Company Registration Cost in Nagaland

Last updated 24 August 2026

What company registration costs in Nagaland — the three components

Founders registering in Nagaland should expect their total bill to be made up of three separate pieces. Understanding each one separately makes it easy to see exactly what you are paying for, and it is especially useful in Nagaland since the stamp duty component here works differently from many other states.

Professional fee — fixed at ₹1,999

Shunya charges the same flat professional fee of ₹1,999 for company registration in Nagaland as it does everywhere else in India, whether you are registering a Private Limited Company, an LLP, or an OPC. This covers preparing your application, filing it with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), and handling any queries the government raises. Government fees and stamp duty are always billed separately, so you know exactly what portion is going to the government and what is going toward the service.

MCA government filing fee — set nationally, not by Nagaland

The MCA's filing fee structure is identical across India, so this component does not change because you are registering in Nagaland specifically. It can still move depending on your authorized capital, since higher authorized capital slabs attract higher MCA fees, but the slab structure itself is the same whether your registered office is in Kohima or anywhere else in the country.

Nagaland stamp duty — low and largely flat

This is the part that is genuinely specific to Nagaland, and it is good news for founders here. Rather than charging a percentage of authorized capital the way many larger states do, Nagaland charges flat amounts for a Private Limited Company's incorporation documents: approximately ₹100 for the Memorandum of Association (MOA) and approximately ₹150 for the Articles of Association (AOA), which works out to around ₹260 in total for a standard ₹1 lakh authorized capital incorporation. This is on the lower end nationally compared to states that charge percentage-based or slab-based stamp duty running into thousands of rupees.

Treat this ₹260 figure as approximate and indicative rather than final — stamp duty rules can be revised by state notification, and your CA confirms the exact amount applicable to your filing during your free consultation call, before you pay anything beyond the professional fee.

For an LLP, stamp duty in Nagaland is charged only on the LLP agreement and comes to approximately ₹100, since an LLP does not require the separate MOA and AOA that a company does.

Nagaland Professional Tax

Nagaland is one of the states that levies Professional Tax, applicable to companies as well as to employees' salaries once you start running payroll. This is a recurring, ongoing state compliance obligation rather than a one-time incorporation charge, but it is worth budgeting for from day one since it does not apply uniformly across every Indian state.

Why your filing goes through ROC Shillong

Nagaland does not have its own dedicated Registrar of Companies office. Instead, company filings for Nagaland are handled by ROC Shillong, a single regional office that serves Nagaland along with several other states across the Northeast. This is simply an administrative arrangement — it does not change your stamp duty, your MCA fees, or your professional fee in any way. Wherever your registered office is located within Nagaland, your incorporation paperwork is routed through this one Shillong office rather than a state-specific RoC.

How Shunya prices company registration in Nagaland

Shunya keeps this simple and transparent, wherever your registered office is located within Nagaland:

1. Professional fee: a flat ₹1,999, regardless of whether you are registering a Private Limited Company, LLP, or OPC.
2. Government fees and Nagaland stamp duty: billed separately at actual cost, confirmed for your specific authorized capital before you pay.
3. No hidden charges added after you have already committed.

Turnaround is 7 to 10 working days for a standard incorporation. If it takes longer than 15 working days from the date you submit complete documents, Shunya waives the professional fee.

This article is for general information only. For your specific situation, consult a practicing CA.