E-Commerce Company Setup
A licensed online business — storefront, payment gateway and delivery, all cleared.
An online business in Qatar needs the same legal foundation as a shopfront, plus a few things a shopfront never worries about: the e-commerce activity on your Commercial Registration, a payment gateway the bank will approve, and a domain and store that match the licensed trade name.
We register the entity with the correct e-commerce activity codes, obtain the MCIT and MOCI approvals that online trading requires, and get you to the point where a gateway provider and a logistics partner will sign you on.
What's included
- E-commerce company registration with the correct activity codes
- Guidance on applicable MOCI and MCIT licensing and approval requirements
- Trade name and domain alignment, so the store matches the licence
- Payment gateway documentation support and bank introduction
- Terms of sale, refund and privacy documentation guidance
- Delivery and logistics partner onboarding paperwork
How it works
A fixed sequence, with a named contact accountable for each stage.
Model and activity mapping
We establish what you sell, whether you hold stock, and which licensed activities that covers — retail, wholesale, marketplace or digital goods.
Entity registration
The company is registered with e-commerce activities on the CR and the trade licence issued.
Online trading approvals
Sector approvals are filed where the goods require them, and MCIT requirements for the online channel are completed.
Banking and payment gateway
We support the corporate account and the merchant and gateway applications that follow it.
Launch support
Store, domain and policy pages are checked against the licence so your public storefront and your registration agree.
Documents you'll need
Send what you have and we will tell you what is missing. Nothing is submitted until the file is complete, because an incomplete submission is what causes delays.
- Passport and Qatar ID copies of the owners
- Trade name options and the intended domain
- Product or category list, with supplier details where goods are imported
- Website or store plan, including the intended payment methods
- Warehouse or office tenancy, where stock is held
- Import or sector permits for regulated goods