Do you want to invest in Beijing but have no idea of how to establish a company?
Here is all you need to know.
Procedures and Scenarios
Online Inquiry
Visit the official website of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality to check relevant information about starting a business
Online Application
Log on to the Beijing Enterprise Registration E-window Service Platform
Fill in the information
On-site Processing

On-site materials review

Collect business license, official seal and tax materials

Process an electronic business license

Online Inquiry

Visit the official website of the People's Government of Beijing Municipality to check relevant information about starting a business

I found a detailed guide on how to set up an enterprise and I need to apply online at the Beijing Enterprise Registration E-window Service Platform.

I found rental information on Districts and Industrial Parks ,which will help me to choose a location for my enterprise.

The inquirys number of the Beijing Enterprise Registration E-window Service Platform is +86-10-1161-6611 and I will make a phone call to inquire about the registration process. (Inquiry services are provided in Chinese)

Hello! How can I help you?

Hello! I want to set up a foreign-funded enterprise in Beijing, how can I apply online?

You can finish all relevant processes at the Beijing Enterprise Registration E-window Service Platform, including submitting the application for a business license, carving an enterprise stamp for free, processing tax affairs, handling matters related to the "five insurances and one fund", and opening a bank account.

Click the "Personal Services" button to watch the video "Guide on Starting a Business" and follow the procedures to fill in your information.

If you have any problems with the social security policies in the registration, please call 12333. For problems with the housing provident fund please call 12329. For problems with taxation, please call 12366.

After the online registration is approved, you need to get your application materials approved at the district government service center where your enterprise is registered.

OK, got it, thanks!

  • 1. Log on to the Beijing Enterprise Registration E-window Service Platform and fill in the corresponding information about your enterprise (the website is in Chinese).
    https://ect.scjgj.beijing.gov.cn

  • 2. Enter the main menu and start to process your business license. You can choose whether to finish other related matters, such as free stamp carving, collecting invoices, paying the "five insurances and one fund" for employees, and opening a bank account at the same time.

  • 3. In the application for a business license (compulsory), you need to fill in relevant basic information, information on the investor(s), business scope, and main personnel, and upload the required supporting materials, including, but not limited to, the shareholder identity authentication and the enterprise certificate.

  • 4. Stamp carving (optional): You can choose to have your enterprise stamp carved during the registration process. At present, the People's Government of Beijing Municipality provides free services for stamp carving.
    ("Optional" refers to the option to apply for this service synchronously while registering a company online, or separately after the registration process ends.)

  • 5.Tax affairs (optional): You can choose to process your tax affairs during the registration process. You can fill in relevant information for tax registration and invoice collection. The information you submit will be jointly reviewed by related departments. You can log on to your account to check the processing progress and result at "My Business List" and download the receipt of tax approval.
    ("Optional" refers to the option to apply for this service synchronously while registering a company online, or separately after the registration process ends.)

  • 6.Payment of employees' "five insurances and one fund" (optional): You can choose to process the payment of your employees' "five insurances and one fund" during the registration process. If you have already hired employees, you can pre-register this service online.
    ("Optional" refers to the option to apply for this service synchronously while registering a company online, or separately after the registration process ends.)

  • 7.Opening a bank account (optional): You can choose to open a bank account for your enterprise during the registration process. Fill in the information on a contact person and then you can choose to open a bank account at the nearest bank. Make an appointment and the bank will phone the contact person to specify the processing time and inform the owner of what materials are required to open an account.
    ("Optional" refers to the option to apply for this service synchronously while registering a company online, or separately after the registration process ends.)

  • 8.Click the "Submit" button after all required items are filled in and wait for the pre-review.

  • 9.After the pre-review is approved (usually within 24 hours), you need to download relevant materials, have them signed and stamped as required by the checklist and guidelines, and submit these materials at the designated service window.

  • 10.Before the submission, investors or legal representatives/persons in charge who use a Chinese Resident Identity Card as their ID document type shall pass the real-name verification. Foreign shareholders shall provide their passport and a notarized identification document; other personnel shall provide copies of their passports.

My enterprise was registered in Haidian District so now I am here in the lobby of the Haidian District Government Service Center to submit the materials required by the checklist for review.

Hello, sir! How can I help you?

I applied for enterprise registration online at the Beijing Enterprise Registration E-window Service Platform and my pre-review was approved, so I am here to submit the materials for the on-site review.

