Business Operation in China by Foreign Enterprise

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Establishment

1. Application Form for Establishment Registration of Business Operation in China.

2. Application letter signed by the person authorized by the foreign enterprise.

3. Contract (not required for the establishment of a branch of a foreign financial institution or insurance enterprise).

4. Approval documents issued by the examination and approval authorities.

5. Business license of the foreign enterprise.

6. Bank reference issued by financial institutions which have business contact with the foreign enterprise (not required for the establishment of a branch of the foreign financial institutions or insurance enterprise).

7. Appointment letter for the person in charge of the business operation.

8. Capital verification report in case of establishing a branch of a foreign financial institution, bank or insurance enterprise.

9. Articles of association and list of directors of the foreign enterprise

10. Domicile Using Agreement

11. Other documents are appropriate.

Modification

1. Application Form for Modification Registration of Business Operation in China signed by the person in charge of the business operation.

2. Approval documents issued by the examination and approval authorities.

3. Business License.

4. The following documents shall be submitted where relevant registration items are modified.

(1) Modification of name: Change of Name Certificate of the foreign enterprise.

(2) Modification of domicile: Certificate of the right of use of the new domicile.

(3) Modification of duration of business operation: Approval documents by relative authority and the amended contract.

(4) Modification of capital: Approval documents by relative authority, the amended contract (not required for foreign financial institution or insurance enterprise), capital verification report (only for the foreign financial institution and insurance enterprise).

(5) Modification of business scope: Approval documents by relative authority and the amended contract (not required for foreign financial institution or insurance enterprise).

5. Other documents where appropriate.

Deregistration

1. Application Form for Deregistration of Business Operation in China signed by the person in charge of the business operation.

2. Application letter signed by the person authorized by the foreign enterprise.

3. Approval of deregistration by the relative authority.

4. Tax clearance certificate issued by taxation authority and Customs House.

5. Liquidation report (only for deregistration of the branch of a foreign financial institution or insurance enterprise. The report should include the confirmation for the declaration of liquidation in the newspaper)

6. Business License.

7. Other documents where appropriate.

●    Note:

If the above-mentioned documents are written in foreign language, the Chinese version with the seal of the translation company should be submitted.

(Source: the Shanghai Administration for Industry and Commerce)