Project Approval and Filing
Submission Channels
1. Approval of Project
Application of projects widthin the authority of the Beijing Municipal
Development and Reform Commission
2. Filing Projects
Registration and Management of Foreign Enterprise
Resident Representative Office
The Foreign Enterprise Resident Representative Office refers to an office established by a
foreign enterprise in China to engage in non-profit activities related to the business of the
foreign enterprise in accordance with the provisions of these regulations. The representative
office does not have legal personality.
The Foreign Enterprise Resident Representative Office shall submit an annual report to the
registration authority from March 1 to June 30 each year. (Registration and Administration of
Permanent Representative Offices of Foreign Enterprises, implemented on March 1, 2011)
Application for registration certificate of Permanent Representative Office of foreign
(regional) enterprises
Address: Island B, 3rd floor, Beijing Municipal Government Service Center, southwest corner
of Liuliqiao, Fengtai District
For specific application and update procedures, please visit the following website: http://
help.bjca.org.cn/xcontent/handle.html
Tax Administration
Registration Information Confirmation
Starting from October 1, 2015, when a newly established foreign-funded enterprise is
engaged in tax related matters, it may use the business license with the unified social credit
code instead of tax registration certificate.
The taxpayer is responsible for the authenticity and legality of the materials submitted; after
collecting the "one-license-one-code" information, the taxpayer shall declare the relevant
taxes in accordance with the provisions of tax laws and administrative regulations or the
time limit and contents of the declaration confirmed by the tax authorities.
1. Taxpayers who need to receive invoices
In accordance with the invoice handling matters, he or she shall handle invoice type
verification, VAT tax-control equipment issuance and other services in turn.
2. Taxpayers who need to use VAT special invoices
He or she should apply to the tax authorities for the registration of the general taxpayer's
qualifications for VAT and the examination and approval of the application for the maximum
quota of VAT invoices.
If it belongs to the tax registration agency or other personals, it should also provide the authorized power of attorney (original copy) of the legal representative (person in charge) and the photocopy of the agent's ID card.
For details, please visit the website
www.beijing.gov.cn.
Foreign Exchange Management
Capital Project Foreign Exchange Management
Since June 2015, Beijing's market entity can go directly to the bank within the jurisdiction to
handle domestic direct investment foreign exchange registration and other services. (Notice
of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Further Simplifying and Improving the
Foreign Exchange Management Policy for Direct Investment)
Since June 2015, Beijing Foreign Exchange Management Department has implemented the
reform of foreign exchange capital management for foreign invested enterprises. (Notice
of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Reforming the Management Method of
Foreign Exchange Capital Settlement of Foreign-invested Enterprises)
1. Foreign exchange capital of foreign-invested enterprises shall be subject to foreign
exchange settlement.
The foreign exchange capital of the foreign-invested enterprise's capital account that has
been registered for the confirmation of the investment interest may be settled at the bank
according to the actual business needs of the enterprise, and deposited into the foreign
exchange settlement account to be paid. The willingness to settle the foreign exchange is
tentatively set at 100%. The principles of truth and self-use should be followed within the
scope of business operations.
2. Facilitate foreign-invested enterprises to carry out domestic equity investment with
foreign exchange settlement funds.
Under the premise of real and compliant investment projects in the territory of the foreigninvested enterprises with investment as their main business, the foreign exchange capital
will be directly settled into the accounts of the invested enterprises according to the actual
investment scale.
3. The domestic assets realizing account opened by domestic institutions and
the remittance of funds in domestic reinvestment accounts shall be managed in
accordance with the capital account of foreign-invested enterprises.
The foreign exchange income obtained by the domestic entity from transferring the equity
of the domestic foreign-invested enterprise abroad and the domestic foreign exchange
investment funds accepted by the domestic invested enterprise may also be settled.
The foreign exchange management regulations and business operation guidelines for
relevant capital projects can be found on the website of the State Administration of Foreign
Exchange. (http://www.safe.gov.cn/).
Customs Formalities
Since April 20, 2018, the customs has issued the "Registration certificate of customs
declaration unit of People's Republic of China" and the "Registration form for entry exit
inspection and quarantine inspection Enterprises" to the registration or filing enterprises,
and the relevant certificate or registration form shall be affixed with a special seal for
customs registration. If the enterprise needs it, it can be collected at the "business site".
Without it, it will not affect the handling of customs business by the enterprise.
Before April 20, 2018, the "Registration form for entry exit inspection and quarantine
inspection Enterprises" issued by the original inspection and quarantine department will
continue to be valid.
Please visit http://beijing.customs.gov.cn/ for further details.
Exit and Entry Management
The relevant laws for the entry and exit of Chinese and foreign citizens and the residence of
foreigners in China are the Law on Exit and Entry Administration of the People's Republic of
China. The full text of the law can be found on the official website of the Ministry of Public
Security of the People's Republic of China: http://www.mps.gov.cn/.