Foreign-owned company registration process
| NO. | Item | Material needed and process | Related institutions | Time |
| 1 | Name approval | Naming->Apply online->Get "Name approval notice" | District and County Bureau of Industry and Commerce | 3-5 working days |
| 2 | Special approval before registration | At present, there are 14 major categories of pre-approval and 72 approval projects. | Health and Environmental Protection Agency etc. | 20-40 working days |
| 3 | Industrial and commercial registration | Provide registration application, company charter, legal representative identification, name approval notice, company residence certificate, etc. | Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce | 5-10 working days |
| 4 | Business license | ID card of shareholders | Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce | 1 working days |
| 5 | Crave stamp | Provide business license, legal representative identification and other materials to special section of the Public Security Bureau, after approval, the stamp will be craved | Public security bureau | 2 working days |
| 6 | Filing with Business bureau | Provide shareholder identification, house property certificate, business license and other materials | Bureau of commerce | 10 working days |
| 7 | Opening bank account | Provide approval certificate, business license, legal person identification, official seal,financial seal,personal seal of legal representative, etc. | Bank | 20 working days |
| 8 | Special approval after registration | Provide information such as application form, business license, company charter, business place documents, legal person identification | Food and Drug Administration etc. | 40 working days |
| 9 | Import & Export license | Business license, ID card of legal representative, bank license, etc.(Only for those who have import and export business) | Bureau of commerce, Custom etc. | 15-20 working days |
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