The third option for business in Qatar is a Representative Trade Office, which is used to promote foreign products to Qatari companies much like a non-trading “shop window;” This designation allows the company to have full ownership. However, if the start up company wants to trade products and services delivered in Qatar, then a legal Qatari partnership is required. Unlike a LLC or Branch Office, there are guidelines on the performance of a Trade Representative Office. Allowable performance is as follows:

Illegal, or forbidden, practices of Trade Representative Offices are:

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