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Change of Registered Address for Beijing WFOE(New District) - Procedures and Fees

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Fees and Procedures for Change of Registered Address for Beijing WFOE



Unless otherwise indicated, the WFOE mentioned in this quotation refer to a limited liability company formed and registered in Beijing, China in accordance with the China Company Law and the related regulations and wholly owned by one or more foreign companies or individuals. 


Summary 


The quotation applies to situations where a WFOE registered in Beijing intends to relocate its registered office to a new district of Beijing and that no special licence or permit or other change is required.

Our fees for handling the change of registered address for a WFOE in Beijing, China are RMB15,000 up and our fees cover the services listed in Section 1(1) of this quotation. Our service fees, however, do not include the payment of official change filing charges.

The materials required include tenancy agreement, photocopies of property ownership certificate, photocopy of business license/identity card of the landlord, registered office address proof signed by the landlord, incorporation certificates of the WFOE and others. A list of the materials is detailed in Section 3 of the quotation.

The whole process for the change of registered address for a WFOE in Beijing, China takes around 8 to 10 weeks. It should however be noted that most of the procedures are subject to approval granted by the government departments and therefore some of the procedures may take longer than expected. 

If special licence or permit or other extra change is required, we may need to adjust our fees and the time required may need to be extended accordingly. 


1.       Change Cost

(1)      Our Service Fees

Our fees for handling the change of registered address for a WFOE in Beijing, China is RMB15,000 up. In particular, our fees cover the following services:

(1)  Preparation of change application documents;
(2)  Application for the change registration with BAMR;
(3)  Application for MOFCOM registration;
(4)  Application for the tax deregistration with current tax bureau;
(5)  Application for tax registration with competent tax bureau in the district where the new office located;
(6)  Application for change of foreign exchange registration particulars;  
(7)  Application for change of registered address with bank

If special licence or permit or other extra change is required, we may need to adjust our fees accordingly.

(2)      Official Filing Fees

The fees quoted in Section 1 (1) above do not cover official filing fees to be paid to different government departments and the official filing fees are estimated to be around RMB2,500, assuming no special license or permit is required.

(3)     Office On-site Inspection

There are cases that the Beijing Administration for Market Regulation (BAMR) may conduct an on-site inspection of the premise to be used as the business address by the WFOE. If the BAMR does require an on-site inspection, we can act for the client to attend the inspection for a fee of RMB2,000.

(4)      Translation Costs

Our service fees stated in Section 1 (1) do not cover translation costs for translating the documents prepared by you from English to Chinese or translation of registration documents from Chinese to English. If so required, we will charge an extra amount of RMB300 per page of A4 size paper for the translation services. In case the translation is done by client directly, we will charge RMB60-180 per page of A4 size paper as proof reading service fees.



2.       Payment Terms and Methods

Upon receipt of your order, we will issue an invoice to you for your settlement. We require full payment in advance.

If China or Taiwan official tax invoice is required, Value-Added Tax or Business Tax at the prevailing rate in the respective jurisdiction will be charged.


3.        Required Documents and Materials

The following materials are required for the purpose of change of registered address for a WFOE in Beijing, China:

(1)   One original Tenancy Agreement of the Premise to be used as registered office by the WFOE, the lease term shall be no less than 12 months;
(2)   One photocopy of the Property Ownership Certificate of the office with the signature and/or company seal of the owner;
(3)   One photocopy of ID card or Business License of the owner of the office rented with the signature and/or company seal of the owner;
(4)   Registered address proof signed/stamped by the owner; if the owner is a company, the proof should be stamped with the seal of the company;
(5)   Business Licenses (original and duplicates);
(6)   Articles of Association
(7)   Bank Account Opening Permit;
(8)   Organizational Credit Code Certificate;
(9)   Company Seal of the Beijing WFOE;
(10) Other documents or information temporarily required by registration authorities.


4.       Estimated Time Frame

It is estimated that the whole change process would take around 8 to 10 weeks, subject to the approval by the various registration authorities in Beijing. The table below shows the estimated time frame for each of the steps for the change.

Step

Description

Who is Responsible

Working Days

Preliminary

1

Preparation of new office related documents and materials

Investor

Investor’s schedule

2

Preparation of WFOE’s certificates and licenses

Investor

Investor’s schedule

3

Other documents

Investor

Investor’s schedule

Application for Change

4

Application for change of registration with BAMR

Kaizen

5-7

5

Application for MOFCOM registration

Kaizen

3

6

Application for tax deregistration with current Tax Bureau;

Kaizen

7-10

7

Application for tax registration with competent local tax bureau in the district where the new office located

Kaizen

7-10

8

Application for change of foreign exchange registration particulars

Kaizen

7-10

9

Application for change of registered address with bank

Kaizen

7-10

Around 8 - 10 Weeks


5.       How to Start

(1)  We will sign an engagement letter with you;

(2)  You pay the service fees to us;

(3)  You provide the required materials to us;

(4)  We prepare the application forms and relevant documents after receipt of required documents;

(5)  We deliver the documents to you for signing;

(6)  You return the duly signed documents to us;

(7)  We submit the documents to relevant government authorities concerned application and change of various certificates as stated in Section 4;

(8)  The whole procedures are completed and certificates are forwarded to you.

If you wish to obtain more information or assistance, please visit the official website of Kaizen CPA Limited at www.kaizencpa.com or contact us through the following and talk to our professionals:

Email: info@kaizencpa.com, enquiries@kaizencpa.com

Tel: +852 2341 1444

Mobile : +852 5616 4140, +86 152 1943 4614
WhatsApp/Line/Wechat:
+852 5616 4140

Skype: kaizencpa


Schedule 1 – Summary of Costs for Change of Registered Address for BJ WFOE

A summary of costs related to the change of registered address for a Beijing WFOE with no requirements of special license in Beijing, China are listed in the table below:

Item

Description

Amount

(RMB)

1

Service fees for change of registered address for Beijing WFOE (Note 1)

15,000 up

2

Official filing fees (Note 2)

2,500

3

Disbursements

500

4

Office address on-site inspection (Optional)

2,000

5

Translation fees (Optional)

TBA

TOTAL

20,000 up


Note:

1.      If special licence or permit needs to be updated due to the registered address change, Kaizen will handle the application and our fees will be quoted upon request.

2.      The government fees are estimated on the premises that no speical license or permit is required. We will collect it before the commencement of services and any shortfall will be billed after completion of the change.

3.      Item 4 to 5 will only be incurred if we are being engaged for such services.

4.      If Chinese tax invoice is required, a Value Added Tax and Surcharges of 5% would be applicable.


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