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Representative Office (RO) is established by foreign
companies to engage in business liaisons, quality control, product promotion,
market research, exchange of technology and other permitted activities in
China.
Guangzhou Representative
Office Registration-Features of a Representative Office in Guangzhou
Legal status and
Business scope of Guangzhou representative office
The Representative Office has no qualification of a legal
entity, is not allowed to directly engage in operational activities, as shown
in the Business License of ROs, that a RO should not engage in direct
operational activities, such issue invoices on its own, remitting outward,
signing sales or purchase contracts, or receiving income from services
performed but may act as business liaison, product promotion, market research,
exchange of technology for its parent company.
Name of Guangzhou
representative office
The name of the Representative office should be in the form
of "Name of the Enterprise + Name of the City + Representative Office (or
Office)".
Min-registered
capital of Guangzhou representative office
No requirement on the capital for the establishment of a RO
Financial services
for Guangzhou representative office
The RO may open account in bank and accept the payment from
the parent companies overseas. However, the remittance can only be used for the
day-to-day expenses. They are not allowed to open L/C account in bank and to
accept other more extensive financial services
Business Address of
Guangzhou representative office
The business address must be located in commercial buildings
approved by the government.
Hire staff for
Guangzhou representative office
Cannot employ the staff directly, which must be processed
through a third-party intermediate agencies with relevant qualifications.
Guangzhou
Representative Office Registration-Documents Required For Application
Below are the documentation of Foreign Representative Office
setting up in Guangzhou, Item 1-5 should be prepared before coming to
Guangzhou:
1 Certificate of Incorporations or Equivalent document
certified by Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate overseas.
1 Bank Reference Letter from investor's bank to declare a
good standing.
A brief summary of the operations and business of the parent
company, such as the principal business activities, registered address, contact
phone number, fax, name of the parent company; director of parent company's
passport copy
China Chief Representative: Resume; 6 photos [2 inch size] ;
passport copy.
If there are Representatives to be stationed in Guangzhou in
addition to the Chief Representative, the resume, 2 pictures, passport copy;
2 original leasing contracts of the office premise to be
used by the Representative Office; the lease term should be at least 12 months;
the lease contract should be register in building administer department.
Guangzhou
Representative Office Registration-Registration and Post-registration
Procedures
(A) Pre-registration procedures for Guangzhou representative
office
Before commencement of registration procedures stated in
Sections 2 and 3 stated below, all the documents and information listed above
must be ready.
- Registration Procedures for Guangzhou representative office
- The first step is to apply for registration with the local
Administration for Industry and Commerce in Guangzhou. Once the application is
approved and the Business Registration License issued, the post-registration
procedures listed in Section 3 need to be performed.
(B) Post Registration Procedures for Guangzhou representative
office
1) Upon issuance of the Registration Certificate, we will
then perform the post-establishment registration procedures, including:
2) Apply for Registration Certificate with State
Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC)
3) Chops made by
Public Security Bureau (PSB)
4) Apply for
Organization Code License by Technical Supervision Bureau (TSB)
5) Register with Local
Taxation Bureau
6) State
Administration of Foreign Exchange registration (SAFE)
7) Open Foreign
Currency and RMB bank account
8) Register with
Statistical Bureau
9) Value Added
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