{"id":2667,"date":"2025-12-29T03:09:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T03:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/?page_id=2667"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:37:49","slug":"china","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/china\/","title":{"rendered":"China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 70; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center;\" data-fontsize=\"70\" data-lineheight=\"77px\"><span class=\"fusion-highlight dark highlight1 awb-highlight-background\">Company Incorporation in China (Mainland) &amp; Bank Account Opening Requirements<\/span><\/h4><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>1. China Company Incorporation Requirements (WFOE \/ Joint Venture \/ Representative Office) \u2013 Within 3 Months<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Business structure options: WFOE (Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise), Joint Venture, or Representative Office.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 1 director (can be foreign).<\/li>\n<li>A legal representative (must be an individual; can be foreign or Chinese).<\/li>\n<li>A supervisor (cannot be the same person as the legal representative).<\/li>\n<li>Registered capital requirement varies by industry and location. Many cities have flexible minimum capital, but practical paid-in capital is often recommended.<\/li>\n<li>A registered office address in Mainland China (real\/commercial or approved virtual address depending on zone).<\/li>\n<li>Business scope must be clearly defined and approved by authorities.<\/li>\n<li>Company name must follow Chinese naming structure and be approved by AMR (Administration for Market Regulation).<\/li>\n<li>Articles of Association.<\/li>\n<li>Identification documents for all individuals involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Required Documents for Incorporation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Passport copies for foreign directors, shareholders, supervisor, and legal representative.<\/li>\n<li>Residential address proof.<\/li>\n<li>Chinese translation of passports (required in many cities).<\/li>\n<li>Proposed company name (3\u20135 options).<\/li>\n<li>Business scope description.<\/li>\n<li>Lease agreement for registered office.<\/li>\n<li>Articles of Association.<\/li>\n<li>Shareholding structure documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. Bank Account Opening Requirements in China \u2013 For NRA or FTN account within 1 Month<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal representative must often be physically present at the bank (mandatory for most banks).<\/li>\n<li>Company incorporation certificates issued by AMR.<\/li>\n<li>Company stamp\/chop set (company chop, financial chop, legal representative chop).<\/li>\n<li>Completed bank application forms.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of registered address (lease + verification).<\/li>\n<li>Business plan and explanation of activities.<\/li>\n<li>KYC documents: contracts, invoices, supplier\/customer details.<\/li>\n<li>Phone number in China (often required for banking SMS verification).<\/li>\n<li>Tax registration completed before account activation in some districts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Documents Typically Required by Banks<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Business License (Unified Social Credit Code certificate).<\/li>\n<li>Articles of Association.<\/li>\n<li>Company chops (official seals).<\/li>\n<li>Legal representative\u2019s passport and presence at the branch.<\/li>\n<li>Directors\u2019 and shareholders\u2019 passports (copies).<\/li>\n<li>Residential address proof.<\/li>\n<li>Lease agreement and office verification documentation.<\/li>\n<li>Tax registration certificate (if required by bank).<\/li>\n<li>Business plan or financial forecast.<\/li>\n<li>Contracts or proof of counterparties (to justify business activities).<\/li>\n<li>Source of funds and source of wealth explanation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-animated\" style=\"--button_margin-left:900px;\" data-animationType=\"flash\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/contact\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">CONTACT US<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- \/wp:freeform -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2667","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2667"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2767,"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2667\/revisions\/2767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}