Company registration
Set up a foreign-invested limited company with a coordinated path from business scope and shareholder documents to licence, chops, banking, tax and FDI registration.
1–3 days
Possible licence issuance after complete acceptance
100%
foreign ownership possible in sectors not on China's negative list for Hainan FTP
6 steps
From scope planning through FDI registration
Registration timeline
A fast licence has little value if the scope cannot support your contracts, the bank will not accept the structure or tax onboarding starts late. We coordinate the sequence as one launch.
We translate the real business model into a workable Chinese business scope, check foreign-investment access rules and prepare name options.
Before filing
Shareholder, governance, capital, address and contact information are entered into the registration system for review and electronic signature.
Online submission
Once a complete application is accepted, the licence can be issued in as fast as 1–3 working days. Regulated activities and corrections add time.
Registration milestone
The official company, finance and invoice chops are arranged after licensing. Their custody and authorized use should be documented internally.
Corporate authority
We coordinate bank pre-review, account-opening preparation, taxpayer information and invoice setup. Bank timing and in-person requirements vary.
Ready to transact
The company completes the basic registration needed for foreign direct investment through its bank before capital and cross-border flows are handled.
Cross-border readiness
Foreign-investor document checklist
The exact list depends on whether the shareholder is an individual or an overseas company and whether the electronic identity-verification route is available.
Individual shareholder
Corporate shareholder
Capital payment timeline
Under China's Company Law (2024 revision), subscribed capital must be paid in within 5 years of company establishment. There is no minimum registered capital requirement for most industries.
June 2025 facilitation rules
For foreign-invested enterprises outside restricted areas, Hainan’s registration measures allow an overseas corporate investor to use a qualification-document copy plus an authorized recommendation letter. If the required authenticity commitment and agent identity verification are completed, notarization, authentication or an Apostille may not be required. Foreign individual investors using the fully electronic route may also qualify.
This is not a blanket exemption. Credit history, investor type, sector, issuing country and the selected filing route must be checked before documents are prepared.
Read the official registration measure ↗Pricing preview
We do not publish a misleading one-price-fits-all promise. Shareholder type, sector, address, banking and post-registration support change the work involved.
Scoped proposal
For a prepared investor with a confirmed address and banking plan.
Scoped proposal
For founders who want the entity ready for invoicing and capital.
Scoped proposal
For businesses that also need local substance and ongoing support.
Start with a practical plan
Tell us who the shareholders are, what the company will do in China, your preferred city and target launch date. We will return with a tailored document list and setup sequence.
General information only. Registration, tax, customs and banking outcomes depend on current rules and your facts.