Hello Barber,

regarding the company registration procedure and the fees applicable when seeting up his company, I would recommend you the China Law Firm (http://www.chinalawblog.com that deals with these topics and that earns quite a good reputation these last years in the expat community regarding the establisment of foreign companies in China.

As regards the business you want to set up , have you any idea about the legal form of your future company ?
Roughly, there is three main legal forms through which you may invest in China:
1) The representative office
2)The WFOE ( Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise)
3) the Joint Venture (JV)

The choice of the legal form depends on different criteria such as your business field, your budget, business plan,etc.
I invite you to consult this article :http://www.ins-globalconsulting.com/blog/content/management-china that develops more deeply the points I put forward above.

Best regards,
Simon

 

Hi Barker,

I don't know how far you are with setting up a import-export company, im located in Shanghai.
I am working for a chinese company that has his own import-export business. Let me know if you need help.

Lee

 

Hi Barker,

I was working for a trading company in Shanghai. I suggest you to register your company in HK to avoid some certain taxes.

Let me know it you have more questions.

Ciel