Practical guide
How do you register a company liquidation in Bahrain?
By Gaurav Agarwal · Updated 17 October 2026
A Bahrain commercial-company liquidation is registered through SIJILAT using the owner or partners decision for an optional liquidation, or the court papers for an obligatory liquidation. The published amendment fee is BHD 20 and the service time is 3 working days.
01Choose optional or obligatory liquidation
The supporting decision depends on how the liquidation begins. The official service separates an optional company decision from an obligatory court route.
| Situation | Document to prepare |
|---|---|
| Owners, partners or shareholders decide to liquidate | Owner decision, partners meeting minutes or shareholders decision that appoints a liquidator |
| A court orders liquidation | Court liquidation decision or court letter appointing a liquidator |
02Confirm who will submit the application
Business partners in the commercial company or their authorized representatives may use the registration service. If someone outside that group submits, the official attachment list calls for a certified power of attorney.
For a professional office or an employee registered on the same record, the page lists a non-documented power of attorney. Match the authority document to the person who will actually submit the SIJILAT transaction.
- Name the applicant before collecting documents.
- If a partner applies, prepare the liquidation decision for the correct branch.
- If an unrelated representative applies, prepare a certified power of attorney.
- If a professional office or registered employee applies, check the non-documented power-of-attorney option on the official page.
03Build the submission checklist
The core attachment is the document that starts the correct branch: a company decision for optional liquidation or court papers for obligatory liquidation. Add the representative's authority document when the applicant is not applying directly.
Keep the decision wording and liquidator appointment together. The optional branch expressly combines the liquidation decision with appointment of a liquidator.
| Check | What the official page requires |
|---|---|
| Optional liquidation | Owner decision, partners minutes or shareholders decision, including appointment of a liquidator |
| Obligatory liquidation | Court decision or court letter appointing a liquidator |
| Unrelated representative | Certified power of attorney |
| Professional office or registered employee | Non-documented power of attorney |
04Follow the published SIJILAT workflow
Submit the application through SIJILAT. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce then reviews it. The published workflow next calls for the liquidation announcement and a letter from the liquidator to complete the procedures.
After those items, the workflow says transaction fees are paid and the amendment is completed. The listed amendment fee is BHD 20.
- Submit the application in SIJILAT.
- Wait for Ministry of Industry and Commerce review.
- Submit the liquidation announcement.
- Provide the liquidator's letter to complete the liquidation procedures.
- Pay the BHD 20 amendment fee and complete the amendment.
05Understand what the 3-working-day time covers
The National Portal publishes 3 working days for the liquidation registration service. It describes registration as a prelude to ending the company's activity and closing it.
Do not use the 3-working-day figure as a promise for the entire wind-down. The service page does not publish a total duration for every liquidation task after registration. Plan around the registration transaction first, then follow the liquidator and authority requirements that apply to the company.
| Item | Official information |
|---|---|
| Transaction | Liquidation registration for a commercial company |
| Channel | SIJILAT |
| Fee | BHD 20 amendment fee |
| Published time | 3 working days |
06Use the official contacts if the transaction stalls
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce homepage lists the Government Services Contact Center at 80008001 and +973 77777333. It lists the Bahrain Investors Center at +973 17562222. SIJILAT lists [email protected] for business support.
When you contact them, keep the Commercial Registration details and SIJILAT transaction reference ready. Ask about the registration transaction shown on the official service page.
- Check the transaction status in SIJILAT.
- Call 80008001 or +973 77777333 for government-service support.
- Call +973 17562222 for the Bahrain Investors Center.
- Email [email protected] for SIJILAT business support.
07FAQs
Where do I register a company liquidation in Bahrain?
Submit the registration application through SIJILAT.
How much is the liquidation registration fee?
The National Portal lists a BHD 20 amendment fee.
How long does liquidation registration take?
The published service time is 3 working days.
What is needed for optional liquidation?
Prepare the owner decision, partners meeting minutes or shareholders decision to liquidate and appoint a liquidator.
What is needed for obligatory liquidation?
Prepare the court liquidation decision or a court letter appointing a liquidator.
Can an authorized representative apply?
Yes. The service is available to company partners or their authorized representatives, with the applicable authority document.
Does the 3-working-day figure cover the complete closure?
The page publishes 3 working days for liquidation registration and describes registration as a prelude to ending activity and closing the company.
08Official sources
- Bahrain National Portal: Liquidation registration (commercial company)
- Ministry of Industry and Commerce
- SIJILAT
Official details checked 17 October 2026.