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Shanghai WFOE Register Instruction

Update Date:2016-3-11 8:52:45 Source:Tannet (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Views:687

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Shanghai WFOE Register Instruction, means the instruction for Shanghai WFOE Registery.

 

Characteristics of a WFOE

Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE), also known as Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE), is a limited liability company, the establishment of which is governed both by the Company Law of PRC and Law of the PRC on Enterprises Operating Exclusively with Foreign Capital.

A WFOE can engage itself in approved business activities and issue tax invoices on its own. It is a corporation and a tax resident. All shareholders of WFOE should not be Chinese nationals.

 

Advantages of WFOE

-Independence and freedom to implement the worldwide strategies of its parent company without having to consider the involvement of the Chinese partner;

-Ability to formally carry out business rather than just function as a representative office and being able to issue invoices to customers in RMB and receive revenues in RMB;

-Capability of converting RMB profits to US dollars for remittance to its parent company outside of China;

-Protection of intellectual know-how and technology;

-Full control of human resources;

-Greater efficiency in operations, management and future development.

New Investor’s parent company does not have to be established for more than 2 years while for Representative Office, it's parent company is required to have been established for more than 2 years.

 

Name of a WFOE

The name of the WFOE is governed by “Regulations on the Management of name of Enterprises”. Since WFOE is a limited liability company, its name should be in the form of “Name of City + Name of the Enterprise +Industry+ Company Limited “. Accordingly, a company registered in Shanghai will normally bear a name like: USCorp Software Development (Shanghai) Limited.

 

Shanghai WFOE Company registration Time

All the documents are ready, service enterprise: 40-50 working days

All the documents are ready, trading enterprise: 60-90 working days

All the documents are ready, manufacturing enterprise: 60-90 working days after getting pre-approvals.

 

Shanghai registered foreign companies registration process

Power of Attorney - advance payment - check names (Commerce and Industry Bureau) - articles of association, the feasibility study report - investment approval and approval certificate (ECA) - business license (Commerce and Industry Bureau) - Registration and production of seals, financial seal, legal representative, signet - organization code certificate (technical supervision) - tax Registration Certificate (IRD) - Foreign Exchange Registration Certificate (SAFE) - statistics registration (Statistics Bureau) - Finance registration Certificate (Finance Bureau)

 

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