Branch Offices Registrations Costs and Registration Procedures
(Non-Hong Kong Company, formerly known as overseas Company)
Branch Office Registration Costs
Our fees for registration of a Branch Office (Non-Hong Kong company) are USD1,325. In particular, our fees cover the following services:
(1) Application
for Certificate of Incorporation as Non-Hong Kong Compay (formerly as as Overseas Company, i.e., branch offices of foreign companies) and
Business Registration Certificate and payment of statutory
fees;
(2) Filing of particulars of directors, company secretary
and filing of business address;
(3) Provision of business address (one year); and
(4) Provision of local resident representative (one year).
Foreign companies intends to carry out business in Hong
Kong need to apply for registration within one month of establishing
a place of business in Hong Kong.
Branch Office Registration Procedures
(Non-Hong Kong company registration costs)
Step
1:
File the following documents with Companies Registry
with the appropriate fees:-
(a) a certified copy of the instrument defining the company's
constitution.
(b) Form F1 reporting :-
(1) the particulars of directors and secretary;
(2) the particulars of the person(s) authorized to act
in Hong Kong on behalf of the company;
(3) the principal place of business in Hong Kong and in
the place of incorporation; and
(4) the registered office in the place of incorporation.
(c) a certified copy of the company's Certificate of Incorporation
(or its equivalent).
(d) a certified copy of the latest accounts of the company,
unless exemption has been granted by the Registrar of
Companies upon application.
Step 2:
Apply for Business Registration Certificate (from Business Registration Office)
with the appropriate fees
For items (a) and (d), if the original document is
not in Chinese or English, only a certified translation
into Chinese or English needs to be filed. For item
(c), if the original document is not in Chinese or English,
a certified copy of the document in the original language
together with a certified translation into Chinese or
English should be filed.
Documents to be filed with Companies Registry for registering a Branch Office
In accordance with Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Section 333(1), Companies incorporated outside Hong Kong which
establish a place of business within Hong Kong shall, within
one month of the establishment of the place of business, deliver
to the Registrar of Companies
for registration:-
(a) a certified copy of the charter, statutes or memorandum
and articles of the company or other instrument constituting
or defining the constitution of the company, OR, if the instrument
is not written in the English or Chinese language, a certified
translation of the instrument in English or Chinese;
(b) a list in English or Chinese in the specified form [Form
F1] of the names and addresses of some one or more persons
resident in Hong Kong authorized to accept on behalf of the
company service of process and any notices
required to be served on the company, and also:-
(i) the address of the principal place of business of the
company in Hong Kong;
(ii) the respective addresses of the principal place of business,
if any, and the registered office (or its equivalent) of the
company in the place of its incorporation; and
(iii) the particulars of the directors and secretary of the
company as mentioned in sub-section (2) of section 333;
(c) a certified copy of the company’s certificate of
incorporation (OR, where it is shown to the satisfaction of
the Registrar that it is not the practice under the law of
the place where the company purports to be incorporated to
issue a certificate of incorporation, a copy of such other
evidence of incorporation as the Registrar deems sufficient)
together with a certified translation of the document in English
or Chinese if the certificate (or such other evidence) is
in a language other than English or Chinese; and
(d) except in the case of a company referred to in section
336(6) , a certified copy of the latest accounts of the company
in the form required by the law of the place of its incorporation
or, if no such requirement is in force under the law of that
place, in the form in which the accounts of the company are
submitted to the members of the company, OR a certified translation
of the document in English or Chinese if the accounts are
in a language other than English or Chinese:
Provided that-
(i) a body corporate or a firm other than a solicitor corporation,
a corporate practice within the meaning of section 2 of the
Professional Accountants Ordinance (Cap. 50) or a firm of
solicitors or professional accountants shall not be authorized
to accept on behalf of any oversea company service of process
or any notices required to be served on the company;
(ii) in the case of a solicitor corporation, such a corporate
practice or a firm of solicitors or professional accountants
so authorized, it shall be sufficient for the purpose of paragraph
(b) to deliver the name of the solicitor corporation, corporate
practice or firm and its business address in Hong Kong.
Documents returned to clients after registration:
(1) Original
copy of Certificate of Incorporation as Overseas Company
(2) Original copy of Business Registration Certificate
(sample business registration certificate)
(3) Duplicate copy of documents filed with Companies Registry,
such as Notification fo particulars of of directors, secretary,
location of business address and appointment of local
resident representative
Optional Services
Hong Kong Corporate Bank Account: we can assist in the opening
of corporate bank account with one of the international bank
in Hong Kong for only US$425. Please click
here for details.
Annual Maintenance Costs of a Non-Hong Kong Company
The annual maintenance cost for a company registered as overseas
company in Hong Kong from second year and thereafter is estimated
at US$1450. In particular, the annual maintenance cost consists
of:
1. Business address: USD175 (per annum)
2. Local resident representative: USD275 (per annum)
3. Business registration fee: USD335 (subject to change by
the Government)
4. Annual Return filing fee: USD14
5. Book-keeping fee: NIL if not operating
6. Statutory audit fee: USD550 if operation is minimal
7. Filing of Profits Tax Return: USD75
8. Filing of Employer's Return: USD30
Also see:
How to register a Hong Kong limited laibility company (domestic or local company)
How to purchase a readymade Hong Kong company (shelf company) from Kaizen
Features of Hong Kong limited liability company
Hong Kong Taxation
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