Registrar of Companies Revises Company Registration and Filing Fees in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Registrar of Companies has revised company registration, annual return and filing fees under Gazette No. 2496/03. View the new ROC fees.

17 July 2026

The Department of the Registrar of Companies has announced revised statutory fees for company registrations, annual returns and other filings in Sri Lanka.

The revised charges are contained in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2496/03 dated 6 July 2026, which amended the Companies (Fees) Orders and Societies (Fees) Orders previously published in October 2022. The Department of the Registrar of Companies published the update on its website on 16 July 2026.

The fees stated in the Gazette are exclusive of VAT.

Revised ROC Fees for Companies

ROC service	Revised fee excluding VAT
Approval of a company name	LKR 2,600
Registration of a private limited company	LKR 5,200
Registration of a public limited company	LKR 26,400
Registration of an unlimited company	LKR 19,800
Registration of a company limited by guarantee	LKR 39,600
Registration of mortgages, charges and debentures	LKR 9,900
Registration of an annual return	LKR 7,900
Registration of another document filed with the Registrar	LKR 2,600
Inspection of a company file	LKR 1,300
Certification of a filed document or extract	LKR 1,300
Inspection of the register of charges	LKR 1,300
Registration of a place of business by an overseas company	LKR 79,300
Registration of an offshore company	LKR 198,300
Renewal of an offshore company registration	LKR 198,300

The Gazette also revises the fees applicable to the registration and renewal of company secretaries and auditors.

Revised Fees for Societies

The revised charges applicable to societies include:

Service	Revised fee excluding VAT
Registration of a society	LKR 3,900
Amendment of a society’s constitution	LKR 1,900
Annual return of a society	LKR 1,300
Certified copy of a society document	LKR 600
Society file search	LKR 265

What Companies Should Do

Companies, directors and business owners should take the revised ROC charges into account when planning new company registrations and statutory filings.

Companies should also ensure that annual returns, changes to directors or secretaries, registered-office changes, share-related filings and other statutory documents are submitted on time. Delayed or incomplete filings may result in additional charges, penalties or compliance issues.

ECSS quotations will clearly distinguish between applicable ROC charges, VAT and professional service fees.

Company Registration and ROC Filing Assistance

ECSS assists local businesses, overseas investors, companies limited by guarantee and foreign companies with:

• Company incorporation in Sri Lanka

• Company name reservations

• Annual returns

• Director and secretary changes

• Registered-office changes

• Share transfers and share-related filings

• Overseas company registration

• Statutory compliance and eROC submissions

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Contact ECSS for assistance with company registration or Registrar of Companies filings under the revised 2026 fee structure.