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How to establish a WFOE in China? 如何在中国设立外商独资企业
发布时间：2024-10-30

When foreign investors desire to establish a Chinese company in China, there are two options, Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise and Sino-Foreign Joint Venture.

This article focuses on establish a WFOE in China under the current Foreign Investment Law,Company Law and their relevant regulations. 


当国外的投资者想要在中国设立公司，他们有两个选择，分别是设立外商独资企业或者中外合资企业。
这篇文章着重介绍依据现行有效的《中华人民共和国外商投资法》、《中华人民共和国公司法》及相关法律法规，如何在中国设立外商独资企业。



What is a WFOE?
外商独资企业是什么？


A WFOE is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China, it is a Limited liability company wholly owned by the foreign investor(s). 

WFOEs can be registered as one of three main types- 

1. manufacturing WFOEs; 

2. trading WFOEs- these businesses could be in consulting or other related services; 

3. consulting WFOEs- covering businesses in the trading, wholesale, retail or franchise sector.


外商独资企业是由外国投资者全资拥有的有限责任公司。
外商独资企业可以注册为三种主要类型：
1.制造业外商独资企业；
2.贸易外商独资企业-这些业务可能是咨询或其他相关服务；
3.咨询外商独资企业-涵盖贸易、批发、零售或特许经营领域的业务




What are advantages of a WFOE?
外商独资企业的优势是什么？


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

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

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

4. Control of intellectual property and human resources, as long as you work within Chinese laws;

5. For Manufacturing WFOE, no special requirements for Import / Export license for its own products;

6. Greater efficiency in operations, management and future development.


1.独立和自由地布局母公司的全球战略，而不必考虑是否有中国合作伙伴的参与;
2.能够正式开展业务，而不仅仅是作为代表处；能够以人民币结算并开具合法有效的发票;
3.能够将人民币收益换汇成美元汇往境外母公司;
4.在中国法律的范围内保护知识产权及劳动人事；
5.对于制造型外商独资企业，对自有产品的进出口许可证没有特殊要求；
6.提高运营、管理和发展的效率。




How to establish Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) in China?
如何在中国设立外商独资企业


Before Foreign Investors decide to set up a WFOE in China, they should check whether the business they are going to invest in China is subject to any restriction or not under currently the Special Administrative Measures for Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2021 Edition).


在外国投资者决定在中国设立外商独资企业之前，他们应该检查他们打算在中国投资的业务是否受到现行《外商投资准入特别管理办法（负面清单）（2021年版）》的限制。 

Needing materials of Application

1. The notice of pre-approval of enterprise name; 

2. Original articles of association;

3. Qualifications of all investors (the legitimate business setting up certificate or personal identity, their subject qualifications or identity of  natural persons should be provided together with the local notary notarized documents);

4. Assignment documents of legal representative andidentity documents;

5. Lease agreement;

6. Other required materials.


需要的申请材料：
1.公司名称预核准登记通知书；
2.公司章程；
3.投资者的主体资格证明或自然人身份证明；
4.法定代表人任职文件和身份证明复印件；
5.住所（经营场所）租赁合同/证明；
6.要求的其他材料。

Application process

1. The customer provides the original notarized certificate of passport and Chinese translation (if it is a translation company, each page needs to be stamped with the official seal of the translation company, and the copy business license of the translation company with stamped with official seal);

2. Scan and send all documents above to pre-approve the company name;

3. Send the registration materials to the customer, and after the customer's signature is confirmed, send them back together with the original passport/ notarized certification;

4. After the information has been collected and materials have been received from above steps, an online application for preliminary examination to China’s registration authority (Administration for Market Regulation) at the location where the company will be established will be filed. After approval of the online application, the application documents (some will be generated by the AMR system upon the approval of the online application) will be signed by the investor’s authorized representative. Signed and stamped application documents can then be submitted to the AMR for issuance of the Business License. Issuance of the Business License marks the formal establishment of the company.


申请流程：
1.客户提供护照公证原件及中文翻译（如为翻译公司，每页需加盖翻译公司公章，加盖公章的翻译公司营业执照复印件）；
2.扫描并发送以上所有文件用于预先批准公司名称；
3.将注册材料发送给客户，确认客户签名后，连同护照/公证证明原件一起寄回；
4.在收集信息并收到上述步骤的材料后，将向公司设立地的中国登记机关（市场监督管理部门）提交在线申请进行初审。在线申请获批后，申请文件（部分将在网络申请获批后由AMR系统生成）将由投资者的授权代表签署。然后，可以向AMR提交签名和盖章的申请文件以签发营业执照。《营业执照》的颁发标志着公司的正式成立。

After Registration

Once the WFOE has been established, several post-registration steps need tobe completed:

1.Carve business stamps (including the company stamp, financial stamp, legal representative stamp, invoice stamp);

2. Tax registration– including as general taxpayer;

3. Register with the State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE) and open bank accounts;

4.Record foreign trade operator with Commission of Commerce (CoC) (applicable if the WFOE will engage in import/export business);

5.Register with Customs (applicable if the WFOE will engage in trading business);

6.Record with SAFE for goods trading enterprise (applicable if the WFOE will engage in trading business);

7.Apply for electronic port cards for import / export (applicable if the WFOE will engage in trading business);

8.Open social security account and housing fund account.


外商独资企业成立后，需要完成一些注册后步骤：
1.雕刻印章/印章（至少包括公司印章、财务印章、法定代表人印章、发票印章）;
2.税务登记–包括作为一般纳税人（如适用）;
3.在国家外汇管理局（SAFE）注册并开设银行账户（至少包括基本账户、资本账户+网上银行）；
4.在商务委员会（CoC）备案外贸经营者（适用于外商独资企业将从事进出口业务的情况）；
5.向海关登记（适用于外商独资企业将从事进出口业务的情况）；
6.备案货物贸易企业外汇管理局（适用于外商独资企业从事进出口业务的情况）；
7.申请电子口岸卡进行进出口（适用于外商独资企业从事进出口业务的情况）；
8.开设社保账户和住房公积金账户。