Ok, please submit the required materials to me, including the Application Letter for the Registration (Filing) of Companies; articles of association; entity qualification certificates of shareholders or the identity document of the natural person; letters of appointment of legal representatives, directors, supervisors, and senior managers; certificate of lawful use of the domicile; capital verification certificate; verification document issued by the securities regulatory body under the State Council; photocopy of approval document or permit; and the Notification and Commitment Letter for the Registration of Market Entities in Beijing. If the materials and notary certificates are in foreign language, a translated copy in Chinese with the official seal of the translation unit shall be submitted and the translated copy shall be noted with "accurate translation" by the translation unit. Besides, a photocopy of entity qualification certificate of the translation unit is also required. Please hold on.

Hello, the submitted materials have been approved. Your business license, official seal, invoice, tax Ukey will be done in two hours. You can wait and pick them up yourself or you can choose to have them delivered by mail. After getting the business license, you can apply for an electronic version.

OK, I will wait and pick them up.I cannot believe how quick that was, I got my business license the same day I submit the materials. I am going to get my electronic business license.

Hello, would you like to apply for an electronic business license? If the shareholders are Chinese, the electronic business license can be directly downloaded from the "mini-program for electronic business license". If the shareholders are foreigners, the legal person shall be present in person. If the legal person cannot make it to the site, he/she shall sign the Confirmation Letter for the Downloading of Electronic Business License, and entrust a person to the site for application with the original and photocopy of the business license, the photocopy of the identity document of the legal person, and the original and photocopy of the identity document of the person entrusted.

Well, I am the legal representative.

OK, please hand in your passport and the original copy and a photocopy of the business license, and fill in the Letter of Confirmation of Downloading Electronic Business License.

Aright, can I get it today?

Yes, you can scan the "Electronic Business License" QR Code on WeChat or Alipay and download it later.

OK, thank you!

Addresses of Beijing Municipality and District Government Service Centers

  • Beijing Municipality Government Affairs Service Center: Service Window for Comprehensive Affairs, No. 1 West Third Ring South Road, Fengtai District, Beijing Municipality (southwest corner of Liuliqiao)

  • Beijing Dongcheng District Government Service Center: Service Window for General Affairs, No. 52, Jinbao Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Xicheng District Government Service Center: No. 13-17 Service Windows, 2F, Block D, No. 8 building, Xuanwumenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Chaoyang District Government Service Center: Service Window for General Affairs, 1F, No. 1 Xiaoyunli, Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Haidian District Government Service Center: No. 53-60 Service Windows, No. 29 Dongbeiwang South Road, Haidian District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Fengtai District Government Service Center: Service Window, 1F, No. 7 Nanyuan Road (the southwest corner of Muxiyuan Bridge on South Third Ring Road), Fengtai District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Shijingshan District Government Service Center: No. 1, 2, 3 Service Windows, 1F, No. 64 Shixing Street, Shijingshan District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Mentougou Government Service Center: Comprehensive Affair Window, F2, No. 72, Binhe Road, Mentougou District, Beijing

  • Beijing Fangshan District Government Service Center: No. 5-14 Service Windows, 2F, Tax Service Area, No. 38 Haotianbei Street, Changyang Town, Fangshan District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Municipal Government Center: No. 48, Xinhua East Street, Tongzhou District, Beijing(Southeast Corner) (Comprehensive Affair Window)

  • Shunyi District Government Service Center: Shunyi District, Beijing (Comprehensive Affair Window, F1, Courtyard 3,East Fuxing Street, Shunyi District, Beijing)

  • Beijing Changping District Government Service Center: No. 2-7 Service Desks for General Affairs, 4F, Building 4, No. 22 Longshui Road, Changping District, Beijing

  • Beijing Daxing District Government Service Center: Service Window, 1F, No. 3 Building, No. 18 Courtyard, Jinxing Road, Daxing District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Huairou District Government Service Center: Service Window, 1F, No. 53 Yanqi Street, Huairou District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Pinggu District Government Service Center: No. 16-18 Special Hall for Enterprise Establishment, 1F, Administration for Market Regulation, No. 13 Linyinbei Street (Information Building), Pinggu District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Miyun District Government Service Center: Service Window, 1F, Enterprises (Individual Business) Establishment Comprehensive Service Area, No. 285 Xindong Road, Miyun District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Yanqing District Government Service Center: Service Window, 2F, No. 60 Qingyuan Street, Yanqing District, Beijing Municipality

  • Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area Government Service Center: Service Window, 1F, Enterprise Access Service Hall, Podium of Yicheng International Center, No. 10 Ronghuazhong Road, Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area