Countries — Southern Africa

Doing business in Lesotho

What a company here has to file, who it answers to, and when. Free to read, no account needed.

6
obligations tracked
1
regulating bodies

Market

Southern Africa

Next due

Oct 20, 2026

VAT return · 3 days

Filed with

RSL

Regulators

1 bodies

across tax, registry and sector

What you'll have to file

The ones that cost the most to miss, soonest first.

All Lesotho deadlines →

VAT return

VAT-registered businesses

RSL Oct 20, 2026 in 3 days

Withholding tax return

Businesses paying resident contractors

RSL Nov 15, 2026 in 29 days

Monthly PAYE remittance

All employers

RSL Nov 15, 2026 in 29 days

Who regulates you

The bodies a company in Lesotho answers to, and what each is responsible for.

OBFC One-Stop Business Facilitation Centre is mandated to provide integrated suite of services for investors to reduce the cost of doing business. Facilitates Company registration, Import permits, Export visas, Traders and manufacturing licenses, Trade remedies, Tariff investigation, Work and residence permits for manufacturing sector and, Marketing permits

Who you can appoint

A company has to appoint people who hold a licence. These bodies issue them.

Never
miss one.

We email you ahead of each Lesotho deadline, early enough to act on it.