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Wholly foreign owned enterprise Formation in China

Last Updated: April 17, 2021

[Since March 1, 2014] No. minimum registered capital is required for WFOEs with scope of business of consulting, Trading, retailing, information technology etc. in China. There are minimum registered capital still required for some industries for instance: Banking, Forwarding etc.

Since 2016, no paid up capital is required for foreign investor to establish a Consulting, Trading or Information Technology business etc in China. No paid-up capital is required for Consulting WFOE, Service WFOE, Hi-Tech WFOE registration in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou and other cities of China. Information provided below will guide you to:

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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.

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

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Documents required

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

Registration Procedures

Foreign investors are not permitted to directly submit the application documents of incorporate a WFOE to the relevant authority in China. 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 China are the following:

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