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Start your business in Fujian

Hometown of overseas Chinese & front line with Taiwan

Xiamen, Fuzhou and Quanzhou have deep outward and overseas-Chinese-capital traditions, with mature cross-border and cross-strait economic channels for both going out and attracting investment.

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Entity Setup & Establishment Preparation

  • 01
    Name pre-check & industry determination

    Draft the name and check availability, determining industry classification and licensing requirements to reduce rejections.

  • 02
    Articles & governance documents

    Draft the Articles of Association, shareholders' agreement and director/supervisor appointment documents based on shareholding and division of roles.

  • 03
    Establishment filing assistance & licence collection

    Consolidate shareholder, legal-rep, supervisor and business-scope materials, and handle the industrial & commercial establishment filing and seal engraving.

  • 04
    Park & policy-channel matching

    Match your business to zones such as Xiamen and connect the relevant filing portal and policy-application path.

Compliant Address Services

  • 01
    Filed-address hosting

    Provide a compliant filed address usable for registration and mail receipt, satisfying the address requirement for industrial & commercial registration.

  • 02
    Government correspondence collection & forwarding

    Dedicated staff sign for and promptly forward letters from industry, commerce and tax authorities to avoid listing-as-abnormal caused by lost mail.

  • 03
    Address-anomaly prevention

    Monitor risk points such as address spot-checks and tax verification, and give early warnings with assistance to respond.

  • 04
    Anomaly clearance & relocation assistance

    After an address is flagged, help submit explanations and documents for clearance, or assist relocation to a physical premises.

Corporate Banking Support

  • 01
    Account-opening document preparation & appointment

    Organize business licence, company seal, legal-rep ID and operating-proof materials, and book the bank's on-site verification.

  • 02
    Online banking & signature facilities

    Assist with corporate online banking, UK key, signature card and reserved-seal application and activation.

  • 03
    Account change & closure assistance

    Handle changes to account name, reserved seal and online-banking authority, plus basic-account cancellation.

Bookkeeping & Tax Filing

  • 01
    Monthly voucher sorting & bookkeeping

    Collect invoices, bank statements, payroll and other vouchers, and maintain books under applicable standards.

  • 02
    Periodic filing for all tax types

    Handle VAT, corporate income tax, individual income tax and other filings to avoid late penalties.

  • 03
    Annual business report

    File and publicize the annual report on time to keep the entity in good standing.

  • 04
    Compliance reminders & alerts

    Track policy changes and filing deadlines, and flag incentive eligibility and risk items.

Trademark & Patent Strategy

  • 01
    Trademark search & filing

    Search for conflicting and non-registrable elements, plan classes and file the application to secure brand rights.

  • 02
    Patent mining & filing

    Identify patentable points, determine invention / utility-model / design type and file.

  • 03
    Brand portfolio protection advice

    Recommend a combined trademark, patent and copyright protection route based on your business (especially necessary for footwear, apparel, food and other industrial belts).

Corporate Changes & Orderly Exit

  • 01
    Registered-item changes

    Handle name, legal representative, shareholder, capital, business-scope and address changes.

  • 02
    Cross-district relocation

    Assist with the industry/commerce and tax migration and tax-clearance steps involved in moving across districts.

  • 03
    Dormancy, liquidation & deregistration

    Full-chain assistance with asset verification, tax deregistration, industry/commerce deregistration and bank/seal cancellation.

  • 04
    Revoked-to-deregistration

    For already-revoked entities, assist with tax and penalty settlement and transition into the normal deregistration process.

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Why consider Fujian?

Hometown of overseas Chinese & front line with Taiwan

Xiamen, Fuzhou and Quanzhou have deep outward and overseas-Chinese-capital traditions, with mature cross-border and cross-strait economic channels for both going out and attracting investment.

Vibrant private economy

Complete footwear, building-materials, food and foreign-trade supply chains with nearby support, letting you connect upstream/downstream right after landing.

Supported by the Xiamen Free Trade Zone

Cross-border trade, shipping and financial services have dedicated conveniences, giving foreign-trade and shipping launches a channel (subject to the latest policy).

What you need to know about operating in Fujian

How to handle the address?

Start with compliant filed-address hosting; for physical industries (footwear, food, etc.) a real premises is advised to help account opening and licensing.

What is the rough tax burden?

Levied per statutory tax type; Xiamen and other zones' encouraged-category businesses have policy room, but require proper declaration and filing.

What you need to know about operating in Fujian
What you need to know about operating in Fujian

Bank account opening?

Same standard as the mainland with tightening on-site verification; a genuine operating background in the industrial belt helps approval.

What if I skip bookkeeping and tax filing?

Same national rule — periodic filing and the annual report are legal obligations; anomalies are publicized and hurt the legal rep's credit.

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Start your Fujian business journey in 3 clear steps

1

Clarify your core business & host city

Decide whether you are in foreign trade, footwear, food or services, then choose Xiamen, Fuzhou or Quanzhou — industrial-belt support differs greatly.

2

Prepare documents and start establishment & address hosting

Organize shareholder and legal-rep IDs and business scope, kick off establishment filing, address hosting and bank appointment, getting everything ready at once to reduce rework.

3

Connect bookkeeping, filing & annual report after launch

Connect monthly bookkeeping and tax filing right after licence collection, file the annual business report on time, and add trademark and licensing as needed to stay compliant.

3 considerations before choosing Fujian

01

Does your core business fit the local supply chain?

Footwear, foreign trade and food industrial belts are complete; staying close to the chain cuts cost nearby and scales fast.

02

Do you value overseas-Chinese-capital / cross-strait channels?

The cross-border and investment conveniences of this overseas-Chinese and Taiwan-facing front are unique advantages worth prioritizing if relevant.

03

Do you plan to use free-trade zones such as Xiamen?

Cross-border, shipping and financial businesses that fall within Xiamen's policy scope can secure dedicated conveniences (subject to the latest policy).

Understand the Fujian business environment first, or arrange an entity setup consultation directly?

Basic (self-launch)

Read the business highlights and policy brief to self-assess feasibility; includes name pre-check, establishment filing assistance, compliant address hosting and first-year bookkeeping & filing. Suited to industrial-belt-supported startups following the guidance independently.

Pro (advisory launch)

Adds bank account-opening advice, Xiamen and other zone policy matching, trademark/patent layout and an annual compliance check-up; suited to overseas-Chinese-capital / cross-strait / industrial-belt entities, with the advisor managing both policy and compliance.

Fujian Corporate Services FAQ

Which city suits foreign trade?+

Xiamen and Fuzhou have fuller foreign-trade and shipping support, while Quanzhou has strong industrial belts; choose by whether you trade or manufacture — nearby support saves the most effort.

Are there Taiwan-business conveniences?+

There are dedicated channels and policy room, subject to the latest policy; for cross-strait payments and customs, have an advisor confirm the path first.

What is the launch timeline?+

Establishment filing generally takes a few business days to a few weeks; bank opening varies with verification strictness — leave a buffer.

Must bookkeeping be outsourced?+

Not mandatory, but most startups find outsourcing easier; we can provide first-year bookkeeping & filing so your team focuses on business.

Tell us your target location and current needs. We will help clarify the available scope of support.

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