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Invest in Oregon

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

1. Oregon at a glance

Currency and inflation: see the United States at a glance

2. Before you set up

The body that handles foreign investment, any one-stop route and the zones, as the guide found them.

This guide does not cover the activities reserved for nationals. Before you apply, ask the body named above that handles foreign investment which activities are reserved.

Investment rules across the United States: see Invest in the United States

3. Steps to set up

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

Setting up in Oregon

  1. Apply for authority to transact business with the Business Registry before you sell in Oregon as an out-of-state company.Oregon Secretary of StateUS$275 to apply and US$275 a year for a foreign business corporationOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Oregon Secretary of State, business registry fee schedule⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  2. Register with the Employment Department before you issue paychecks; it then directs you to the Department of Revenue for a Business Identification Number.Oregon Employment DepartmentOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Oregon Employment Department, employer tax responsibilities⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  3. Check whether your Oregon commercial activity will pass US$750,000, the level at which you register for the Corporate Activity Tax within 30 days.Oregon Department of RevenueUS$250 plus 0.57 percent above US$1 millionOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Oregon Revenue Department, Corporate Activity Tax page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

  4. Search Oregon's Business License Directory to see whether your business is regulated and which agency issues the license.Oregon Secretary of StateOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Oregon Secretary of State, Business Xpress page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

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  1. If you will import components, ask the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay about using Foreign-Trade Zone 132.Oregon International Port of Coos BayUS$1,500 to activate space inside the zoneOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Port of Coos Bay, Foreign-Trade Zone 132 page⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of November 4, 2026

Steps that apply across the United States: see Invest in the United States

4. Organizations that help investors

Start with Secretary of State. 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

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Chambers and industry associations

5. Worth knowing

Across the United States: see Worth knowing in Invest in the United States

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Promote:Oregon 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 4, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.