Registered capital and total investment
| Total Investment($US) | Minimum Registerted Capital | Time Limit |
| Less than 500,000 | 500,000 | Within one year |
| 500,000-1,000,000 | 500,000 | With 1.5 years |
| 1,000,000-3,000,000 | ≥70% | Within 2 years |
| 3,000,000-10,000,000 | ≥50% | Within 3 years |
| 10,000,000-30,000,000 | ≥40% | To be determined by the authority |
| More than 30,000,000 | ≥1/3 | To be determined by the authority |
Equity Joint Venture
A minimum of 25% of the capital must be contributed by the foreign partner(s). There is no minimum investment for the Chinese partner(s).
CJV (Cooperative Joint Venture)
There is no minimum foreign contribution required to initiate a cooperative venture,
allowing a foreign company
to take part in an enterprise where they preferred to remain a minor shareholder.
Documents
Depending on the nature of the operations of the proposed joint venture company,
certain additional government approvals, permits or licenses may be required,
e.g., sanitation certificates, environmental permits, production approvals, export licenses,
etc.
Chinese partner provides:
1．2x copies of the IDs of the Chinese and foreign investors
2．2x copies of Chinese partner’s local company business license
with company stamp on it
3．2x copies CPA firm’s capital verification report
with Chinese partner’s company stamp on it
4．2x copies Chinese partner’s last year audit report
with company stamp on it
5．1 x copy board director’s name and ID list of the Joint Venture
6．2x copies of Chinese partner’s local company’s article of association
Foreign Partner provides:
7．2x Certificate of Incorporations or Equivalent document certified by
Chinese embassy or Chinese consulate overseas
For individual investor: The passport copy of Investors need be certified by Chinese embassy or consulate. Double check with us if individual investor is in China currently.
8．2x Bank Reference Letters from investor’s bank to declare a good standing
9．Passport copy of: (i) Parent company’s director (ii) China company’s Legal Representative and (iii) China company’s supervisor
10．China Legal Representative provides: 6 photos (2 inches size), brief resume
11．Brief introduction of the foreign investor(s) including name, address and telephone number
12．Registered capital; Business Scope; 5 proposed Chinese names of China JV
13．Leasing contract; Rental invoice; Property Ownership Certificate(each page with the owner’s official seal;if the owner is an individual, then each page with the owner’s signature, and 2x ID of the owner)
14．4x Letter of Authorization
15．Only a trading Joint venture needs these documents:
The latest annual audit report copy from the parent company which provided by
a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and
Custom HS Code of proposed Import/Export products in China
Government Fee:Approx. RMB 6,500
