MCA21 V3 portal mca.gov.in
Incorporation (SPICe+), name reservation, annual ROC filings, LLP registration, DIN for directors
Government Free English
Incorporation, regulation, tax and FDI compliance
A Japanese company setting up a subsidiary, branch, liaison or project office deals with five regulators: MCA (company law), RBI (FEMA reporting), CBDT (income tax), GSTN (indirect tax) and DPIIT (FDI policy).
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MCA – View Company/LLP Master Data mca.gov.in
Free official check of any registered company's status, directors and charges
Government Free English
DPIIT Consolidated FDI Policy dpiit.gov.in
Sector caps, automatic vs. approval routes, Press Notes
Government Free English
Foreign Investment Facilitation Portal (FIFP) fifp.gov.in
Applications for FDI under the government-approval route
Government Free English
RBI – FEMA Master Directions rbi.org.in
Rules for foreign investment, ECB loans, branch/liaison offices
Commercial Freemium English
RBI FIRMS portal firms.rbi.org.in
FC-GPR and other mandatory FDI reporting forms
Commercial Freemium English
Income Tax e-filing incometax.gov.in
PAN/TAN, corporate returns, TDS
Government Free English
CBDT / Income Tax Department incometaxindia.gov.in
Tax law, India–Japan DTAA text, transfer pricing rules
Government Free English
GST portal gst.gov.in
GST registration, returns, GSTIN verification of any supplier
Government Free English
CBIC (GST & Customs law) cbic.gov.in
GST rates, notifications, customs law
Government Free English
Shram Suvidha shramsuvidha.gov.in
Single registration and returns under labour laws
Government Free English
EPFO epfindia.gov.in
Provident fund registration; India–Japan Social Security Agreement certificate of coverage
Government Free English
ESIC esic.gov.in
Employee state insurance registration
Government Free English
Udyam Registration udyamregistration.gov.in
MSME registration (useful when partnering with or buying from MSMEs)
Government Free English
India Code indiacode.nic.in
Official text of every central Act (Companies Act, FEMA, labour codes)
Government Free English
JETRO – India regulations (JA) jetro.go.jp
Japanese summary of FDI restrictions and incorporation procedures
Japanese support body Free Japanese
JBIC India investment environment guide (JA, PDF) jbic.go.jp
280+ page Japanese handbook with an appendix of every contact point in Japan and India
Japanese support body Free Japanese