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Belize
Offshore E-Commerce Package - $1,290
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This package is an ideal solution
for those clients, who are interested in moving their existing
online businesses offshore. It includes Belize IBC with corporate
seal, legalization of a set of the corporate documents with
Apostille, nominee director, Power of Attorney apostilled, Belize
bank introduction (account + Visa credit card), and Belize bank
introduction (merchant account).
The Package saves you $1,025 off of regular
prices.
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The package may be ordered by clients, who
currently have existing businesses in other jurisdictions for at least
one year and are able to prove it to the bank.
Please be advised this package is not
recommended for clients, who do not have existing businesses. It's
highly unlikely that the bank will open a merchant account for a start up
business. Such clients should order Belize
Offshore IBC Package, get their corporate bank accounts opened, build
their relationships with the bank and
then apply for merchant accounts.
The following
documents and services are included in the Package.
1. BELIZE
OFFSHORE IBC includes the following documents and services:
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Payment
of the Belize government fee for the first year
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Belize
Registered
Agent and Registered Office for the first year
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Preparation
and filing of Memorandum
& Articles of Association at the BVI Registry
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Share
Certificates (Qty 5)
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Appointment
of the Corporate Director
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Appointment
of the Corporate Officers
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Resolution
of the Directors appointing Officers, adopting company seal and
issuing shares (Minutes of the First Meeting of the Board of
Directors)
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Authorized
Capital US$50,000 divided into 50,000 registered shares of US$1.00
each
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Issue
Shares (as instructed by the client)
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Register
of Directors and Officers
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Share
Register
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Corporate
Seal
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Express delivery by UPS courier.
You will be
required to pay the annual fee
of $590 for Belize offshore company from the second year.
2. APOSTILLE
LEGALIZATION of a set of the corporate documents
including:
3.
NOMINEE
DIRECTOR
services including:
The
annual fee for Nominee Director payable from the second year is $440.00.
Clients are not required to
use nominee directors. If you do not need Nominee Director and would like to
be appointed as Director of your offshore corporation or appoint your
own director, just enter director's details in the Order
Form.
Please
be advised that information about directors, officers and shareholders of
Belize
companies is not filed with the Belize government and completely closed to the
public. Therefore, in most cases our clients prefer to be appointed as
directors and officers of their offshore companies. It simplifies dealing with
banks, suppliers and customers and makes the annual fee considerably
cheaper.
4.
BANK
INTRODUCTION SERVICES for opening a corporate bank account in the Belize
Bank Limited.
The
bank is located in
Belize City.
The
bank offers advanced online banking including:
Access
to account balances and account transactions -
Transfer money between accounts in the same
bank
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International wire transfer payments.
Minimum balance
is US$1,000.
The
bank requires the following personal documents from each beneficial owners
and authorized signatories:
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A
notarized copy of the valid passport
(pages containing photo, signature and personal details)
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Proof
of residential address (original utility bill with individual’s name and residential
address)
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Bank
reference from a bank, which knows the person for a minimum of 2
years.
The bank usually opens a corporate account
in 1 to 2 business days after receiving completed application forms, corporate and personal
documents and verification of the documents and information.
Bank
Fees:
Maintenance
fee payable monthly: USD account - US$10, CAD account - CA$15, EUR
account - EUR10, GBP account - £7.50 -
International
wire transfer fee: US$88 per transfer within the USA US$95 per
transfer outside the USA for all accounts
Fee
for the issue of a bank draft: US$10 per draft for all accounts Cheque
book: US$3 for a 50 page cheque book for all accounts.
5. VISA GOLD CREDIT CARD:
Credit Card
Fees:
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Annual Fee: US$125.00 and
US$25 for each additional Card Holder.
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ATM withdrawals: 2%
charge or a minimum of US$5 (whichever is greater)
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Conversion Fee: 1%
charge for all transactions outside of
Belize
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Over Limit Fee: US$25 each
time cardholder goes over the limit.
Credit Card
Limit:
Minimum
of US$5,000 and my be increased up to US$25,000.
Security
Deposit:
The
amount equal to 150% of the credit card limit must be held in a secured US
dollar bank account opened with the bank.
6. MERCHANT ACCOUNT
INTRODUCTION
The
bank requires the following personal documents from each beneficial owners
and authorized signatories:
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A
notarized copy of the valid passport
(pages containing photo, signature and personal details)
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Proof
of residential address (original utility bill with individual’s name and residential
address)
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Two
original bank references
on the bank’s letterhead
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One
original reference from an accountant or attorney.
The bank conducts due
diligence on each application very thoroughly. As a result, processing of
merchant account applications could take from 5 - 7 days to up to 2 - 3
months. It depends on clients ability to support information about his
current business activities and prove to the bank that his business is
totally legitimate.
Bank
Fees:
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Initial Account Opening Fee (One-time
non-refundable fee): US$1000
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Administrative Set-up Fee (one-time fee - 1st
month): US$250
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Monthly Maintenance Fee: US$200
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Discount rates vary depending on
the type of service or product being sold, monthly sales volumes,
average ticket size and previous merchant history
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Transaction Fee (sales, credits, declined
transactions): US$0.50 per transactions
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Chargeback Fee: US$15 per chargeback.
Hold on Merchant Deposit:
The Bank will hold
100% of the net deposit for five (5) business days prior to
depositing the funds into merchant deposit account for access
Chargeback Reserve:
The Bank will hold a
chargeback reserve of 10% of the net deposit in a non-bearing
interest account for 180 days.
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