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Wholly foreign owned enterprise Formation in Hangzhou

Last Updated: April 17, 2021

 

Establishing a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise in Hangzhou :

Popular districts by PtC's clients in Hangzhou: Xihu, Gongshu, Bingjiang, Xiaoshang

Registered capital: No. minimum registered capital is required for WFOEs with scope of business of consulting, Trading, retailing, information technology etc. in Hangzhou . There are minimum registered capital still required for some sectors, for instance: Banking, Forwarding, education etc.

 

Information provided below will guide you to:

Documents Required & Registration Procedures of WFOE

Condition(s):

Since 2016, no paid up capital is required for foreign investor to establish a Consulting, Trading or Information Technology business etc. in Hangzhou

Below is the required documentation for WFOE formation in Hangzhou. (Item 1,2,7,8 should be prepared before visiting Hangzhou:

CHECKLIST:

Documents required

  • Corporate investor: 2x Certificate of Incorporations, Articles of Formation or Equivalent document certified by Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate overseas [UK , US, HK, AUS, RUS, SGP, GER, SWE, ISL etc. ] ]As f For individual investor: 2x Passport copies of Investors need be certified by Chinese embassy or consulate. [investorindividual investor] Double check with us if individual investor is currently in Hangzhou as some districts accept individual investor(s) to submit the application without passport copy to be certified. .
  • 1x Bank Reference Letters from investor’s bank (declare a good standing)[-bank refernce letter-]
  • Passport copy of: (i) Parent company's director (ii) Hangzhou company's Legal Representative (managing director) and (iii) Hangzhou company's supervisor
  • Hangzhou Legal Representative (managing director) provides: 6 photos (2 inches size), brief resume [ -Sample- ]
  • Registered capital; Business Scope; 8 proposed Chinese names of China company
  • Office address in Hangzhou: 2x leasing contracts [-contract- ] , 2x certificate of real estate ownership [-Sample-], and 2x landlord identification [ Individual, Company ]
  • 4x Letter of Authorization [-Sample-]
  • For Trading WFOEs only: The latest annual audit report copy from the parent company: provided by a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) [-audit report-] and Customs HS Code of proposed Import/Export products in Hangzhou[ Codes ]

The above documents are good enough to register a Trading WFOE, Service WFOE & Consulting WFOE in Hangzhou . For a manufacturing WFOE establishment in Hangzhou, you will also need:

  • Purpose and estimated investment
  • 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

Registration Procedures

Foreign investors are not permitted to directly submit the application documents of incorporate a WFOE to the relevant authority in Hangzhou. They must retain a PRC entity that is authorized or permitted by relevant authorities to act as a sponsor. The sponsor will submit all the documents to the examination and approval authorities on behalf of the foreign investor. Procedures for setting up a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise in Hangzhou are the following:

  • Name registration with Hangzhou Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC)
  • Certificate of Approval by Hangzhou Municipal commission of commerce
  • Apply for Business License with SAIC [-what is a business license?-]
  • Chops made by Public Security Bureau (PSB) of Hangzhou
  • Organization Code License by Hangzhou Technical Supervision Bureau (TSB)
  • Tax Certificate by Taxation Bureau of Hangzhou
  • Registration and Approval with State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
  • Open foreign currency and RMB bank account
  • Inject capital from investor’s overseas bank account
  • Capital Verification Report by Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Apply for permanent Business License with SAIC
  • Financial certificate registration
  • Statistics license registration
  • Import/Export license (applicable for Trading & Manufacturing WFOE)
  • newValue Added Services: 3 months accounting serivces for free

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