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Start your business in Shenzhen

Dense supply chain & talent

A core Greater Bay Area city where tech, foreign trade and professional services converge, with complete upstream/downstream support, so hiring, sourcing and service access are all fast.

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Entity Setup & Establishment Preparation

  • 01
    Name pre-check & availability search

    Draft alternative names and run them against the name database to avoid duplication, prohibited/restricted characters and sensitive-industry wording, reducing rejections.

  • 02
    Articles & governance documents

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

  • 03
    End-to-end establishment filing

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

  • 04
    Licence collection & start-up guidance

    Guide you to collect the business licence and connect tax registration, social-security and housing-fund accounts, and invoice application.

  • 05
    Park & policy-channel matching

    Match your business to zones such as Qianhai 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.

  • 04
    Frozen-account reactivation assistance

    Help with activation and unfreezing of dormant, suspended or frozen accounts.

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
    Refusal & office-action response

    Handle rejection review and office-action replies to improve grant odds.

  • 04
    Brand & technology portfolio protection

    Recommend a combined trademark, patent and copyright protection route based on your business.

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 Shenzhen?

Dense supply chain & talent

A core Greater Bay Area city where tech, foreign trade and professional services converge, with complete upstream/downstream support, so hiring, sourcing and service access are all fast.

Concentrated policy dividends

Encouraged-category industries in zones such as Qianhai can access corporate income tax incentives, and cross-border and tech businesses have dedicated filing channels (subject to the latest policy).

Mature cross-border & outbound channels

Close alignment with Hong Kong and Macao rules makes it an ideal base for cross-border trade and technology expansion overseas, with leading convenience in capital and information flows.

What you need to know about operating in Shenzhen

How to handle the address?

Startups can first use a compliant filed-address hosting to complete registration, then change to a physical premises later; note that hosted addresses cannot be used for industries requiring on-site inspection (F&B, manufacturing, education, etc.), or the application will be rejected or flagged.

What is the rough tax burden?

VAT, corporate income tax and individual income tax are levied per tax type; Qianhai encouraged-category enterprises may enjoy preferential rates, but only after completing the relevant filing and declaration — the incentive is not automatic (subject to the latest policy).

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

Is bank account opening difficult?

Shenzhen banks are strict on on-site verification; most banks reject corporate accounts for purely hosted addresses. Decide the address plan and operating proof before booking to avoid wasted trips.

What if I skip bookkeeping and tax filing?

After obtaining the licence, you must file on time whether or not you operate; prolonged zero filing or omission pushes you into abnormal status and harms the legal rep's and shareholders' credit, affecting later loans and exit.

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Start your Shenzhen business journey in 3 clear steps

1

Clarify your business model & setup vehicle

Decide whether to form a new entity, a branch, or a representative office, then choose the address plan and legal structure based on your industry and scale, to avoid restructuring mid-registration.

2

Prepare entity & personnel documents

Organize shareholder, legal-rep and supervisor IDs and business scope, kick off establishment filing, address hosting and bank appointment, and put account opening on the overall timeline to reduce back-and-forth.

3

Set up bookkeeping, filing & annual-report mechanism after launch

Connect monthly bookkeeping and tax filing right after licence collection, file the annual business report on time, and arrange trademark/patent and licensing as needed, so the entity is compliant from day one.

3 considerations before choosing Shenzhen

01

Is your business outward-facing or tech-driven?

This decides whether you can fully use the policy dividends — Qianhai's income-tax incentives mostly target encouraged-category and cross-border businesses; pure domestic trading may not pay off.

02

Do you have a real-premises plan?

This affects the address and account-opening path: most banks reject corporate accounts for purely hosted addresses; a physical site helps pass on-site verification.

03

Cost tolerance

Shenzhen's labor and rent exceed neighboring cities; asset-light and remote-collaboration models need cash-flow planning up front to avoid buckling under fixed costs right after landing.

Understand the Shenzhen 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 asset-light, low-barrier startups with a team that can push forward, following the guidance step by step.

Pro (advisory launch)

An advisor one-on-one maps the launch plan, covering address, banking, tax structure and a maintenance schedule; adds Qianhai incentive matching & filing, synchronized trademark/patent layout and an annual compliance check-up. Suited to tech, trade and cross-border entities, with the advisor handling the whole chain to avoid detours.

Shenzhen Corporate Services FAQ

Can I launch without an office?+

Yes — you can first use compliant filed-address hosting to complete registration, but most banks reject corporate accounts for purely hosted addresses, and some on-site-inspection licenses (F&B, manufacturing, education) cannot be obtained. If you plan a real premises, relocate early to avoid hurting later account opening and licensing.

How do I access Qianhai incentives?+

Your business must fall under an encouraged category and complete the relevant filing and declaration; the tax incentive is not automatic. Exact eligibility and rates are subject to the latest policy — have an advisor confirm qualification before launch to avoid a wrong structure that forfeits eligibility.

How long does launch take?+

With complete documents, establishment filing generally takes a few business days to a few weeks; bank account opening fluctuates more due to on-site verification and AML review, and can be longer in peak season or with incomplete documents — budget account opening into the overall timeline.

Is ongoing maintenance troublesome?+

The core is bookkeeping, filing and the annual report, which we can handle for you; the key is to promptly resolve anomalies (lost mail, prolonged zero filing, tax overdue), otherwise the legal rep's and shareholders' credit suffers, and fixing anomalies later costs far more than prevention.

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

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