Trust and corporate service provider (TCSP) · Netherlands

Trust office licence (Vergunning trustkantoor) (Netherlands)

The Trust office licence (Vergunning trustkantoor) is issued by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) under Trust Offices Supervision Act 2018 (Wet toezicht trustkantoren 2018 - Wtt 2018). It is a national licence: it does not give a passport to other EU/EEA states. The application fee is EUR 4,500. Ownership changes need the regulator's approval before completion.

Last verified 2026-09-24Regulator DNBMarkdown · Data (CC BY 4.0)
Trust office licence (Vergunning trustkantoor): licenceTCSP

At a glance

Official nameTrust office licence (Vergunning trustkantoor)1
Also known asvergunning trustkantoor · trustkantoor · Wtt 2018 licence · Dutch trust office licence · DNB trust office licence · Netherlands trust office licence
Issued byDe Nederlandsche Bank
JurisdictionNetherlands
Licence familyTrust and corporate service provider (TCSP)
Legal basisTrust Offices Supervision Act 2018 (Wet toezicht trustkantoren 2018 - Wtt 2018)1
PassportingDomestic only
Application feeEUR 4,5002

What it lets you do

Trust and company servicesForming companies, acting as or arranging directors, nominee shareholders and trustees, and providing a registered office.

Where it is valid

Netherlands licence, domesticNetherlands
Valid in Netherlands.

Cost

Cost components, upper bound total EUR 4,500Application fee: EUR 4,500
Regulatory costs from the official sources above. Professional fees, staff, office and audit come on top and depend on the business model.

Buying a company that already holds it

Prior approval required. Under Section 3:95 Wft and MiCA Articles 41 and 83, acquiring, increasing, or disposing of a qualifying holding (direct or indirect holding of 10% or more of voting rights or shares, or exercising significant influence) in a payment institution, EMI, or ART issuer requires a prior Declaration of No-Objection (DNO / VVGB) from DNB (the ECB assesses banks). Threshold bandwidth upper limits are set at 20%, 30/33%, 50%, or 100%. The statutory decision period is 60 working days from receipt of a complete application, extendable once by up to 30 working days for RFIs, governed by lex silencio positivo.3

TCSP in other countries

CountryLicenceRegulatorMin. capitalApplication feeStatutory time
Cayman IslandsTrust Licence / Nominee Trust Company LicenceTrust Licence / Nominee Trust Company Licence under the Banks and Trust Companies ActCIMAn/an/an/a
CyprusAdministrative Services Provider (ASP) authorisationCySECn/an/an/a
EstoniaAuthorisation for providing trust and company servicesFIUn/aEUR 345~2.8 mo
MaltaCompany service provider authorisation (Class A, B, or C)MFSAn/an/an/a
NetherlandsTrust office licence (Vergunning trustkantoor)DNBn/aEUR 4,500n/a
SeychellesInternational Corporate Service Provider (ICSP) LicenceInternational Corporate Service Provider (ICSP) Licence under the International Corporate Service Providers Act 2003FSAn/an/an/a
SingaporeTrust Company LicenceMASn/aSGD 1,000n/a
SwitzerlandTrustee licenceFINMAn/an/an/a

Values come from each licence's page, where every figure has its source.

Last verified 2026-09-24Author Danil Marmysh, Founder & CEO, ProtegraReviewed by Anastasia Sidorenkova, Head of Licensing, ProtegraReport an errorReference information, not legal advice.

Sources

  1. wetten.overheid.nl: BWBR0041583 · retrieved 2026-09-24
  2. wetten.overheid.nl: 2024 12 30 · retrieved 2026-09-24
  3. dnb.nl: dno application time frame · retrieved 2026-09-24

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