Decree-Law 2/2005 of 27 December, which approved the Mozambican  commercial Code, makes it  possible for Mozambican or  foreign  individuals or clients to set up business in Mozambique in one of six different ways: (i) general 

partnership (Sociedade em Nome Colectivo); (ii) limited partnership (Sociedade em Comandita); (iii) capital and industry partnership   (Sociedade    de    Capital e Indústria); (iv) quota company (Sociedade por Quotas); (v) single person quota company (Sociedade Unipessoal por Quotas) and (vi) share company (Sociedade Anónima).

Foreign investors that wish to carry on a commercial activity in Mozambique may choose between a range of commercial vehicles such as the company types listed above and other forms of commercial representation including branches in the form of agencies or delegations.

As a general  rule,  investors  tend  of to establish their business  by  setting up  a  ‘quota  company’  (Sociedade por Quotas) or a ‘share company’ (Sociedade Anónima), or by registering one of the types of foreign commercial 

representation listed above.