Basic information
Item | Registration of incorporation of a resident representative office of a foreign (region) company | Category | Administrative licensing |
Statutory time frame | 7 workdays | Commitment time frame | 1 workday |
Implementing agency | Market Supervision and Regulation Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality | Category of the implementing agency | Authorized organization |
Timing of licenseprocessing procedure | Immediate processing upon receipt of materials | Procedure type | Window processing, online processing, courier processing |
Online appointment |
| Online processing |
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Acceptance criteria
Who we serve | Business corporations |
Classification of subjectmatter for legal persons | Incorporation alteration, starting a business |
Content of application | This administrative licensing applies to the registration of incorporation of a resident representative office of foreign (region) companies with the approval of the People’s Government of Guangdong Province and its authorized departments. |
Acceptance requirements
Aresident representative office of a foreign (region) company may be incorporated when all of the following conditions are met:
1. A name for the office pursuant to relevant regulations is in place;
2. Operating premises and facilities compliant with relevant regulations are in place;
3. A chief representative and a representative pursuant to relevant regulations are in place;
4. Its scope of business complies with relevant regulations; and
5. Where the incorporation of a resident representative office of a foreign (region) company must be reported for approval in accordance with the law, administrative regulations and decisions of the State Council, and has been approved by the relevant licensing authorities.
Processing procedures
Online processing procedure
Offline processing procedure
Application materials
1. Authorized person’s identity document (Shenzhen)
| Original document: 0
Photocopy: 0 Electronic |
Required |
2. Application for incorporation registration of a resident representative office of a foreign (region) company in China (Shenzhen)
| Original document: 1 Photocopy: 0 Paper/ electronic |
Required
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3. Approval documents of a competent government agency (Shenzhen)
| Original document: 1 Photocopy: 0 Paper |
Required
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4. Notarized certificate of domicile and certificate of legal operation of the foreign company for a period of more than two years, articles of association or organizational agreement of the foreign company (Shenzhen) | Original document: 1 Photocopy: 0 Paper |
Required
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5. Notarized document of authorization or certification of an authorized signatory issued by a foreign (region) company (Shenzhen) | Original document: 1 Photocopy: 0 Paper |
Required
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6. Notarized appointment letter and identity document of the chief representative and the representative of the foreign (region) company (Shenzhen) | Original document: 1 Photocopy: 0 Paper |
Required
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7. Resumé of the chief representative and the representative (Shenzhen) | Original document: 1
Photocopy: 0 Paper |
Required
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8. Notarized certificate of creditworthiness issued by a financial institution that has business relations with the foreign (region) company (Shenzhen) | Original document: 1 Photocopy: 0 Paper |
Required
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Service windows
Comprehensive Service Window of Market Supervision and Regulation Bureau of Shenzhen Administrative Service Hall
Add: Window 8-20, East Hall, Administrative Service Hall, 1/F, Area B, Fuzhong Road 3, Futian District, Shenzhen
Tel: (86-755) 12315
Office hours: 9 a.m.-12 p.m., 2-5:45 p.m., Monday to Friday (except national statutory holidays)
Buses:
1. 38, 41, 60, 64, 107, 123, 232, 234, 235, 236, 374, 398, B686, E18, K578, M390, N9 , Peak-time Bus 19, Civic Center Stop
2. 34, 38, 60, 64, 71, 76 Interval Line, 235, 371, 373, 374, M347, M390, Peak-time Bus 4, Peak-time Bus 19, Civic Center East Stop; B709 stops at Fuzhong Road 3 on the north side of China Phoenix Building and on the south side of Noble Center, which is not the aforementioned stop
Metro:
1. Line 2 (Exit E) or Line 4 (Exit B), Civic Center Station
2. Line 3 or Line 4, Children’s Palace Station, Exit D, A1, A2
3. Line 2 or Line 3, Futian Station (the nearest Exit 15 is not open yet); please note that the walking distance from this station is approximately three times the walking distance from the Civic Center Station
