For example:

AERO BENIN is a company that is registered in Germany. Its main business focus is air and sea freight and passenger transport. It established an external company in South Africa known as AERO BENIN SA.

A South African legal practitioner should be used to facilitate the registration process of such external companies.

In addition to the various documents that must be completed and submitted to the Registrar of Companies, a Memorandum and Articles of Association, bound in book form must be provided. Each page must be certified by a Notary Public in the country of origin. If these documents are not in English, a translated set must be provided – and this translation needs to be authorised by way of a translation certificate.

The documentation of registration of an external company is as follows:

Document	Purpose	Fees
CM22 (to be lodged in duplicate)	Registered address in South Africa	None
CM29	Details of directors; South African and foreign	None
CM31	Consent to act as auditor	None
CM37	Notice of persons authorised to accept service on behalf of an external company	None
CM49 (to be lodged in duplicate)	Certificate of registration	R350-00
CM51	Certification of additional copies of documents lodged (optional)	R15-00

On final registration of the external company the Companies Registrar issues a registration number and Certificate of Incorporation.