Stamp Duty & Transfer Fees

Government fees on property and commercial transactions in Bahrain.

PROPERTYMarch 2026 · 5 min read

Fee Schedule

Transaction	Fee	Authority
Property registration	2% of value	SLRB
Mortgage registration	0.25%	SLRB
CR registration	BD 30-100	MOIC
CR renewal	BD 30-100/year	MOIC
Share transfer	No fee	N/A

💡 Key point: Bahrain has no stamp duty in the traditional sense. The 2% property registration fee is the closest equivalent. All government fees are outside the scope of VAT — no input tax recovery. Share transfers in private companies have no government fee attached.

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