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Partners - Netherlands

Updated 07/2009

Legal requirements

When your business is flourishing you may want to look to expand or merge and find a business partner or franchisee. The EU's internal market now makes it easier for your business to expand by allowing goods, services and people to move freely throughout the EU.

Types of collaboration

Different types of business collaboration exist (see below for more details):

New types of European business structure

A European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) is designed to facilitate and develop the economic activities of its members and improve results. Profit-making for the sake of it is not an aim.

  • European Economic Interest Grouping Nederlands

Setting up a European company (SE) makes it easier to move the headquarters of an international company from one EU member country to another.

  • European company Nederlands

A European cooperative society (SCE) contains both cooperation and plc elements. Its capital is divided into shares.

  • European cooperative society Nederlands

Other options for expanding your business are taking over an existing one, merging with another company or opening a branch in another EU country.

Administrative procedures

Double tax relief

A person living in the Netherlands and with a foreign income may end up paying income tax both in the Netherlands and abroad. In such cases, the same person may be eligible for double tax relief.

Resources

The Hollandtrade.com website provides information on Dutch markets. Moreover, the Agency for International Business and Cooperation (EVD) can help your business find business partners. It is a partner organisation for enterprises, knowledge centres and educational institutions both inside and outside the Netherlands.

You can find useful tips and contact information for customers and suppliers on the Dutch Chamber of Commerce website:

  • Finding the right customer Nederlands
  • Finding the right supplier Nederlands

Check also the legislation on this topic in:

Living and moving in Europe

Still need help?

Still need help?

Enterprise Europe Network - Contact points

The Enterprise Europe Network provides businesses with information and advice through its local contact points. 

Choose your nearest contact point for personalized help and advice:

Further help

The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) assists and supports foreign businesses wishing to invest in the Netherlands. One example of NFIA services is its Technology Matchmaking Service.

You can find full contact details of foreign embassies and consulates in the Netherlands on the website of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.           

  • Embassies and consulates Nederlands

The European Business Register (EBR) is a service covering 16 European countries that provides reliable official data from each participating country's national trade register. Businesses may use to it obtain details about their commercial partners in Europe.