 Maos Business Service
Maos assist companies interested in Hangzhou China market to establishing and structuring their entities in China. ,Maos is a specialist in guiding small, medium, and family-owned businesses to expand their operations in China. We are intimately familiar with the current Chinese economic situation and understand the law, culture and challenges of living and working throughout the region, and We will analyze your issue in confidence and if we believe your matter is unlikely to achieve the results you desire or others would represent you better we will so advise you.
By now , there are more tha 50 oversea companies chose us for setting up their Rep office in Hangzhou ,Yiwu , ShaoXing ect , and still keep good relation with them .
What’s is Representative Office ( RO )
Representative Office (RO) are established by foreign companies to engage in business liaison, product promotion, market research, exchange of technology and other permitted activities in China.
ROs are not allowed to directly engage in operational activities. The ACT usually specifies in the Business Scope, as shown in the Business License of ROs, that a RO should not engage in direct operational activities. Therefore, ROs are not a form of foreign investment in China.
However, some ROs are engaged in operations in a lawful or tacitly permitted way and constitute one of the direct foreign Investment forms in China.
The tacitly permitted way is applicable to those industries that do not require special material conditions or environment for their operations. For example, a consulting business does not need manufacturing equipment and raw materials. It only needs offices, employees and office articles. These physical conditions are necessary for other ROs as well. In practice, many ROs that are established by foreign consulting companies directly engage in consulting activities. Chinese government does not prohibit them in practice and this is reflected by the fact that the tax authorities collect business tax from these Representative Office (RO).
The lawful operational activities engaged in by Representative Office (RO) refer to those business activities permitted pursuant to the bilateral treaties between China and other countries. In the event that a bilateral treaty provides that certain types of Representative Office (RO) are permitted to engage in operational activities, these bilateral treaties should prevail over Chinese domestic law. For example, according to the Sino-US Civil Aviation Transportation Agreement, ROs established by American civil airlines may sell civil air transportation services provided by American civil airlines, as well as engage in administration, inquiry and other business activities.
It should be noted that up to now, only Representative Office (RO) of foreign airlines are allowed to engage in direct operational activities in China under bilateral treaties. No other ROs of foreign companies are so permitted.
Representative Office (RO) are important means by which foreign companies conduct business liaisons or engage in business and operational activities in China. In this respect, foreign companies refers all companies incorporated outside China, and those incorporated in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
A Representative Office may only engage in non-profit making activities, It can carry out the following functions:
·Conduct research and survey for its parent enterprise in the local market;
·Liaise with local and foreign contacts in China on behalf of the parent enterprise;
·Conduct research and provide data and promotional materials to potential clients or trading partners;
·Act as a coordinator for the parent enterprise's activities in China;
·Make travel arrangements for parent enterprise representatives and potential Chinese clients;
Under no circumstances may a Representative Office do the following:
·Directly engaged in any business for profit;
·Sign contracts or deals on behalf of the parent enterprise;
·Represent any firm other than its parent enterprise;
·Collect money or issue invoice within China for services or products;
·Buy property or import production equipment.
How to Set up Rep office in Hangzhou , China .
You are responsible for the preparation of the following information and documents:
1. Application letter for establishment of residential representative Office signed by the enterprise’s chairman of the board or managing director (with the headletter and the title to Zhejiang Administration For Industry and Commerce). See detailed format 1 as follows (Original two pieces to Zhejiang Administration For Industry and Commerce, );
2. Company license copy need local notary public office attested or choose china embassy in local country . notice : local notary public office must say the copy same the orginal .
3. Capital credit certification original from opening bank of application enterprises, the detailed amount about the registered capital and paid-up capital、average balance account and good-standing credit situation should be provided in this certificate. See detailed format 2 as follows;(original one)
4. Appointment letter for appointment of the chief representative and representatives of residential representative Office signed by the enterprise’s chairman of the board or managing director, at least another two board persons of foreign enterprise need signing if the enterprise’s chairman of the board or managing director is appointed as chief representative. See detailed format 3 as follows (original 2 pieces);
5. Identity proof for the chief representative and representative. It includes the resume (consecutive, no interrupted experiences since primary education), photos with 2 inches. Except for the resume and photos, the ID card copy and political examination proof copy should be submitted if the nationality for the chief representative of residential representative office is china; the passport copy and visa copy within valid period should be submitted if the nationality for the chief representative of residential representative office is other country; (4 pieces copies for above-mentioned concerned materials);
6. Proof about place and locality for the residential representative Office. It includes real estate property certificate copy, except forreal estate property certificate, housing-leasing agreement original should be provided if the office house is rented; (under this situation, the housing-leasing permission certificate need providing if office house is rented from individual); housing-lending agreement original is required if the office house is lent (real estate property belonging should confirm on it), and purchasing-contract copy, purchasing-invoice copy as well. (Except the items marked with original, the above-mentioned documents should be provided 4 pieces copy);
7. The certificate of office address approval issued by local public security bureau should be submitted to concerned authority (our company can do )
8. Chairman of enterprise’s passport copy
How long for whole registeration process
Around 1.5 months
What’s Set up Fee ?
For Service of Representative Office registration in Hangzhou , Yiwu, ShaoXing ,Ningbo and other cities of ZheJiang
(1) Package price : RMB 10000. A detailed breakdown is provided below:
No. |
Steps |
Costs (RMB) |
01 |
Preparation of registration application documents |
1000 |
02 |
Application for Business Registration Licence |
1500 |
03 |
Apply for the Representative Office 's stamp(Office Seal) |
1000 |
04 |
Apply for the Enterprice Code License |
1000 |
05 |
Register in China Statistical Bureau |
1000 |
06 |
Arrange bank account certificate, Certificate of Foreign Exchange |
1000 |
07 |
Register in China Taxes Bureau |
1000 |
08 |
Obtain Health Certificate for the Chief Representative |
500 |
09 |
Application for the Working Permit for the Chief Representative |
500 |
10 |
Application for the Residence permit for Chief Representative |
1500 |
2) Our package service fees stated in Section 1 above also cover official registration filing fees which are estimated to be around 3,000 RMB(~USD$450).
More information about Rep. Office, Please feel free to contact us if you need our assistance.
Tel: +86-571-28920935 ,28917739
Mobile : 13034209453
E-mail : info@hangzhourelocation.com |
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