Deposit Share Capital for a French Company from India

You can deposit the share capital of a French company from India fully online, with no French bank account and no trip to France. A French notary (notaire) — a public officer authorised to receive cash contributions — holds your funds on a dedicated account at the Caisse des Dépôts and issues your certificate of deposit within 24 hours of the wire arriving and your file being complete. For Indian founders the flat fee is €500, clearing the one step where applicants in India most often stall.

Key takeaways

• No French bank account and no French tax residence needed to complete the deposit.
• €500 flat for non-residents (€230 for France residents), no subscription, 100% online.
• Certificate of deposit within 24h once your wire is received and your file is complete.
• Wire in euros from your Indian bank; your PAN serves as the foreign tax number.

Why the capital deposit stops founders in India

A French company is formed in a set sequence: draft the articles of association, deposit the share capital, obtain the certificate of deposit, register at the one-stop shop, then release the funds. The deposit comes before the company legally exists — and for founders based in India it is often the point where everything halts.

French company formation requires the share capital of an SAS, SASU, SARL, EURL or SCI to be deposited with an authorised depositary before registration. Historically that meant a bank. But French banks rarely open remote accounts for non-EU residents, which leaves founders in India facing a familiar deadlock:

• No certificate of deposit without funds held.
• No funds held without an account.
• No account without travelling to France or waiting indefinitely.

With a large and growing base of Indian founders building across borders, this single formality should not be what delays a launch.

The solution: a French notary as depositary, 100% online

Under the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce), a notaire (notary) is a public officer legally entitled to receive the deposit of cash contributions, just like a bank. Depotdecapital.com is a commercial platform operated in partnership with the notarial office Cellard Notaires & Avocats; a partner notary acts as the depositary and handles the entire process remotely for Indian founders. The notary holds your funds on a dedicated account at the Caisse des Dépôts (CDC) — the French state deposit institution — and issues the official certificat de dépôt (certificate of deposit) required to register your company. You sign the fee agreement electronically, pay online, and receive an electronic certificate.

Step-by-step: deposit from India

1. Open your file online and specify the company form and the capital amount.
2. Sign the fee agreement electronically and pay the service fee online.
3. Upload your documents through the secure portal.
4. Wire the share capital in euros from your Indian bank to the notary's CDC account — no French IBAN of your own is needed.
5. Receive the certificate of deposit within 24 hours once the funds are received and the file is complete.
6. Register the company at the one-stop shop (guichet unique / INPI).
7. Release the funds by uploading the KBIS (registration extract) and the company's RIB (bank details) so the notary transfers the capital to the company.

Documents you need (Indian founder)

No French bank account and no French tax residence are needed to complete the deposit.

Cost and timeline

We do not promise a total registration timeline — the one-stop shop registers the company itself — but the deposit step, the usual sticking point for founders in India, is fast and predictable.

India-specific angle: wiring in euros across time zones

A few points for founders based in India:

• Wire in euros. Send the capital in euros so the exact credited amount matches your stated capital and is not eroded by FX on the French side; your bank converts INR to EUR before the transfer.
• Confirm your outward-remittance paperwork. International transfers from India go through your bank's standard outward-remittance process; check the purpose code and documentation your bank asks for before you send.
• Time zones are not an obstacle. The office is several hours behind India, but everything is asynchronous: upload and sign when it suits you, and the notary processes on receipt — you never need to be online at the same time.
• Tax number. Your PAN is the reference to provide as the foreign tax number.

None of this requires you to hold anything French before you deposit.

Related guides

• French SAS / SASU formation for non-residents
• French capital deposit without a French bank account
• Open a French company as a non-resident
• Deposit share capital from Singapore

FAQ

Can an Indian resident deposit French share capital without a French bank account? Yes. The partner notary is the authorised depositary and holds the funds at the Caisse des Dépôts; you wire directly from your Indian bank.

What does it cost from India? A flat €500, no subscription. France residents pay €230.

How quickly is the certificate of deposit delivered? Within 24 hours after the funds are received and the file is complete.

Which tax number do I provide as an Indian founder? Your PAN (Permanent Account Number) is used as the foreign tax number (NIF).

Do I have to travel to France? No. The fee agreement is signed electronically, payment is online, and the certificate is electronic.

Does the time difference slow things down? No. The process is asynchronous — you upload and sign at any hour, and the notary issues the certificate within 24 hours of a complete file and received funds.

Will the notary advise on my Indian tax position? No. The service covers the regulated deposit step only; consult a qualified cross-border adviser for personal tax questions.

Deposit your capital online → https://depotdecapital.com/en/dossier

Certificate of deposit within 24h, flat fee, no French bank account required.