China

Starting a Business in

Kunming - China

Below is a detailed summary of the bureaucratic and legal hurdles an entrepreneur must overcome in order to incorporate and register a new firm, along with their associated time and set-up costs. It examines the procedures, time and cost involved in launching a commercial or industrial firm with up to 50 employees and start-up capital of 10 times the economy's per-capita gross national income.

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No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain notice of Pre-Approval of the Company Name


1 day RMB 50.00
2 Open a preliminary bank account, deposit funds in the account and obtain the certificate of deposit


1 day RMB 30.00
3 Obtain capital verification report from an auditing firm


7 days RMB 500.00
4 Obtain registration certification "Business License of Enterprise Legal Person" from local Administration of Industry and Commerce (AIC)


10 days RMB 72.66 (Registration fee: 0.08% of registered capital; copy of Business License: RMB10)
5 Obtain approval from the police department to make a company seal


1 day No cost
6 Make a company seal


2 days RMB 200.00
7 Obtain the Organization Code Certificate issued by the Quality and Technology Supervision Bureau


7 days RMB 148.00
8 Register for national tax


1 day RMB 25.00
9 Register for local tax


1 day RMB 25.00
10 Open a bank account for the company and transfer registered capital to the account


5 days No cost
11 Apply for the authorization to print or purchase financial invoices


5 days No cost
12 Purchase invoices


1 day RMB 40.00 (RMB0.7-1.1 per set of invoices)
* 13 File for recruitment registration with local Career Service Center


1 day (simultaneous with procedure 11) No cost
* 14 Register with Social Welfare Insurance Center


1 day (simultaneous with procedure 11) No cost
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.
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