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.
Hainan Setup is a privately owned business consultancy (Liebang (Hainan) Technology Co., Ltd.), registered in Haikou, Hainan, China. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or acting on behalf of any government agency or authority, including the Hainan Administration for Market Regulation (AMR), the Hainan Free Trade Port authorities, or any other government body.
All company registration, licensing, and filing procedures described on this website can also be completed directly with the relevant government authorities. Our service fees cover professional advisory, documentation, and administrative support only, and do not include government fees, which are payable separately to the authorities where applicable.
Hainan Setup 为民营商业咨询机构（猎邦（海南）科技有限公司），注册地为中国海南省海口市。我们与任何政府机构或部门（包括海南省市场监督管理局、海南自由贸易港相关管理机构及其他政府部门）均无隶属、背书、赞助或代理关系。
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Quick answer
Hainan company registration for a foreign investor is the coordinated process of selecting a permitted business scope and ownership structure, preparing shareholder and address records, obtaining the business licence, and completing the post-licence steps needed for banking, tax, invoices and foreign investment.
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. Our consultants guide you through the sequence as one launch. Our role is advisory: we prepare, review and file on your instructions; the authorities make all decisions.
Cross-border sellers need a dedicated path for WFOE formation, customs filing and any applicable EDI access; see our cross-border e-commerce company setup guide.
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 standard company, finance and invoice chops are arranged after licensing. Their custody and authorized use should be documented internally.
Corporate control
Our consultants assist with 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 published 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
from USD 2,500
For a prepared investor with a confirmed address and banking plan.
Scoped proposal
from USD 4,800
For founders who want the entity ready for invoicing and capital.
Scoped proposal
from USD 9,800
For businesses that also need local substance and ongoing support.
Prices are non-binding planning anchors in USD. Final fees depend on the confirmed scope. Government charges, translation, legalization or Apostille work, banking charges, rent, deposits, payroll, audit and other third-party costs are excluded unless expressly included in the proposal.
Full service scope
A workable China company needs more than an accepted registration form. The business scope must cover the intended revenue, the shareholder documents must be usable in China, governance roles must be clear, and the registered address must fit the activity. After the licence is issued, the company still needs chops, banking preparation, tax onboarding, record-keeping responsibilities and a controlled handover. Our service keeps those decisions in one implementation file so a fast filing does not create a slow operational problem later.
We start by mapping what the company will sell, where customers and suppliers are located, how money will move, who will manage the entity and whether any activity needs a separate permit. That fact pattern determines the filing sequence. We coordinate the administrative work, explain which decision belongs to the investor, and identify where a bank, tax authority, market-regulation office or other competent body makes the final decision.
What you receive
A written structure, business-scope, capital, governance and location plan with open decisions marked before filing.
A country- and shareholder-type checklist covering identity or corporate records, authorization, translation and China-use formalities.
Coordinated application information, articles, appointments, address records and signature steps for the selected entity.
Chops, bank preparation, tax onboarding, invoice arrangements, bookkeeping ownership and foreign-investment follow-up organized by dependency.
A controlled list of licences, seals, accounts, credentials, deadlines and responsible people so the company can operate after setup.
What we need from you
Products or services, customer type, contracting entity, expected invoices, hiring, imports, exports, data and regulated activities.
Shareholder documents, ownership chain, ultimate beneficial owners, directors, legal representative and authorized signatories.
A realistic registered-capital amount, contribution schedule, first-year budget and source-of-funds explanation for bank review.
Preferred city, address needs, target launch date, travel availability and any lease, staff or customer commitments already made.
How the engagement works
1. Initial fit check. Send a short description of the business, entity status, target outcome, timing and records already available. We use that information to decide whether this service matches the problem and to identify the few questions that materially change scope. A free first discussion is for scoping; it is not a legal opinion, tax opinion or promise that an authority or institution will accept the case.
2. Written scope and responsibilities. Before paid work begins, the proposal identifies deliverables, information owners, milestones, dependencies, fees, exclusions and the normal communication route. If the work may require a lawyer, tax adviser, customs specialist, translator, property provider, bank or another third party, that dependency is visible rather than hidden inside a general “full service” label. The client can see what our team will do and what still belongs to management or an external decision maker.
3. Document intake and gap review. We organize the records received and mark what is complete, missing, inconsistent, expired or awaiting confirmation. A document gap and an operating gap are not treated as the same thing: a missing copy may be collected, while missing people, premises, transactions or management activity may require a real business change. We explain the effect on cost and timing before the team continues down a path built on an unsupported assumption.
4. Dependency-based execution. Work moves in the order the facts and institutions require, not in the order that makes a progress list look busy. Each material checkpoint records the current status, question owner and next action. Management remains responsible for commercial choices and the truth and completeness of information supplied. We remain responsible for the consulting, preparation and coordination promised in the written scope.
5. Review before submission or commitment. Where the service leads to an application, filing, lease, bank interaction or recurring compliance process, the responsible client contact reviews the material assumptions and approvals before the relevant commitment. We separate “prepared,” “submitted,” “accepted,” “under review” and “approved,” because those states create different responsibilities. A receipt or institution response is retained where available instead of treating an internal task completion as proof of an external result.
6. Handover and continuing obligations. Completion includes a practical handover: what was delivered, what remains open, the next deadlines, who controls documents or credentials, and which events should trigger a new review. If the company needs a connected service—such as registration followed by bookkeeping, or premises followed by policy evidence—that next scope is explicit. The goal is a company team that knows what it has, what it must maintain and when it should ask for help again.
Pricing expectations
Scope depends on shareholder type, document origin, city, business activity, licensing needs, address, banking and the amount of post-registration support. We confirm the facts first and provide a written quote before paid work begins.
Use the pricing page for current starting points and included items. Government, bank, translation, legalization, address, licence or third-party costs are identified separately when they apply; they are not silently treated as included.
Connected services
Use this first when the structure, city or need for a China entity is still undecided.
Connect the new company to monthly books, filing and payroll from its first transaction.
Match the registered address and working space to real operating needs.
Assess incentives only after the industry and operating evidence are clear.
Frequently asked questions
Much of the planning and document preparation can be handled remotely. Electronic-signature, original-document, bank or authority requirements depend on the parties and institution. We identify likely in-person steps early, but the receiving institution controls the final requirement.
A straightforward business licence may be issued quickly after a complete application is accepted, but preparation, corrections, regulated activities, bank onboarding and tax activation add time. We provide a stage-by-stage timeline rather than presenting the licence date as the date the business is fully operational.
We explain the legal framework and model an amount against setup costs, contracts, hiring and the contribution plan. The shareholder makes the final commercial decision and remains responsible for the commitment.
Address support can be scoped when suitable for the proposed activity and city. Availability and acceptance must be checked for the specific property and business scope; an address is not automatically evidence of full substantive operation.
The company moves into seal control, bank preparation, tax and invoice setup, bookkeeping, employment and any sector-specific follow-up. Our handover plan assigns each item and deadline so the entity does not remain licensed but unusable.
Learn more
Start with a practical plan
Tell us about your business — a consultant will reply with a tailored setup plan and fixed quote.
General information only. Registration, tax, customs and banking outcomes depend on current rules and your facts.
Hainan Setup is a private consulting firm, not a government agency, and we do not represent or act on behalf of any government body. Our services are limited to business consulting and administrative support. All licenses, approvals and registrations are granted exclusively by the competent government authorities. Nothing on this page constitutes legal, tax or investment advice; policies may change and are subject to official publications.
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