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Business Development in
China
Overview:
Foreign Investors generally establish a business presence in China
in one of three modes: WFOE, Representative Office and Joint Venture, the difference between each of
these are summarized below. We could also help our clients to get into China's industrial parks,
development zones and technology parks.
Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE) is a
Limited liability company wholly owned by the foreign investor. WFOE requires registered capital and it's
liability of equity, can generate income, pay tax in China and its profit could be repatriate back to
investor's home country. Any enterprise in China which is 100% owned by a foreign company or companies can be
called as WFOE.
Representative Office (RO) is a Liaison
Office of its parent company. It requires no registered capital. Its activities would be: product or service
promotion, market research of its parent company's business, Quality Control liaison office etc in China. RO
generally is prohibited to generate any revenue or sign contracts with local businesses in
China.
Joint Venture (JV) is a Limited liability company formed
between Chinese investors and foreign investors. The parties agree to create an entity by both
contributing equity, and they then share in the revenues, expenses, and control of the enterprise. JV has
typically been used by foreign investor to engage the so called restricted in areas such like: Education,
Mining, Wealth Management etc.
Registration Requirements
Details:
1. Obtain a
notice of pre-approval of the company name
2. Open a preliminary bank account; deposit
fund in the account and obtain the certificate of
deposit
3. Obtain capital verification report from
an auditing firm
4. Obtain registration certification "business license of enterprise legal person" with SAIC or
local equivalent
5. Obtain the approval to make a company
seal from the police department
6. Make a company
seal
7. Obtain the organization code certificate
issued by the Quality and Technology Supervision Bureau
8. Register with the local statistics
bureau
9. Register for both state and local tax
with the tax bureau
10. Open a formal bank account of the
company and transfer the registered capital to the
account
11. Apply for the authorization to print or
purchase financial invoices/receipts
12. Purchase uniform
invoices
13. File for recruitment registration with
local career service center
14. Register with Social Welfare Insurance
Center
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