A Chinese representative office (RO) is an office of the foreign enterprise established in China for liasion with Chinese business and customers on behalf of its parent company.
A RO is not considered to be a seperate legal entity. It can no directly engage in operational activities. However, its parent company can enter into contracts with its supplier/ customers in China in its own name, but not in the name of RO. Therefore, before a foreign investor establishes it presence in China using wholly foreign owned enterprise, equity joint venture and cooperative joint venture, it could first set up a representative office to test the market.
Requied documents:
A) A copy of the parent company 's business licenses with the premise that the parent company has to have established for at least two years.
B) A original credit reference letter from a well known bank to the parent company.
C) A original lease contract for the Beijing representative office, the type of the address has to be for commercial purpose only
D) Each representatives' passport copy and a brief resume.
E) A signed application letter including the name, address, staff members' name, business scope, duration
F) Appointment letters for each representatives.
G) Authorized signatory letter from the parent company
note: the above all information should be provided in Chinese version, if using foreign language, please translate into Chinese and stamped by the translation company.
There are some limitations for the Representative Office in Beijing:
A) The representative office can not sign purchase or sales contracts or receive any payments for services.
B) The representative office can not issue receipts or invoices.
C) The representative office can only perform liasion work for the parent company
D) The representative office needs to file taxes based on its expenses.
E) The representative office can hire at max. 4 representative staff members.
Beijing Environment:
Beijing, the capital city of China, is the political and cultural center. The population of the city is over 20 million which means there is a huge potential market. It plays significant role in the high- level economic, science and technological and cultural exchanges. Beijing is well on its way to becoming a modern metropolis, with its transformation led by the Zhongguancun Science Zone ( CHina's "Silicon Valley"), CBD( Central Business District), Financial Street, Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, etc,. There are more than 160 countries have set up embassies in Beijing which provides you the most convenient environment for liaison work with your country. In Beijing, you can enjoy great commercial atmosphere and take a lot of advantages and opportunities for your success.
The format of the RO is :
country (or area) + parent company name + Beijing representative office
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