Germany and Algeria, from a strategic agenda to your market entry

On July 15-17 2026, Algeria's President Tebboune paid a state visit to Berlin and held talks with President Steinmeier and Chancellor Merz. The two sides signed a joint declaration on a strategic agenda, a joint declaration on methane reduction, and a gas supply contract between Sonatrach and VNG. The Algerian-German Economic Forum gathered more than 30 agreements, spanning hydrocarbons, renewable energy, the pharmaceutical industry, manufacturing and advanced technology.

Yes, in every sector except two cases: the strategic sectors of Executive Decree 21-145 (energy and mining, pharmaceutical manufacturing, transport and transport infrastructure, defense) and pure import-for-resale activities, which both require a 51% Algerian partner. Pharmaceutical manufacturing is one of those strategic sectors. Everywhere else, manufacturing, machinery, engineering, services and consulting, your Algerian company is 100% German-owned. If your project imports inputs and processes them locally, we draft the objet social around that genuine production activity, clear of the import-resale restriction.

Law 22-18, Article 8, provides for repatriation, subject to conditions: capital brought in through the banking channel in convertible currency, a foreign financing share of at least 25%, an activity that is not pure import-resale, and distribution after IBS corporate tax and a 15% withholding tax.

No. Incorporation is completed fully remotely, through a power of attorney and a resident manager. Since 9 July 2026 the Hague Apostille applies in Algeria and Germany is a member; a sworn French translation of the apostilled documents is required.

A company (SARL or EURL) owned by the foreign group: from USD 8 500 when its manager comes to open the provisional bank account himself, USD 11 000 when UpGrowth signs the office lease and opens the provisional account itself. Branch or liaison office: from USD 9 500. After that, domiciliation is USD 2 400 a year and the resident manager from USD 900 a month, for management only: his salary and the CNAS social security contributions are paid by the company on top, at cost. AAPI file: USD 4 000. The manager has three options: you act as manager yourself (residence card and foreign trader's card needed), you appoint a resident of your choice, or we source one. Official fees, notary, publications and the share capital are paid at cost, in the company's name. Instant quote as soon as we have all your information, then the price is locked by contract with no hidden fees. Processing times belong to the Algerian administrations. We do not promise them.

Before signing, ask for the trade register number (RC) and the tax identification number (NIF), and match the registered activity codes against the object of the contract: a counterparty without the matching code cannot invoice the work lawfully. You can check the format of a NIF with our free tool; whether a number is registered with the tax administration is confirmed by the DGI portal, not by us. Where the activity is regulated, ask to see the approval itself: 350 of the 2,136 activity codes are regulated, and 333 of those name the supervising authority together with the legal text you can read the requirement in.

Legally it rests on three points. First, activity scope: the nomenclature holds 2,136 codes across seven sectors, and the codes you register determine what your company may invoice. Second, ownership: the 51/49 rule applies only to the strategic sectors of Executive Decree 21-145 and to pure import for resale, a sector of its own with 278 codes; everywhere else you hold 100%. Third, the status of your code: 1,640 codes are free, 350 are regulated and therefore need an approval, and 146 are blocked, meaning closed to registration. We deliberately publish no trade volume figures here: we only publish what we can evidence.