Sunday, September 8, 2019

Guangzhou Investment Environment,Company Registration In Guangzhou

Guangzhou Investment Environment

Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, is a national historical and cultural city, an international business center and an integrated transport hub.
As China's southern gateway, it is located in the geometric center of the Asia-Pacific area, adjacent to the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Macao. Spreading over 7,434 square kilometers, it has a population of over 16 million. For more than 2,000 years, Guangzhou, known as the Millennial Commerce Metropolis, has always been China's most important trading port and was the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road.
With over 30 years of reform and opening-up, Guangzhou relies on openness to promote development and innovation, and has become an important transport hub, logistics and trade center in South China. As a core area for attracting international capital, Guangzhou has been transforming from Millennial Commerce Capital to Modern Commerce Capital.
In 2016, Guangzhou's GDP stood at 1.96 trillion yuan ($296.9 billion), with retail sales of consumer goods reaching 0.87 trillion yuan and foreign trade volume reaching 0.85 trillion yuan. Guangzhou's actual use of foreign capital reached $5.7 billion and overseas investment reached $5.28 billion. Guangzhou has formed an all-round, wide-ranging and multi-level opening-up pattern and become one of the most open and marketized regions.
At the end of 2016, the United Nations released two reports showing that Guangzhou is the world's fastest-growing mega-city and tops the list on UNDP's Human Development Index. In the Chinese Cities of Opportunities Report 2016 jointly released by PwC and China Development Research Foundation, Guangzhou ranked first again.
The main advantages of the investment environment in Guangzhou are as follows:
I. Well-equipped infrastructure
As a harbor city, Guangzhou Port's cargo throughput in 2016 reached 540 million metric tons and container throughput reached 18.85 million TEUs in, which ranked sixth and seventh in the world.
In terms of the airport, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is a hub for the Belt and Road Initiative. Handling more than 59.78 million passengers, it was the third busiest airport in China in 2016.
In railways, Guangzhou railway hub is one of China's four major rail centers.
In highways, Guangzhou is a national highway hubs and one of the most connected cities in the national expressway network.
As an information port, Guangzhou is one of China's three largest major communication hubs, a major internet switching center and exporter of international internet in the country.
II. Strong industrial base
Guangzhou is now home to 320 enterprise headquarters. The top 10 pillar industries are automobile manufacturing, fine chemical engineering, key equipment, commercial exhibitions, banking and insurance, modern logistics, new generation information technology, bio-medicine, new materials, new energy and energy saving, and environmental protection.
Guangzhou's industrial manufacturing and research and development (R&D) capabilities are second to none in China. In 2016, the added value of advanced and high-tech manufacturing industries increased by 6.6 percent and 7.5 percent. The service industry is growing with added value accounting for 68.6 percent of GDP.
By the end of 2016, 288 Fortune Global 500 companies had invested in Guangzhou, setting up 797 projects.
III. Sufficient innovation and entrepreneurship support
Guangzhou is home to two-thirds of Guangdong province's universities, 97 percent of national key disciplines and all national key laboratories.
Guangzhou is approved as a Self-dependent Innovation Demonstration Area and a Comprehensive Pilot Innovation and Reform Core Area. There are more than 120,000 scientific and technology innovation enterprises, 44 new R&D institutions, and more than 8 million square meters of space for high-tech business incubators. The daily average number of registered trademarks ranks first among sub-provincial cities.
Guangzhou Science City is approved to be among the first batch of Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Demonstration Bases. The city has many  institutions that can provide strong support and protection for enterprises and individuals. They include Guangzhou Intellectual Property Court, Guangzhou Intellectual Property Trading Centre, the National Trademark Brand Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base, the Trademark Examination Cooperation Center of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in Guangzhou.
IV. Wealth of institutional innovation
Guangzhou has been approved as a national service trade innovation and development pilot, a domestic trade circulation system reform and development pilot, a cross-border e-business comprehensive pilot area, a national market procurement method pilot as well as other reform pilots. This provides strong endogenous motivation for the city's institutional innovation in different areas.
Relying on the Nansha Pilot Free Trade Zone, Guangzhou explores the establishment of institutional mechanisms, which link up with international investment trade rules. A total of 209 innovation items have been created, 85 of which have been replicated and generalized in the province and the country. The market supervision of corporate information credit platform and other policies has a leading position in China that boosts economic growth and transformation.
V. Convenient government service
Guangzhou currently is focusing on creating a market-oriented, law-based and internationalized business environment and continues to enhance the level of trade and investment facilitation.
The government continues to deepen reform of administration simplification, fair regulation and effective services. A new list of administrative approval procedures was introduced, with 176 items streamlined in 2016.
Guangzhou has launched the "one-window" integration service, put fewer restraints on registration requirements for business entities, and made business registration available throughout the city.
The government has replaced a business tax with a value-added tax. In addition to reducing 52 administrative fees and eight government-managed funds, it also reduced the rate of four social insurances and one housing fund.
In 2016, more than 70 billion yuan was saved for enterprises in Guangzhou. The cost of pre-tax profits per 100 yuan of core business sales of industrial enterprises above state designated scale is 1.9 yuan and 2.9 yuan, lower than the average level of the province and the nation.
Trade facilitation has been improved with the construction of international trade "single window" 2.0 version. There are 13 modules: cargo declaration, declaration of the means of transport, cross-border e-commerce, information query, manifest declaration, international conference and exhibition, international express mail, logistics dynamics, logistics services, import and export licenses, enterprise qualifications, and payment and settlement. These cover businesses in 21 departments, including customs, inspection and quarantine, border inspection, maritime affairs, foreign exchange, taxation, and Hong Kong affairs.
The burden of enterprises has been eased because declaration fees for customs, inspection and quarantine, are exempt from "single window" charges. Also, the pilot work of exempting the lifting, shifting and warehousing costs of foreign trade enterprises has been better organized.
VI. Pleasant living environment
Guangzhou has improved the level of life service facilitation by creating a clean and neat, secure and orderly urban environment. The air quality is the best among China's five central cities and the average concentration of PM2.5 declined by 7.7 percent in 2016. Green coverage has reached 41.5 percent and the forest coverage rate is 42 percent.
Cantonese cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China, with a good reputation both at home and abroad, so there is a folk adage in China about "eating in Guangzhou". There are 10 international schools in Guangzhou, and many international medical institutions, catering enterprises, and religious sites. There are 52 museums and memorial halls, including the Guangdong Museum and the Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, and 19 public libraries. All of these bring convenient pleasure to investors who live in Guangzhou.

