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Pricing

How your quote is built

Every quote is three lines: our fee, the government's fee at cost, and what changes if your case does.

We publish how a quote is built, not a price list. Your number depends on your situation — and we put it in writing after a free call.

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The three lines of every quote

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Base Service Fee

Covers document preparation, translation, submission and follow-up.

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Case Complexity

Reflects how much of your file starts outside China, and how much of it needs chasing.

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Pass-Through Fees

Government and third-party fees are invoiced at cost with original receipts.

Important: all government fees, certification charges, physical exam and translation fees are passed through at cost and billed separately with original receipts.
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What moves the number

The same service can quote differently because each case differs. These are the variables — not the rates.

Company Registration

In scope

  • WFOE, Representative Office and Joint Venture setup
  • Name pre-approval, articles of association, submission, seal filing
  • Special licences where your activity requires one
  • Registered address through an FTZ or registered incubator

What moves the number

  • Your nationality and investor structure
  • Whether the business scope needs a pre-approval licence
  • Whether the registered address has to come from us
  • Whether you need us physically present at the bank

Work Permit & Visa

In scope

  • Class A / B / C assessment and category positioning
  • Overseas degree and police-clearance certification, coordinated
  • Medical examination arrangement
  • Submission, follow-up and collection
  • Dependent permits for spouse and children

What moves the number

  • Which category you fall into
  • How much of your documentation starts outside China
  • First application or renewal
  • Whether dependants are included
On timing: how long the authority takes is not ours to promise. What we commit to is our own turnaround — and we write it into the quote.

Foreign-Focused Accounting & Tax

In scope

  • Monthly bookkeeping and tax filing (VAT, IIT, CIT)
  • Foreign-currency account reconciliation
  • Chinese statements with a one-page English summary (full bilingual on request)
  • Statutory annual reporting and licence maintenance

What moves the number

  • Transaction volume and currency complexity
  • Whether foreign-exchange reconciliation is in play
  • Whether year-end settlement is straightforward
  • Whether you need full bilingual financial statements
  • Monthly or annual billing
Best-seller

Self-Employment, Self-hire Package

For foreign freelancers, tutors, designers and remote professionals who want to stay in China legally with the lowest possible compliance cost.

First-year scope

On request
  • Company registration + FTZ address
  • First-time work permit application
  • First-year bookkeeping & IIT withholding
  • Overseas document handling & medical examination arrangements

Year 2 onwards

On request
  • Work permit renewal
  • Monthly bookkeeping & tax filing
  • Address renewal
  • Policy change advisory
Self-paid by client: certification of personal documents issued outside China (where required), physical examination at the designated centre, work-permit and residence-permit administrative fees, and individual income tax on your actual declared income. These pass-through fees are invoiced at cost with original receipts supplied.
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Government & third-party fees (pass-through)

These are paid by you directly and invoiced at cost with official receipts; amounts follow the schedule published by the relevant authority on the day of submission.

ItemProviderNotes
Overseas document certificationHome-country authorityRequired for some nationalities and document types — we tell you which apply to you.
TranslationMainland translation providerPrepared to match the receiving authority's submission requirements.
Physical examinationGuangzhou International Travel Healthcare CenterRequired for all work-permit applicants.
Work permit / residence permit admin feeSAFEA / Public Security BureauPer the current published schedule.
Corporate seal / bank feesVariousStandard market rates.
Reminder: government fees, certification charges, examination and translation costs are passed through at cost, each following the schedule published by the relevant authority on the day of submission.
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What every quote comes with

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Written, not verbal

You receive the quote in writing, with each line marked included or excluded.

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Five lines or fewer

A quote you can actually read. If it needs more than five lines, we have not scoped it properly.

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No surprise add-ons

If your case changes, we tell you what changes and why — before the work, not on the invoice.

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Receipts at cost

Every government and third-party fee is passed through at cost with the original receipt.