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 deregistration if it has no debts (or has cleared them) … Deregistering a Foreign-Invested Enterprise in China: Simplified, Joint and Mandatory Exit under the 2025 Guide and New Company LawRead more
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Voluntary Liquidation of Foreign-Invested Enterprises: From Shareholder Resolution to Deregistration
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 of a dissolution event. 依据 2023 年修订《公司法》（2024 年 7 月 1 … Voluntary Liquidation of Foreign-Invested Enterprises: From Shareholder Resolution to DeregistrationRead more
Tax Deregistration and the Tax Clearance Certificate for FIEs Exiting China: Liquidation Income Filing, Instant Processing and the Commitment-Based Tolerance Channel
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 are exempt from the certificate altogether and may go straight to … Tax Deregistration and the Tax Clearance Certificate for FIEs Exiting China: Liquidation Income Filing, Instant Processing and the Commitment-Based Tolerance ChannelRead more
Foreign-invested enterprises in judicial bankruptcy: a China exit playbook for insolvent FIEs
When an FIE is insolvent or clearly lacks the ability to pay, judicial bankruptcy under the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law is the formal path distinct from administrative simple/compulsory deregistration. 当外资企业资不抵债或明显缺乏清偿能力时，依据《企业破产法》进入司法破产，是与行政简易/强制注销不同的正式退出路径。 A debtor, a creditor, or a liquidation obligor can file; foreign-related … Foreign-invested enterprises in judicial bankruptcy: a China exit playbook for insolvent FIEsRead more
Simplified and Compulsory Deregistration under China’s New Company Law: an exit playbook for FIEs
The new Company Law (effective 1 July 2024) adds two exit tools: simplified deregistration (Article 240) and compulsory deregistration (Article 241). 新《公司法》（2024 年 7 月 1 日施行）新增两项退出工具：简易注销（第二百四十条）与强制注销（第二百四十一条）。 Simplified deregistration is for debt-free companies: if no debts arose or all debts … Simplified and Compulsory Deregistration under China’s New Company Law: an exit playbook for FIEsRead more
Dissolution & Deregistration of a WFOE
Closing a WFOE is materially harder than opening one; China offers two tracks — standard liquidation and simplified deregistration (简易注销) — plus a “one-window” cancellation linking the systems. 关闭 WFOE 远比设立困难；中国有两条路径——普通清算注销与简易注销，另有联通各系统的”一网通办”注销。 Standard route: resolve to dissolve, publish a 45-day creditors’ … Dissolution & Deregistration of a WFOERead more
Accelerated Capital Contributions and Post-Transfer Shareholder Liability under China’s New Company Law: A Risk Guide for Foreign-Invested Enterprises
Article 54 lets a creditor force early payment of unpaid subscribed capital once the company cannot settle a matured debt — no bankruptcy filing required. 第54条规定，公司不能清偿到期债务时，债权人即可要求未届出资期限的股东提前缴纳出资，无需先进入破产程序。 A distant contribution deadline in the articles of association is no longer a shield; … Accelerated Capital Contributions and Post-Transfer Shareholder Liability under China’s New Company Law: A Risk Guide for Foreign-Invested EnterprisesRead more