Company Registration In Guangzhou


To facilitate people who want to invest and set up business in Guangzhou, here is an introduction of Types of business presence in China: 

Before starting up a business in China, you have to know what are the options. Foreign Investors generally establish a business presence in China in one of five modes: Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise(WFOE); Representative Office; Foreign Invested Partnership Enterprises (FIPE); Joint Venture and Hong Kong Holding Company.

Wholly Foreign OwnedEnterprise (WFOE) is a Limited liability company wholly owned by the foreign investor. WFOE requires no registered capital and it's liability of equity , can generate income, pay tax in China and it's profit could be repatriate back to investor's home country. Any enterprise in China which is 100 percent owned by a foreign company or companies can be called as WFOE.

Representative Office (RO) is aLiaison Office of it's parent company. It requires no registered capital. It's activities would be: product or service promotion, market research of it's parent company's business, Quality Control liaison office etc in China. RO generally is prohibited to generate any revenue nor generating contracts with local businesses in China.

Joint Venture (JV) is a Limitedliability company formed between Chinese investor and Foreign investor. The parties agree to create a entity by both contributing equity, and they then share in the revenues, expenses, and control of the enterprise. JV usually been used by foreign investor to engage the so called restricted in areas such like: Education, Mining, Hospital etc.

Since March 1, 2010: Measures of Establishment of Foreign Invested Partnership Enterprises (FIPE) in China is taking effect. The regulation, which take effect since March 1, 2010, are known as the Administrative Measures for the Establishment of Partnership Enterprise in China by Foreign Enterprises or Individuals. There's no required minimum registered capital for a Foreign Invested Partnership Enterprise (FIPE) in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and rest cities of China

Hong Kong Company usually been used as a Special Purpose vehicle (SPV) to invest Mainland China. Hong Kong is one of the quickest locations to Incorporate a business. Although a HK company is not a legal entity in Mainland China (Mainland China and Hong Kong, See Wiki 1 country, 2 systems), lots foreign investors, especially investors from Europe and North America still chose to setting up a Hong Kong company as SPV to invest China.

After China's entry to WTO, most industries in China welcome foreign investment, WFOE setting up in China becomes the first option of foreign investment's entity structures instead of Rep. Office setting up in China. At the mean time, for tax purpose, effective licensing system etc more and more investors use Hong Kong as the holding company to invest China mainland, using this offshore company to hold their operations in China.

