Registration of Overseas Enterprises Starting Production and Business Activities within China

2025-04-17

The registration authority concerned shall conduct a format review of the application materials. In the case where the application materials are confirmed to be complete and comply with the legal format, the application for registration shall be processed immediately. If immediate registration is not possible, the registration must be completed within three working days. In complicated cases, this period may be extended by an additional three working days with the approval of the official in charge of the registration authority. If the submitted materials are incomplete or not in the prescribed format, the registration authority shall inform the applicant at once of the necessary supplements or corrections. (Source: Article 19 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Registration Administration of Market Entities)

1. An Application for Registration (Recordation) by Overseas Enterprises Engaging in Production and Business Activities in China

2. The approval documents (licenses) from the relevant authorities

3. The legal commencement certificates of the overseas enterprise

4. An introduction letter from the Chinese partner entity

5. A project contract

6. The credit certificate of the overseas enterprise

7. A letter of appointment for the individual in charge issued by the chairperson or general manager of the overseas enterprise

8. A capital verification report

9. Articles of association of the overseas enterprise; a list of board members

10. The document for the legal use of domicile (business premises)

11. A Commitment Letter for Registration Notification of Market Entities in Beijing


Legal processing time: six working days

Guaranteed processing time: within the same day

Application and acceptance: within the same day

Review and decision-making: within the same day

Issuance and delivery: within the same day

Definition of the guaranteed processing time: It refers to the period for the "review and decision-making" process among all procedures.

I. Offline Application

1. Beijing Municipal Administrative Center Government Service Center

Office Hours

Working days: 09:00-17:00, {Extended service hours on working days: 08:30-09:00, 17:00-17:30, Saturdays: 09:00-13:00 (Except for statutory holidays. Appointment required for extended service hours.)}

Address

Zone 2 (southeast corner), 48 Xinhua East Street, Tongzhou District, Beijing Municipality

Contact Number

+86-10-8640-9127; sharing an office area with the Tongzhou District Government Service Center

2. Beijing Government Service Center

Office Hours

Working days: 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00 {Extended service hours on working days: 08:30-09:00, 17:00-17:30, Saturdays: 09:00-13:00 (Except for statutory holidays. Appointment required for extended service hours.)}

Address

1 West Third Ring South Road (southwest corner of Liuliqiao), Fengtai District, Beijing Municipality

Contact Number

+86-10-8915-0001

II. Online Application

https://ect.scjgj.beijing.gov.cn

Decision of the State Council on the Cancellation and Adjustment of Administrative Examination and Approval ItemsDecision of the State Council on Establishing Administrative Licensing for Administrative Examination and Approval Items Needed to Be RetainedRegulations of the People's Republic of China on the Registration Administration of Market Entities

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