Vanuatu Company for Family Office & Wealth
An offshore structure is only as strong as the planning behind it. The difference between a resilient international company and an expensive mistake usually comes down to decisions made before incorporation, not after.
Vanuatu remains one of the few genuinely zero-tax jurisdictions in the Pacific. For family office & wealth, the Vanuatu International Company offers 0% corporate and income tax, formation in 24 hours and confidential registers — this guide explains where it fits, where it doesn't, and how to bank it.
Why Family Office & Wealth Businesses Choose Vanuatu
The jurisdiction's core profile — pacific trading, financial dealers licences — maps naturally onto family office & wealth. No treaties, which shapes how cross-border income should be routed. Capital rules are founder-friendly: no minimum capital.
Structure Blueprint
- Entity. Vanuatu International Company under the Vanuatu International Companies Act, with activity clause drafted for family office & wealth.
- Banking. Matched to your corridors — regional banks, global tier-1s or licensed EMIs depending on volumes and counterparties.
- Compliance. Substance assessment, beneficial-ownership filing and a renewal calendar (low annual fee).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Vanuatu suitable for family office & wealth?
Vanuatu is engineered for pacific trading, financial dealers licences, which aligns with family office & wealth where the tax position (0% corporate and income tax) and banking access fit your corridors. We validate fit before you incorporate.
How fast can I start trading?
Incorporation completes in 24 hours; add banking of one to six weeks. Contracts can be signed the day the certificate issues.
What are the ongoing obligations?
Low annual fee. Economic-substance classification applies if your activity is a 'relevant activity' — we assess this in the structuring call.
Build Your Family Office & Wealth Structure
We pair every incorporation with a banking strategy on day one, because a company that cannot open an account is not a structure — it is a certificate in a drawer.
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