Business set-up in Guangzhou is a big project by itself, which requires financial and time commitments, business management knowledge and China expertise. Identifying a competent agent to manage the complex process will be a cost and time effective way to avoid potential pitfalls . Tommy China Business Consulting has direct connections in the local government

Since 2006, TCBC has been focusing on consulting services for our clients to invest in Guangzhou China. We are specialized in establishment of wholly foreign owned enterprises (WFOEs), setting up of offshore companies, trading services, tax minimization, Assist in obtaining government approvals and certificates for running business, negotiate and draft various legal documents provide legal advice, negotiate government officer for Land acquisition. Advising on formation of WOFE and business structures, managing and controlling WOFE in Guangzhou China, drafting privacy policies and structuring commercial transactions

TCBC will manage all aspects of incorporation to get you a business license in Guangzhou China. We offer a range of company formation services including helping you to set up:
-Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises (WFOE )
-Joint Ventures (Equity/Co-operative)
-Foreign Invested Partnership Enterprises (FIPE)


Contact Tom Lee for Company Registration In Guangzhou now.

Experienced Guangzhou English Speaking Chinese Attorney Lawyer From International Trade Boutique Law Firms In Guangzhou Offer International Business Related Trade Dispute Legal Services in Pearl River Delta Area( Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhaoqing)

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Foreign companies come in contact with the Chinese legal system the moment they decide to doing business with china


However, many companies find that they face many legal issue when sourcing from china .Tommy China Business Consulting partner with  International Trade Boutique  Law Firms In Ningbo China and has dealt with a large number of legal issues in international trade since its establishment.  In recent years, our international trade team has been especially active in international trade dispute settlement in china.

The rapid increase in international trade in China in recent years has created many business opportunities for foreign companies both selling to and sourcing from China. However, many companies find that the regulatory barriers facing a foreign company are the greatest disincentive from doing business in China.Tommy China Business Consulting has dealt with a large number of legal issues in international trade since its establishment.  In recent years, our international trade team has been especially active in anti-dumping, trade financing and international trade dispute settlement.

We can provide the following services to our clients: drafting various kinds of international trade contracts, assisting clients in planning and arranging import and export business in accordance with Chinese laws and international practices; international trade dispute negotiation, arbitration and litigation; advising on labeling, marking and other legal requirements on products imported into China, resolving consumer complaints and product liabilities disputes; designing contract structure, evaluating legal risks, drafting documents, handling governmental procedure and formalities and negotiating a deal regarding foreign-related construction contracting projects.
  

1. To offer legal advices and views related to International Trade business; 
2. To offer legal advices related to local International trade laws, regulations and policies; 
3. Due diligence or basic registration file investigation of partners and/or suppliers;
4. To act as a standing lawyer for enterprises related to International Trade;
5. To act for and on behalf of clients in the litigation, arbitration in China concerning
A. negotiation, performance, breach and dispute of International Sales / Purchase Contract; 
B. payment(s) of International Trade, such L/C, D/A, D/P, T/T etc; 
C. product transportation, including carriage of goods by sea, by air, by train and by international multi-transportation; 
D. products responsibility and insurance; 
E. other transnational arbitration and litigation.


One of our feature services is China debt collection.

Collecting a debt in China can seem impossible. Language and cultural barriers, foreign laws and customs, and sheer distance all impose serious challenges.

Since 1991, Tommy China Business Consulting has served as a trustworthy, nationally licensed debt collection agency, helping businesses collect unpaid accounts in China. With knowledge of collecting debts in a wide range of different industries, our experienced team of lawyer collects your debts quickly and effectively so you can receive the payments you're owed. 


Our lawyers have accumulated wide experience in international trade dispute settlement in Pearl River Delta Area
Picture: Pearl River Delta

The Pearl River Delta economic zone (PRD) is one of China's leading economic regions and a major manufacturing centre. It locates at the Pearl River estuary where the river enters the South China Sea. The zone is formed by 9 cities, namely Guangzhou (the provincial capital), Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Dongguan, four districts and counties of Huizhou and four districts and counties of Zhaoqing.

Contact Tom Lee  if you need English Speaking Chinese Attorney Lawyer From International Trade Boutique Law Firms In Guangzhou Offer International Business Related Legal Assistance Services Including International Trade Dispute,China Debt Collection Legal Services In Pearl River Delta Area( Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhaoqing)

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Tommy China Business Consulting Offer Third Party Quality Control Services In Pearl River Delta Area( Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhaoqing)

Computer quality inspection in China

Tommy China Business Consulting  partner with Chine Inspection, which is third  party quality control company founded by french,Bruno Gerber.  

