How much does a partnership (with agreement) cost in Malawi?

Business name registration, partnership (with a partnership agreement): K20,000 (verified; source: Services, Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC)). Ask Malawi is an independent guide: confirm at the official office.

What do I need to bring?

2 to 20 partners, with each partner's names, identification and address, and a TPIN for one or each partner; An MBRS account, opened with your National ID (citizens), Foreign Resident Permit (residents) or passport (visitors), and a working email address; A unique business name, not similar to existing businesses, companies, trusts or trademarks; The business's physical address and the nature of the business; Every applicant signs the application (online)

Create one MBRS account with your National ID (or permit / passport) and email. Fill in the online application and sign it online. Pay online by mobile money, debit or credit card, or online banking from local banks. You get email and SMS updates as your application moves, and the result arrives as a PDF.

Business name registrationKulembetsa dzina la bizinesi

Business name registration: Partnership (with agreement) cost in MalawiKulembetsa dzina la bizinesi: Mgwirizano (ndi chikalata)

Attach your partnership agreement.Phatikizani chikalata cha mgwirizano wanu. Fully online on the Malawi Business Registration System (MBRS).Pa intaneti kokha pa Malawi Business Registration System (MBRS).

Ask Malawi is an independent guide, not a government website. Always confirm at the official source.Ask Malawi ndi kalozera wodziyimira payokha, osati tsamba la boma. Nthawi zonse tsimikizani ku gwero lovomerezeka. Create an MBRS accountTsegulani akaunti ya MBRS

Get ready with the free checklist toolKonzekerani ndi chida chaulere cha mndandanda

Official feesMalipiro ovomerezeka

Business name registration, partnership (with a partnership agreement)Kulembetsa dzina la bizinesi, mgwirizano (ndi chikalata cha mgwirizano)K20,000

SourceGwero: Services, Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

Official fees are listed above. Pay only through official channels and always ask for a receipt. Report requests for unofficial payments to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.Malipiro ovomerezeka alembedwa pamwambapa. Lipirani kudzera m'njira zovomerezeka zokha ndipo nthawi zonse funsani lisiti. Nenani kwa Anti-Corruption Bureau ngati wina akupemphani ndalama zosavomerezeka.

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB): 113, +265 888 208 963 · anti-corruption@acbmw.org · acbmw.org

113 is toll-free. WhatsApp: +265 999 682 053. Head office phone in ACB's 2026 compliance report: +265 1 777 166. Offices also in Blantyre, Mzuzu and Zomba.113 ndi yaulere. WhatsApp: +265 999 682 053. Foni ya likulu mu lipoti la ACB la 2026: +265 1 777 166. Maofesi alinso ku Blantyre, Mzuzu ndi Zomba.

SourceGwero: ACB Updates, Vol 1 Issue 3 (August 2023) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

What to bringZoti mutenge

☐ 2 to 20 partners, with each partner's names, identification and address, and a TPIN for one or each partnerOchita mgwirizano 2 mpaka 20, ndi mayina, chizindikiritso ndi adilesi ya aliyense, ndi TPIN ya m'modzi kapena aliyense

Sources disagreeMagwero akusiyana SourceGwero: Services, Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
☐ An MBRS account, opened with your National ID (citizens), Foreign Resident Permit (residents) or passport (visitors), and a working email addressAkaunti ya MBRS, yotsegulidwa ndi chiphaso chanu (nzika), Foreign Resident Permit (okhala kuno) kapena pasipoti (alendo), ndi imelo yogwira ntchito

SourceGwero: Services, Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
☐ A unique business name, not similar to existing businesses, companies, trusts or trademarksDzina la bizinesi losiyana, losafanana ndi mabizinesi, makampani, ma trust kapena zizindikiro zomwe zilipo kale
Have two or three alternatives ready in case your first choice is taken.Khalani ndi mayina ena awiri kapena atatu ngati loyamba latengedwa kale.

SourceGwero: CRIPC home page (former Registrar General's Department) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
☐ The business's physical address and the nature of the businessAdilesi yeniyeni ya bizinesi ndi mtundu wa bizinesiyo

SourceGwero: Services, Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
☐ Every applicant signs the application (online)Wofunsira aliyense amasaina pempho (pa intaneti)

SourceGwero: FAQs, Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

Can I do this online?Kodi ndingachite izi pa intaneti?

1. OnlinePa intaneti: Create one MBRS account with your National ID (or permit / passport) and email.Tsegulani akaunti imodzi ya MBRS ndi chiphaso chanu (kapena chilolezo / pasipoti) ndi imelo. accounts.mbrs.gov.mw/auth/registration
2. OnlinePa intaneti: Fill in the online application and sign it online.Dzazani fomu pa intaneti ndipo saina pa intaneti.
3. OnlinePa intaneti: Pay online by mobile money, debit or credit card, or online banking from local banks.Lipirani pa intaneti ndi mobile money, khadi la debit kapena credit, kapena banki ya pa intaneti ya mabanki a kuno. SourceGwero: CRIPC home page (former Registrar General's Department) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
4. OnlinePa intaneti: You get email and SMS updates as your application moves, and the result arrives as a PDF.Mumalandira mauthenga a imelo ndi SMS pamene pempho lanu likuyenda, ndipo zotsatira zimabwera ngati PDF. SourceGwero: CRIPC home page (former Registrar General's Department) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

Since 1 April 2026 the Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC) has taken over from the Registrar General's Department.Kuyambira 1 April 2026, Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC) yalowa m'malo mwa Registrar General's Department. SourceGwero: CRIPC home page (former Registrar General's Department) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
You get email and SMS updates as your application moves, and the result arrives as a PDF.Mumalandira mauthenga a imelo ndi SMS pamene pempho lanu likuyenda, ndipo zotsatira zimabwera ngati PDF. SourceGwero: CRIPC home page (former Registrar General's Department) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

How to payMomwe mungalipire

Pay online by mobile money, debit or credit card, or online banking from local banks.Lipirani pa intaneti ndi mobile money, khadi la debit kapena credit, kapena banki ya pa intaneti ya mabanki a kuno. SourceGwero: CRIPC home page (former Registrar General's Department) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

Official officesMaofesi ovomerezeka

Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC)Companies, Registrations and Intellectual Property Centre (CRIPC). Registration is online on MBRS, so you don't need to visit an office.Kulembetsa ndi pa intaneti pa MBRS, choncho simufunika kupita ku ofesi.

CRIPC office, BlantyreOfesi ya CRIPC, Blantyre: 3rd and 4th Floor, Fatima Arcade, Haile Selassie Road, PO Box 100, BlantyreNsanjika ya 3 ndi 4, Fatima Arcade, Haile Selassie Road, PO Box 100, Blantyre · +265 1 824 355, +265 1 824 688, +265 1 824 785, +265 1 824 394 · info@cripc.gov.mw

Opening hours are not published officially.Nthawi zotsegulira sizinafalitsidwe movomerezeka.

SituationsMikhalidwe

All government services in KonzekeraNtchito zonse za boma mu Konzekera