China

Ease of Doing Business in

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This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for China. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

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Starting a Business
Dealing with Construction Permits
Getting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting Credit
Protecting Investors
Paying Taxes
Trading Across Borders
Enforcing Contracts
Resolving Insolvency
Region East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 1,344,130,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 4,930
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
91 91 0

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
60.6 59.5 down 1.1
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 151 153 up 2
Dealing with Construction Permits 181 181 No change
Getting Electricity 114 113 up -1
Registering Property 44 41 up -3
Getting Credit 70 67 up -3
Protecting Investors 100 98 up -2
Paying Taxes 122 118 up -4
Trading Across Borders 68 60 up -8
Enforcing Contracts 19 20 up 1
Resolving Insolvency 82 78 up -4

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 181 DB 2012 Rank 181 Change in Rank 0
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 46.4 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 39.8 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up6.6
Indicator China East Asia & Pacific OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

View methodology Procedures (number)
28 17 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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270 148 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

View methodology Cost (% of income per capita)
375.3 86.9 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and obtain an environmental evaluation 30 days no charge
2 Request and obtain land use and planning conditions approvals from the Construction, Communication, Transportation Commission 20 days no charge
3 Request and obtain construction project planning permit 35 days no charge
4 Request and obtain certificate of safety operation on construction project at the Safety and Quality Supervision Office of the Municipal Construction Commission 1 day CNY 20
5 Request and obtain evidence of capital from bank 1 day no charge
* 6 Hire an authorized supervision agency 1 day CNY 126,057
* 7 Register construction drawings at the People’s Civil Defense office 10 days no charge
* 8 Review of construction drawings by Shanghai City Appearance & Environmental Sanitation Administration Bureau 20 days no charge
* 9 Review of construction drawings by Fire Protection Bureau 25 days no charge
* 10 Review of construction drawings by Shanghai Police and Traffic Police District Level Team 20 days no charge
* 11 Receive review of building drawings by a building drawing examiner authorized by the Shanghai Construction Project Document Review Center (Construction Committee) and obtain a letter of notice 2 days no charge
* 12 Register for direct contracting of construction with the District Tendering Office 1 day no charge
* 13 Have the building contractor and supervisor seal the application form 1 day no charge
14 Request and obtain building permit 21 days CNY 4,552
* 15 Receive on-site inspection by the Construction Commission 1 day no charge
16 Receive "Four-Party" Inspection 1 day no charge
* 17 Request and receive inspection of the completed construction from the planning department 10 days no charge
* 18 Request and receive fire department inspection upon building completion 15 days no charge
19 Request opinion on whether construction project is lightning-proof 14 days no charge
20 Request and obtain certificate of the completed construction from the fire department 15 days no charge
* 21 Request and receive inspection of the completed construction from the environmental protection department 30 days no charge
* 22 Request and receive inspection on construction completion (竣工备案) and inspection from the Municipal Construction Committee 7 days no charge
23 Request and obtain certificate of completion and certificate of fiinal inspection from the Municipal Construction Commission 21 days no charge
24 Request water and sewage connection 1 day no charge
* 25 Receive water and sewage inspection 1 day no charge
* 26 Receive connection to water and sewage services 49 days no charge
* 27 Request and receive connection to telephone 14 days CNY 366
* 28 Register building with Real Estate Registry 30 days CNY 384
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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