Cameroon company registration: CFCE, RCCM and NIU

Cameroonian companies are registered through the CFCE one-stop shop, which issues the trade register (RCCM) number and coordinates the taxpayer number (NIU). The bank account comes next.

Alexia M.Comparisons and market guides editor

Published: 23 October 2026
Reading time: 1 min read

"Cameroon company registration number" and "cameroon business registration" are the top completions. The process runs through one office.

The steps

Choose the form: SARL, SAS, SA or another OHADA form.
Draft and sign the articles.
Deposit the capital where required.
File at a CFCE with the articles and directors' documents.
Receive the RCCM number and the NIU.
Open the corporate bank account.

Numbers you will use

Number	What it is
RCCM	Trade register number under OHADA
NIU	Taxpayer identification number

Both appear on invoices, contracts and bank documents.

Founders abroad

Founders outside Cameroon can create a company through a representative with a power of attorney. Banks will still identify directors and owners.

After registration

The company needs an account at a Cameroonian bank for local payments, taxes and any foreign currency operations, which follow BEAC and CEMAC rules.

Paying into Cameroon: the local rail

What	Detail
Local rail	SYSTAC batch clearing and SYGMA real-time gross settlement; GIMAC for transfers between banks and mobile money
Run by	Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC); GIMAC
Settlement	SYSTAC the same or next business day; GIMAC transfers in minutes

Source: BEAC: payment systems. Checked when this guide was last updated; the scheme's own page has the current figures.

Where Rivet fits

CEMAC rules decide whether a Cameroonian company may hold proceeds abroad, so Rivet does not pitch offshore accounts to Cameroonian-registered companies. Rivet serves registered companies in supported countries, including foreign companies owned by Cameroonian founders where eligible. Rivet is not a bank; regulated partner institutions hold the funds. See CFA franc business payments.

Questions people ask

How do I register a company in Cameroon?

Through a CFCE, with the articles, directors' documents and capital information. The CFCE coordinates the trade register entry and tax registration.

What is the RCCM?

The Registre du Commerce et du Crédit Mobilier, the OHADA trade register. Your RCCM number identifies the company.

What is the NIU?

The Numéro d'Identifiant Unique, Cameroon's taxpayer identification number.

How much capital does a SARL need?

Under OHADA, member states can set the minimum; check the current amount for Cameroon with the CFCE.

Sources

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Alexia M.

Comparisons and market guides editor

Alexia compares the accounts, cards and payment tools companies weigh before they switch, and writes Rivet's market guides for founders in a specific country. Prices in Alexia's comparisons come from each provider's own pricing page on the date given in the article, rules come from the regulator or tax authority that sets them, and every source is listed at the end.