• HOME
• FAQ
• TESTIMONIALS
• 
• 
• 

Representative Office registration in China

Last Updated: July 22, 2010

Information provided below will guide you to:

Documentation of establishing a Representative office in China

Below are the documentation of Foreign Representative Office setting up in China, Item 1-6 should be prepared before bring to China, pleas be note that State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) announced Since January 15, 2010 parent company MUST be established more than 2 years:

(1) Since January 15, 2010: According to State Administration of Industry and Commerce's file: Gong Shang Wai Qi [2010] No.4, To set up a Foreign Representative office in China: PARENT COMPANY must be established for more than 2 years

(2) 1x Certificate of Incorporations or Articles of formation or Equivalent document certified by Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate overseas [Sample: UK , US, HK, AUS, RUS, SGP, GER, SWE, ISL etc. ]

(3) 1x Bank Reference Letter from investor's bank to declare a good standing and certified by Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate overseas.

(4) A brief summary of the operations of parent company and China Representative office [-Form-]

(5) China Chief Representative: Resume [-Sample-] ; 6 photos [2 inch size] ; passport copy.

(6) If there are Representatives to be stationed in China in addition to the Chief Representative, the resume, 2 pictures, passport copy of Representative(s) are required;

(7) Documents provide by landlord of Office in China: 2x original leasing contracts [ Sample ] of the office premise to be used by the Representative Office; the lease term should be at least 12 months; , 2x certificate of real estate ownership [ Sample ], and 2x landlord identification [ Individual, Company ]

IN SHANGHAI:

i. the lease constract should be notarized by local notarty public first, after that applying for registration certificate of real estate from local real estate bureau

ii. Rep. office should be in Grade A building: [- Grade A building database of Shanghai -]

iii. Since August 2009 in Shanghai Only: Landlord of your Shanghai office should provide: certificate of state security inspection [-Sample-]and Approval of State security inspection [-Sample-]

Registration and Post-registration Procedures

A. Pre-registration
Before commencement of registration procedures stated in Section B and C stated below, all the documents and information listed above must be ready.

B. Registration Procedure
The first step is to apply for registration with the Administration for Industry and Commerce in Shanghai, Beijing or any other cities. Once the application is approval and Business Registration Licence issued, the post-registration procedures as listed in Section C then need to be performed.

C. Post establishment Registration Procedures
Upon the issuance of the Registration Certificate, we will then perform the post-establishment registration procedures, including:

More information about Rep. Office:

Contact Our Regional Partners in Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai Hangzhou or Hong Kong for more details: