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Business registration in China

Last Updated: February 3, 2010

1. 1. Types of business presence in China:

Before starting up a business in China, you have to know what are the options. Foreign Investors generally establish a business presence in China in one of four modes: Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE); Representative Office; Joint Venture and Hong Kong company, the definition difference between each of these are summarized here: 4 modes of business presences in China.

Please check the following links for detailed and updated procedures and template for registering 4 different modes of business in China:

1.2. Business Registration Services:

[ NEWS! ] RMB 100,000~ RMB 500,000 (approx. 10,000 ~ 50,000 EURO) is minimum registered capital for Consulting, Service, Hi-Tech WFOE registration. Different cities of China have different policies on minimum registered capital, please contact Path To China offices at the bottom of page for practical advice if you are planning to incorporate a WFOE in China.

[ Lower Cost ] For WFOE, Joint Venture setting up in China: Company bulletin fee has been cancelled by government since Jan. 1, 2009, the cost used to be RMB 4,000, please check the details below:

After China’s entry to WTO, most industries in China welcome foreign investment, WFOE setting up in China becomes the first option of foreign investment’s entity structures instead of Rep. Office setting up in China At the mean time, for tax purpose, effective licensing system etc more and more investors use Hong Kong as the holding company to invest China mainland, using this offshore company to hold their operations in China.

1.3. Post Incorporation Services:

1.4. Guide to Doing Business in China:

As needed, we will help you in every step to be successful in China.Setting up a company in China can be very difficult if you are not familiar with the Chinese legislation and requirements of different authorities. Our professional consultant will help foreign companies to set up company in China in the most cost effective way. - Starting from RMB 12,000 you will get your China representative office (RO) registered. The package includes office and tax registration, bank account opening, work permit, 1 year residence visa and tax consulting service for the first one month, etc.- Starting from RMB 18,000 you will get your wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) registered. The package includes all official applications ie, business license application, tax application, bank account application, etc.

Please check the details about our service on right top menu or contact info@PathToChina.com, one of our representatives will contact with you shortly.

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