Chine Inspection is a company that performs quality control in China and Taiwan. It was created in 2008 and its activity is divided into four areas:

       Inspections China
       Audits China
     Laboratory tests China
    sourcing Product From China

Our goal is to secure your imports and help you buy with confidence.
Our expertise in quality control is carried out in various fields of activity: electronics, printing, corporate gifts, toys, textile, foundry, etc ... We have a team of 48 inspectors, 42 in China and 6 in Taiwan, they are all certified and have a minimum of 2 years experience in their field. The management of Chine Inspection is carried out by four Westerners.
Our strengths:
       A strong and multicultural team made up of people from China and the West.
        A medium size structure that allows us to respond with speed and flexibility.
        Our knowledge of the Chinese market.

Our commitment:

We are an independent company that follows a certain set of ethics, and we are committed to ensuring that all employees comply with them. Our key commitments are


        Our integrity

       To refuse any gift or gratuity
        To respect the confidentiality of our clients
        Compliance with international standards by our employees

We are an innovative leading company based in Hong Kong that performs quality control in China. We have a team mixing Western and Chinese people and we are Implemented in all China. More than 900 importers, brands, e-retailers have taken advantages of our services. We are focusing on technology and we are the first company to offer Real Time Video Inspection through our Online Platform.                                                                                   
Manufacturing audit China

Factory Audit

Factory audit checks the production equipment and performances of the companies. This provides an overall picture of the factory with complete information on the management system, the working conditions, the infrastructure and the quality process. 

Our auditors use ISO 9000 standards and check the following: 

1.      Profile of the factory and general information: name of the factory, of the director, contact information;
2.      Verification and certification of documents
3.      Management, employees, R & D, quality control, purchasing inspection, design inspection, product testing, storage capacity, inspections, test production
4.      Inspection of the facilities: offices, machinery, storage rooms, and production lines.

Chine Inspection puts a qualified auditor at your disposal to inspect your products according to recognized international standards (MTL-STD 105). We send you the audit report within 24 hours

Price:269 USD all inclusive per person/day



Social Audit

The social audit is your guarantee that the company is in compliance with social standards.
In accordance with international standards
Our audit report allows you to select your suppliers with a maximum of elements while meeting the SA 8000 standards of social responsibility.
Benefits of a social audit:
Work safely and in compliance with labor laws. Avoid a negative publicity campaign denouncing the working conditions of your suppliers. 

Chineinspection puts a qualified auditor at your disposal to inspect your products according to recognized international standards (MTL-STD 105). We send you the audit report within 24 hours.

Chine Inspection puts a qualified auditor at your disposal to inspect your products according to recognized international standards (MTL-STD 105). We send you the audit report within 24 hours.

Price: 269 USD all inclusive per person/day


Initial Production Check


Initial production inspection is key before starting production; it ensures that the factory has the capacity to perform your specifications correctly. We verify the techniques, production equipment, raw materials, components and management of your supplier. We make sure that all elements of your order are in line to proceed smoothly.
Benefits of the initial production inspection:
 Detecting production problems immediately.
 Correcting defects early in the production process to save time.
Chine Inspection puts a qualified inspector at your disposal to inspect your products according to recognized international standards (MTL-STD 105). We send you the inspection report within 24 hours.
Price269 USD all inclusive per person/day


During Production Check
problem1Inspection during production checks the processes and production capacity of the manufacturer as well as the product quality. It allows you to modify certain defects and avoid delivery delays. Finished or packaged products are inspected when at least 20% of your production is ready.


Chine Inspection puts a qualified inspector at your disposal to inspect your products according to recognized international standards (MTL-STD 105). We send you the inspection report within 24 hours.

Price: 269 USD all inclusive per person/day

Pre-shipment inspection


Pre-shipment inspection takes place when the status of your order represents 80% to 100% of the production. It takes place at the production site before loading product into containers. In accordance with your specifications, our inspectors conduct an inspection of all the main points of your product: quality, weight, measurements, colors, packaging, and barcode. We check that your production meets your specifications.
Benefits of pre-shipment inspection:
  •  Knowing the percentage of products with defects.
  •  Checking to see if you need to make changes to the products.
  •  Paying your supplier when you have the assurance that the products meet your specifications.
Chine Inspection puts a qualified inspector at your disposal to inspect your products according to recognized international standards (MTL-STD 105). We send you the inspection report within 24 hours.
Price:269 USD all inclusive per person/day


Container Loading Check


Container loading inspection is the final step to ensure that all products being shipped are in compliance and properly packaged. The inspector verifies the quantity, quality and the entire loading process of your products.

He inspects the condition of the container, making sure it is clean, well sealed and waterproof.

 Benefits of container loading inspection:
       Last inspection to verify that the quantities loaded are correct.
      Checking the presence of seals on the container.

