Procedures

Documentation

Authority

Time

Fees

1

Company Seal Engraving

• Original copy of Business License and its photocopy
• Molds of seals (company seal, financial seal and contract seal)
• Photocopy of the Certificate of Approval£¬£¨2copies£©
• ID card of transactions

Public Security Section of the TEDA Public Security Bureau
Address: F2 of Area A, TEDA Investment Service Center
Tel: 25201933

On spot procedure
Finished the next day after application

180-240 RMB Yuan/chop
English version attached

2

Enterprise Legal person Code

• Company stamp
• Duplicate of Business License and its photocopy
• Original copy of the Certificate of Approval and its photocopy
• Pre-reserved Enterprise Code
• Photocopy of the Identification Certificate of the legal representative (in case of non-original the Company stamp shall be attached)
• Application Form

TEDA Quality and Technology Inspection Bureau

Address:
F1 of Area B, TEDA Investment Service Center
Tel: 25201148

3 working days

108 RMB Yuan (148 RMB Yuan for card)

3

Registration of Foreign Exchange

• Duplicate of Business license and its photocopy
• Original copy of the Certificate of Approval and its photocopy
• Approval issued by TEDA Administrative Commission
• Photocopies of the contract and articles of association
• Company seal
• Original copy of Enterprise Legal Entity Code and its photocopy
• Go to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange first for the Certificate of Exchange Registration and the Notice for Opening Exchange Account (including capital account and balance account), then go to the relevant bank in TEDA for account-opening

Tanggu Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange

Address:
F1, People¡¯s Bank, 47#, 1st Avenue, TEDA (on the west side of TEDA Hospital)
Tel: 25329018-8096

5 working days

Free

4

State
Tax Registration

• Business License
• Certificate of Approval
• Enterprise Contract
• Articles of Association
• Feasibility Study Report
• Approval issued by TEDA Administrative Commission
• List of the board of directors
• ID card of the legal representative
• Investment Proposal
• Notarized Certificate of Registered Address ( e.g. land-using contract, workshop leasing contract)
• Certificate of Bank Account ( basic account, state tax bureau account)
• Form of the Business Location of Enterprises in TEDA issued by the Industry and Commerce Administrative Bureau
• State Tax Registration Form ( may be obtained at the State Tax Bureau)
• Company seal
• Seal of the legal representative
• Finance seal
• (Notariztion process for registered location:
  copies of Business license, copy of Legal Rep Person, Property Right Certificate for Leasing Contract, Authorized Letter etc.)

TEDA Taxation Center
No.33 or No. 34 window

Address:
F1 of Area A, TEDA Investment Service Center

Tel:25201155

Note:
Tax registration should be finished within 1 month after attaining Business License. Tax should be declared every month afterwards.

5 working days

(certificate issued on each Friday)

free

Notarization fee for Lease Contract should be 3¡ë of the total rent, with a minimum of 200 RMB.

TEDA Notary
Office  at 5th Floor of TEDA Library Record Hall)

Tel: 25203327/3310

5

Local Tax
Registration

• Original copy of the Certificate of Enterprise Legal Entity Code and its photocopy
• Duplicate B of the Certificate of Approval and its photocopy
• Original copy and duplicate of Business License and their photocopies
• Registered Address ( original copy and photocopy of the Certificate of Title of the Business Location or Lease Agreement)
• Invoice of house-leasing fee and its photocopy
• Photocopy of representative¡¯s ID card
• Photocopy of License of Opening Basic Account
• Articles of Association\Agreement
• Member List of the board of directors
• Certificate of Tax Payment Account issued by the  the TEDA Avenue Sub-branch of the Tanggu Branch of BOC

TEDA Taxation center

Address:
F1 of Area A, TEDA Investment Service Center

Tel:25201205

7 working days

certificate issued on each Friday

44RMB Yuan

6

Opening a bank account

¡îForeign Exchange Account

Duplicate of Business License and its photocopy; Certificate of Enterprise Legal Entity Code and its photocopy; Photocopy of the Certificate of Approval; Record of Registration for Foreign Exchange; Notice for Opening Foreign Exchange Account issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (capital account, balance account); Company seal; Legal person seal; Financial seal; Form filling

¡îRMB Account:

Basic Account; General Account; State Tax Payment Account ( those with basic account in the TEDA Branch of ICBC are not required to open an account of this type)

Foreign Exchange Account, RMB General Account and RMB Basic Account can be opened at any bank in Tianjin,
State Tax Payment Account should be opened at  the TEDA Branch of  or the Everbright Bank or TEDA Branch of Bank of China£¨F1 floor, South Wing of Area-B, TEDA Investment Service Center£©

7 working days for a RMB Basic Account ( license shall be handled at the People¡¯s Bank of China)
Other accounts can be handled on the spot

Free
(60 RMB for the IC card of RMB Basic Account )

7

10-digit Code issued by the Customs

• Fill in Customs Declaration Registration Form according to the Customs regulations.
• Duplicate of Business License
• Duplicate of the Certificate of Approval
• Certificate of State Tax Registration
• Approval issued by TEDA Administration Commission
• Certificate of Capital Deposit issued by its opening bank (RMB account and foreign exchange account number, stated liquid capita, and at least 30,000 Yuan deposit)
• Certificate of RMB account and USD account
•  Both the original copies and photocopies of all the above documentation should be provided for Customs checking-up.

TEDA Customs

Address:
TEDA Customs Counter, 1st floor of the Customs Building, 3rd Avenue, TEDA

Tel: 65206019

3 working days

free

8

Customs Registration

• Registration Application Form
• Project Proposal Letter (for an equity joint venture) or Application Form for the Establishment of Overseas-funded Enterprise in China (for a solely-funded joint venture)
• Feasibility Study Report (Proposal for Investment for the solely-funded joint ventures)
• Contract
• Articles of Association
• Approval issued by TEDA Administrative Commission
• Photocopy of the original Business License
• Photocopy of the Certificate of Approval
• List of imported commodities
• Certifying documents of the availability of factory building or business site in TEDA
• Bank account number
• Seals (company seal, legal representative¡¯s seal)
• Other relevant documents required by the Customs

The Section of Examination and Approval of TEDA Customs

Address:
TEDA Customs Counter, 1st floor of the Customs Building, 3rd Avenue, TEDA

Tel: 65206020

3 working days

60 RMB

9

Enterprise
Statistics
Registration

• Photocopy of the duplicate of Business License
• Photocopy of the Certificate of Enterprise Legal Entity Code
• Company seal
• Form filling

TEDA Development & Planning Bureau
Inustrial Catalogue
Address:

1. 5,

TEDA Investment Service Center
Tel: 25202134

Non-industrial catalogue

1. 1

TEDA Investment Service Center

Tel: 25202149

On the spot

Free

10

Financial Registration

• Photocopy of the duplicate of Business License
• Seals (company seal and legal person seal)
• Other documents Required:
• Enterprise Land Occupancy (self-owned/ leasehold)
• Number of employees
• Initial registered overseas investment (should be converted into RMB )
• Filling up the registration form. (A list of the board of directors should be provided if a board is set up.)

TEDA Financial Bureau
Address£º
B-1,TEDA Investment Service Center

Tel: 25201215

On the spot

Free