They are listed in the subject nation panel in the UI, but, unlike the English HEIC or Dutch VOC in real history, they do not actually have their own armies or administration – the land remains entirely under the nation's direct control.Įach trade company region is associated with a trade node, and contains exactly those provinces that are part of that trade node. Trade companies may be formed by any nation in any of the 63 trade company regions throughout the old world, provided they are not on the same superregion (hence not on the same subcontinent) as the nation's capital. Available only with the Wealth of Nations DLC or the Dharma DLC enabled.Ī trade company is a collection of provinces in a trade company region that give the owner less tax, manpower, and sailors, but more trade power, trade goods (including production income) and naval force limit, than if the owner included them in states.