Chine Inspection puts a qualified inspector at your disposal to inspect your products according to recognized international standards (MTL-STD 105). We send you the inspection report within 24 hours.

Price:  269 USD all inclusive per person/day


Production monitoring

This is permanent monitoring of your production thanks to the presence of an inspector who visits the factory on a daily basis. Every day you will be given an inspection report on precise production progress.

 Benefits of production monitoring:

  •  You know the exact status of your production at any time.
  •  The inspector is in daily contact with the factory and in perfect control of your products and supply chain.
  •  The inspector can quickly detect defects and have changes made.
You receive detailed inspection reports every day.

When to undertake production monitoring?

Production monitoring may begin after the initial production inspection. It can be performed throughout the manufacturing process.

Our rate:  269 USD all inclusive per person/day.



Lab testing and Certifications

 

Your products must comply with international standards and follow the regulations that are in effect. We work with different certified laboratories that conduct chemical, mechanical, metallographic, and corrosion tests, as well as failure analysis and raw material inspection. Our inspectors can collect your samples directly on your production site.

The tests: Each country has its own rules and standards. Certain products must follow several guidelines, inscriptions or labeling.

Here are the main ones:
·        Inscrition CE
·        EMC
·        Low power electrical appliances
·        REACH
·        RoHS
·        WEE
·        Inscription NF
·        UL Certification
·        Inscription FFC
·        GOST inscription
·        Australia-New Zealand C-Tick
·        Inscription CC for China (Chinese
             compulsory Certification)

Price:   They depend on the tests, please contact us by email..


REACH-Chemical Compliance

SVHC and restricted substances


REACH is a regulation of the European Parliament on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals. It went into effect on June 1st 2007 and modernized the European Union’s former regulatory framework on chemical products. The objectives of REACH are to ensure a high level of protection of human health and of the environment against the hazards of chemicals, the promotion of alternative testing methods, and the free circulation of substances on the internal market.

Improving competitiveness and innovation are also part of these objectives. REACH aims to remove the most dangerous chemicals and to have manufacturers assess and manage the risks posed by chemicals.

REACH Tests
Chineinspection works with a large network of laboratories to conduct physicochemical, toxicological and eco-toxicological testing, as well as testing for environmental improvement, testing of residues, of testing services and of analysis services.
Various tests:
  •  Services testing
  •  Analytical services testing
  •  Identification of the test substance services
  •  Similarity testing
  •  Determination of the physicochemical
  •  NMR Analysis
  •  QSAR and QSPR Services
  •  Design and optimization of toxicological and eco-toxicological tests
  •  SVHC Testing and Screening
  •  Testing Programs
  •  Related Services
  •  Registration Services
  •  Data sharing and compensation services
  •  Classification, labeling and packaging services (CLP)


RoHS Electrical Components Testing


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RoHS stands for "Restriction of use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment." The European RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC) aims to restrict the use of six hazardous substances. It applies to all electrical and electronic equipment manufactured and imported in the EU.

Substances concerned

No products containing these substances may be commercialized in the EU:
  •  Hexavalent chromium
  •  Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
  •  Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
The highest concentrations of these substances are 0.1% by weight of homogeneous material, except for cadmium, where the limit is 0.01%.

Equipment concerned

Chine Inspection works with a network of laboratories that perform ROHS tests if you work with any of the product categories specified in the European WEEE directive:
  •  Large household appliance
  •  Small household appliances
  •  IT and telecommunications equipment
  •  Consumer equipment
  •  Electrical and electronic tools
  •  Outils électriques et électroniques
  •  Added in 2010: Equipment dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields, and equipment for the production, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1000 volts for alternating current and 1 500 volts DC, except in special cases (large stationary industrial tools or large scale stationary installations).
  •  Toys, leisure and sports equipment
  •  Vending Machines
  •  Equipment located on offshore drilling platforms (see revised directive)
  •  Photovoltaic modules (see revised directive)
Since July 2012, the number of appliances involved has been expanded and eco-design is encouraged, meaning the selective sorting and recycling of certain components rather than their disposal



Picture: Pearl River Delta


The Pearl River Delta economic zone (PRD) is one of China's leading economic regions and a major manufacturing centre. It locates at the Pearl River estuary where the river enters the South China Sea. The zone is formed by 9 cities, namely Guangzhou (the provincial capital), Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Zhongshan, Dongguan, four districts and counties of Huizhou and four districts and counties of Zhaoqing.




Our 48 inspectors can conduct inspections anywhere in China. Our coverage zone is indicated in green on the map; transportation is included in our rates when travel is no more than 1 ½ hours outside major cities in the zone.