevant authorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0791f5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0791f5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5aaf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa5aaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disclaimer\n<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c578de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c578de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This article provides general information about foreign ownership rules in Saudi Arabia for UK-based founders, as of 2026. Ownership eligibility, capital thresholds, tax, and the negative list vary by activity and change without notice. Gatestone Group provides business setup and corporate services. We are not a law firm, a registered tax agent, an audit firm, or a licensed financial adviser, and nothing here is legal, tax, or financial advice. The requirements referenced are based on publicly available guidance from the relevant authorities, including the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/misa.gov.sa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zatca.gov.sa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Rules and figures change, so always verify the current position with those authorities and with Gatestone Group before acting. 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