2026-08-28
Every foreign-invested enterprise (FIE) in China must file an annual report between 1 January and 30 June each year through the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (国家企业信用信息公示系统, GSXT)...
2026-08-28
From 1 July 2026, eight Yellow River basin provinces mutually recognise foreign investors' principal-qualification certificates ("one certificate, eight provinces"). 自2026年7月1日起，沿黄八省区对外国投资者主体资格证明文件实行跨区域互通互认（"一证通八省"）。It applies to foreign investors already invested in one...
2026-08-28
A foreign-invested enterprise (FIE) in China can now complete its incorporation plus its first cluster of post-setup steps through a single integrated "FIE Opening One-Thing" (外资企业开办一件事) service covering licence,...
2026-08-28
Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in China report investment information through the business-registration and credit-filing systems under the Foreign Investment Information Reporting Measures.外商投资企业在中国通过企业登记与企业信用信息公示系统，依《外商投资信息报告办法》报送投资信息。Three recurring reports apply: an initial report at setup,...
2026-08-28
A foreign-invested enterprise in China can now be incorporated entirely online, from identity verification to the electronic business licence, without a single in-person visit. 中国的外商投资企业如今可全程网上办理设立登记，从身份核验到电子营业执照申领，无需一次到场。Overseas investors verify identity...
2026-08-28
Under the "one licence, one code" (一照一码) framework, a new WFOE receives a single unified social credit code covering registration, tax, social insurance, statistics and commerce reporting — no...
2026-08-28
The Enterprise Deregistration Guide (2025 Revision), jointly issued by SAMR and five other departments, is being implemented across localities in 2026 through simplified procedures, agency ("da wei") deregistration and...
2026-08-28
The six-agency 2025 Revised Enterprise Deregistration Guide aligns exit procedures with the 2024 Company Law, offering three routes: ordinary, simplified and "one-thing" joint deregistration.六部门《企业注销指引（2025年修订）》与2024年新《公司法》衔接，提供普通注销、简易注销与"一件事"联动注销三类路径。A foreign-invested company may use simplified...
2026-08-28
Under the 2023 Company Law (effective 1 July 2024), directors — not shareholders — are the statutory liquidation obligors, and a liquidation group must be formed within 15 days...
Deregistration / 注销清算, Tax Compliance / 税务合规
2026-08-28
The tax clearance certificate (清税证明) is the real gatekeeper of an FIE exit: without it the market regulator will not deregister the business licence. 《清税证明》才是外资企业退出的真正关口：没有它，市场监管部门不会办理营业执照注销登记。Two categories of taxpayer...