New Fees for IT Company Registration at the Central Agency for Information Technology From January 2027

Registering an information technology company with the Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT) will cost KD 200 from 1 January 2027, under Decision No. 11 of 2026 of the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Affairs, published in Kuwait Al-Youm Issue 1803 on 9 August 2026. The decision replaces a fee schedule that dated back to 2001.

The new schedule sets annual renewal at KD 100, registration of each main field of activity at KD 50, and each specialty field at KD 25. Training institutes pay KD 250 to register, a fee that includes review of curricula and trainer qualifications, and KD 100 to renew. Certificates, reports, and attestations issued by the Agency cost between KD 10 and KD 50. The decision rests on Decree-Law No. 1 of 2025 on fees for public utilities and services, two Cabinet decisions from late 2025, and Ministry of Finance approval.

CAIT registration is, in practice, a gateway for technology suppliers that work with government bodies, so the schedule touches most serious players in the sector even though the amounts are modest.

WEFAQ's view: the significance is less the dinar amounts than the direction: this is one of the first repriced schedules under Decree-Law 1 of 2025, and other agencies can be expected to follow. Companies planning registrations or renewals in 2027 should budget on the new basis.