China Business on a Low Budget - What You Need to Know

January / February 2004 China Briefing

This issue covers the establishment procedures for setting up in China when on a low budget – evaluating China sourcing, using instant offices, establishing Representative Offices and how to minimize your costs when setting up a business in the PRC. The lead article “Effective China Sourcing From Overseas – Weighing Up The Potential Cost Savings” is by Ryan Herr and Eliana Zhang. A secondary article, “Establishing Representative Offices in China” by Chris Devonshire-Ellis, is an overview of the application procedures and the operational do’s and don’ts of setting up a Representative Office in the PRC, including documentation overviews and an example of a Representative Office licence and the required application documents that need to be raised from your China landlord and other government departments.