Manufacturing Company incorporation in China
FORM ID | 004 |
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Application requirements(conditions):
- The minimum registered capital: 500,000RMB
- have practical registered address, the premise for business
- shall comply with the national and local statues and the foreign-invested industry policy.
- shall comply with the national economic and social development long-term planning, industrial planning, structure adjustment policies .
- shall comply with the public interest and the relevant provisions of the anti-monopoly
- shall comply with land-use planning, the overall urban planning and environmental protection policy requirements
- shall meet the states requirements of technical、arts and craft standard
- shall comply with the relevant provisions of state capital project management and the external debt management
- did not affect the city?economic and social security
- shall comply with foreign investment projects is a national restricted industries, shall provide inspectional advices of the industry sector
Application procedure and documents:
1. pre-approval of name of WFOE
Examination and Approval Department:
State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC)
Time limit:
Within 5 working days
Required documents:
Pre-approval for names of enterprise
Appointment letter
2. Application for setting up WFOE
Examination and Approval Department:
State Development and Reform Commission
Time limit:
Within 20 working days
Required documents:
- 2x Certificate of Incorporations or Equivalent document certified by Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate overseas. For individual investor: The passport copy of Investors need be certified by Chinese embassy or consulate.
- 2 x Bank reference letters
- Landlord: 2x leasing contracts of the factory, 2x certificate of real estate ownership [copy], and 2x landlord identification [copy]
- Passport copy of: (i) Parent company's director (ii) China company's Legal Representative and (iii) China company's supervisor
- WFOE's operational structure and number of employees
- Permission for land use, environment evaluation report
- Products, size of production, detailed list of equipment, and business plan
- Environmental protection measures
- Requirement for utilities such as power and water supply
3. the environmental assessment for establishment of enterprises
Examination and Approval Department:
State Environmental Protection Administration
Time limit:
60 working days after acceptance
Required documents:
The registration form for application of construction projects environmental management
Construction Project Environmental Impact registration form or construction project environmental impact reports (written), includes:
The preparation of environmental impact reports (written) are required to provide one written document and one electronic file
Project involves the construction of water and soil conservation, water also must have the Soil and Water Conservation Program the consented by the executive department
Environmental impact reports (written) shall meet demands of "on further standardize the work of the environmental impact assessment notice" (Central Office [2002] No. 88)
Project proposals and one approval document by relevant authorities (In accordance with relevant state regulations do not need to conduct a feasibility study , can be submitted only building project description)
Construction projects needed pre-trial by the industry sector in accordance with the law, shall hold the pre-trial opinion
Enterprise names pre-approved noticesM
Copies of certificates of title
Enterprises location map
Business establishments? Floor plan.
State Development and Reform Commission
if the environment may cause significant impact and need to prepare environmental impact report and in accordance with the requirements construction projects which need to seek the views of residents around construction projects, are required to provide the results of verification meetings, hearings or other means to seek relevant units, experts of public opinion, but except confidentiality in accordance with the provisions.
4. Application for setting up WFOE
Examination and Approval Department:
Municipal bureau of commerce
Time limit:
Within 7 working days
Required documents:
Application for setting up WFOE
Feasibility report
Articles of association of proposed China company
Appointment letter of member of board of directors
Identification of member of board of directors
list of member of board of directors
2x Certificate of Incorporations or Equivalent document certified by Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate overseas. For individual investor: The passport copy of Investors need be certified by Chinese embassy or consulate.
Credit certificate of investor (issued by the bank)
Proof of the use of premises (including rental contract, proof of premises)
Notice for pre-approval name
4 x Letter of Authorization for legal documents service
Instrument of commitment
The copies of the ID and the power of attorney of the personnel
5. To process proposed agency code
Examination and Approval Department:
State Bureau of Technical Supervision (The Administration Center of Organization Code)
Time limit:
2 working days after acceptance
Required documents:
Approval of Articles of association of proposed China company
Application of proposed agency code
6. Industry and Commerce registration of WFOE
Examination and Approval Department:
State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC)
Time limit:
Within 7 working days
Required document:
Application form of setting up WFOE
Articles of association of proposed China company
Approval by the approving authority and the copy of《Approval letter of foreign-invested enterprise》
2x Certificate of Incorporations or Equivalent document certified by Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate overseas. For individual investor: The passport copy of Investors need be certified by Chinese embassy or consulate.
2 x Bank reference letter
Company name application form, signed by investor.
4 x Letter of Authorization
Corporate secretary (contact) registration form
4 x Letter of Authorization for legal documents service
Besides, the printed name list of the investor, member of the board of director, general manager and supervisor, one copies each.
7. To record in Public Security Bureau
Examination and Approval Department:
Municipal Public Security Bureau(the administration center of embarkation and disembarkation )
Time limit:
6 working days
Required documents:
The registration application for record
The identification of legal representative
Business license, approval letter, photocopy of approval
8. To engrave of chop of enterprise
Examination and Approval Department:
Engrave of chop organization proposed by police station
Time limit:
2 working days
Required document:
Application form of chop engrave
9. Apply code of enterprise
Examination and Approval Department:
State Bureau of Technical Supervision (The Administration Center of Organization Code)
Time limit:
3 working days after acceptance
Required materials:
Application form
Returning paper of proposed agency code
The identification of legal applicant
Business license, approval letter, photocopy of approval
10. Tax registration
Examination and Approval Department
Municipal Local Taxation Bureau
Time limit:
5 working days
Required document:
Identification of legal representative
Business license, approval letter, photocopy of approval
Housing contract
Registration form of tax
11. Registration and Approval with State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE):
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
Time limit for handling:
20 working days after acceptance
Required materials:
Written application (stamped by chop)
Copy of business license provided by the legal representative, non-legal representative enterprise shall provide original and photocopy of business license
Approval documents for approving the setting up of enterprise issued by the Commerce Department, the original and photocopy of the certificate.
Effective contract of foreign-invested enterprise (except for wholly-owned foreign enterprise), original Articles of association of proposed China company and its photocopy.
Original and photocopy of code of enterprise
12. Opening bank account
Due to the different requirement of the bank, the required documents need to be confirmed.
13. Financial registration
Examination and approval department:
The financial bureau
Time limit for handing:
2 working days after acceptance
Required materials:
Business license, approval certificate, photocopy of approval
Financial registration form
14. Statistic registration
Examination and Approval Department:
The statistical bureau
Time limit for handling
2 working days after acceptance
Required materials:
Copy of Business license, approval certificate, photocopy of approval
Statistic registration form
15. Customs procedure to register WFOE
Examination and Approval Department:
Customs
Time limit
Within 5 working days
Required documents:
Copy of Business license
Approval certificate, photocopy of approval
Photocopy of Articles of association of proposed China company photocopy.
Photocopy of tax registration
Photocopy of bank account certificate
Photocopy of certificate of proposed agency code
Moulage of chop of enterprise、juridical person and apply to customs
Registration form for apply customs
Registration form of management for apply customs