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Invest in Puerto Rico

A short guide for companies expanding into Puerto Rico: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.

1. Puerto Rico at a glance

The currency is the United States dollar.

Source: InvestPR, Tax Benefits and Policy page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

2. Before you set up

The investment agency, any one-stop route, the sectors reserved for nationals and the zones, as the guide found them.

3. Steps to set up

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Setting up in Puerto Rico

  1. Ask whether a federal national security review applies to the investment.Committee on Foreign Investment in the United StatesOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: CFIUS, Laws and Guidance⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  2. Register the company, or a foreign company's authorization to do business, with Puerto Rico's Registry of Corporations and Entities.Departamento de Estado de Puerto RicoOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Department of State, Registry of Corporations page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  3. Get a federal employer identification number; the IRS page explains how a business based outside the United States applies.Internal Revenue ServiceOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: IRS, Get an employer identification number⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  4. Register as a merchant with Puerto Rico's Treasury Department for the sales and use tax.Departamento de HaciendaOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: DDEC, Start a business, exporting companies tab (in Spanish)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

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  1. Apply for a Puerto Rico Act 60 tax exemption decree through DDEC's Incentives Portal.Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y ComercioOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: DDEC, Puerto Rico's Incentives Code brochure, March 2025⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  2. Request the Puerto Rico permits your project needs from the Permits Management Office.Oficina de Gerencia de PermisosOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: DDEC, Permits Management Office portal (in Spanish)⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  3. Find industrial space through PRIDCO, and ask whether a federal foreign-trade zone site suits the project.Puerto Rico Industrial Development CompanyOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: PRIDCO, About page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

  4. Check the federal beneficial ownership reporting rule before you register a foreign company.Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: FinCEN, Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting, August 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of August 11, 2026

  5. Arrange federal work and residence status for investors and staff, for example E-2 treaty investor status.U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: USCIS, E-2 Treaty Investors⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 1, 2026

4. Organizations that help investors

Start with InvestPR and CBP. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

Investment and business setup

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Customs and tax

Chambers and industry associations

5. Worth knowing

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Promote:Puerto Rico is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.

Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.