Plain-language guides, tied to the actual rules

Guides Plain-language guides, tied to the actual rules No filler, no scare tactics. Every guide links to the government regulation or primary source it’s based on and shows the date we last checked it. If the rule changes, so does the guide. Compliance The China compliance calendar: a foreign-owned company’s year, window by window Every recurring window with the date it opens: the combined annual report, the tax reconciliations, trademark renewal and non-use, licence renewals, the change-triggered clocks, the once-only 30 June 2027 capital deadline, and the annual obligations that do not exist. 10 min read Documents The Apostille for China: business documents, explained (post-2023 rules) What changed on 7 November 2023, which company documents need an apostille, who issues one in China and what it costs, the notary step, Hong Kong and Macao, and when legalisation still applies. 8 min read Answer What documents do I need to register a company in China? The shape of the file a foreign investor assembles, which items need notarisation and an Apostille, and why the Chinese rendering of every name should be fixed at the start. 6 min read Answer How long does it take to register a company in China? The registration steps a foreign-invested company goes through, and the three that actually set the timetable: home-country documents, premises and banking. 6 min read Reference The Chinese business licence, line by line Business scope, Unified Social Credit Code, legal representative, registered capital and the chop, each explained in the glossary with the Chinese original. 6 min read There are two guides at present. The answers listed with them take one question each, and the rest are in the answers library. Analysis is in insights, and the Chinese terms used across this site are defined in the glossary. Reading up, but want it applied to your case? Book a 45-minute consult. We map your situation to the right process, tell you honestly what is and is not possible, and give you a fixed fee. No obligation. Book a consult · US$120 Credited in full against any service you go on to book.