Every price we charge, on one page

Pricing Every price we charge, on one page Fixed fees, agreed before work begins Written scope before work starts Official fees passed through at cost Market entry & corporate Whether to enter China, in what form and at what cost, with the registration, trademark and ongoing compliance behind it. ServiceTurnaroundFrom Market Entry & Structure Advisory Commercial advice letter 2–3 weeks from US$900 Company Setup & Compliance Coordination Licensed company, chops, bank and tax registration 4–8 weeks to a licensed company from US$850 Trademark Strategy & Filing Coordination Clearance reading, class map, filing plan Strategy in days; registration 9–12 months from US$180 Annual Compliance Check & Company Deregistration Ranked exposure list and fix plan Check in 5–10 days; exit 9–12 months from US$350 Business Agency & Filing Support Documents obtained or lodged, with a written record 2–10 working days from US$180 Commercial advisory & contracts Contracts read line by line for their commercial terms and what they mean for your business; written commercial advice on a deal or a decision; and the documents and translations the deal needs. ServiceTurnaroundFrom Commercial Advice Letter A signed commercial advice letter 5–10 working days from US$1,000 Contract Commercial Review Before you sign Commercial advice letter with a clause-by-clause review table 3–7 working days from US$1,500 Document Notarisation & Apostille Notarised, apostilled and translated document set 5–15 working days from US$220 Certified Chinese and English Translation Certified PDF, hard copies on request 2–5 working days from US$45 / page Exhibitions, interpreting & negotiation Representation at trade fairs and exhibitions, interpreting at business meetings, and support at the negotiating table on your brief. Interpreters can be arranged for other languages; ask us for a quote. ServiceTurnaroundFrom Trade Fair & Exhibition Representation In person Representation at the event and a daily written record of meetings Booked to the event calendar from US$1,200/day Negotiation Support Interpreted negotiation sessions on your instructions Dates agreed on booking from US$1,200/day Business Interpreting Interpreted meetings and a written note of points agreed Dates agreed on booking from US$600/day Worked examples: services engaged together Most engagements combine services. These three examples are illustrative: each figure is the sum of the published floor prices above, and the fixed fee for your scope is set in the written quote before work starts. Negotiating a major purchase You have chosen a Chinese counterpart for a significant purchase, and there is a contract to negotiate and sign. Negotiation Support × 2 days Two days at the negotiating table, in person or by video, on your instructions US$2,400 Contract Commercial Review The contract that follows, read line by line against what was negotiated US$1,500 Illustrative combined floorfrom US$3,900 Negotiation first; the contract review checks that the paper says what the table agreed. Around two to three weeks, set by the meeting dates. How this runs for a capital-equipment purchase Setting up, protected and compliant You have decided to register a Chinese company and want the brand protected and the first year checked. Company Setup & Compliance Coordination Registration coordinated from structure to bank account US$850 Trademark Strategy & Filing Coordination Class strategy and clearance before the brand is shown in China US$180 Annual Compliance Check & Company Deregistration An independent health check after the first filing season US$350 Illustrative combined floorfrom US$1,380 Trademark clearance runs alongside the registration; the health check follows the first 30 June. Setup in 4 to 8 weeks; the health check in the following year. Exhibiting, then closing what it started You are exhibiting at a trade fair in China, or attending one to meet counterparts you have arranged to see. Trade Fair & Exhibition Representation × 3 days Three days at the event: representing, interpreting and negotiating on your brief US$3,600 Contract Commercial Review The agreement that comes out of the follow-up, reviewed before you sign US$1,500 Illustrative combined floorfrom US$5,100 The daily written records from the event set up the follow-up; the review comes when a contract lands. The event days, then review turnaround of 3 to 7 working days when a contract arrives. Travel and official fees are passed through at cost, as on every service. A programme is scoped and priced as one written quote; the consult fee is credited against it. Common questionsWhat don’t the prices include?Official, notary and government fees; other third-party fees; travel and accommodation where the work needs someone on site, agreed in advance; and courier and certified-copy costs. These are charged separately, at cost, with receipts.Do you bill by the hour?No. Every engagement is scoped and priced in writing before it begins, as a fixed fee, or for exhibitions, interpreting and negotiation as a day rate on an agreed number of days. Official and third-party fees, and travel, are passed through at cost and shown separately.Is the consultation fee wasted if I go ahead?No. The US$120 consultation fee is credited in full against any engagement you subsequently book. Know the price. Want the scope? Tell us the situation and we will tell you which of these you actually need, including when the answer is none of them. Book a consult · US$120 Credited in full against any service you go on to book.