Quick answer
Beyond the domestic license, add by ownership source: Hong Kong or Macau firms file the Business Registration Certificate, incorporation certificate and investment filing; Taiwan-invested firms file registration and approval papers; foreign firms file the parent's incorporation and good-standing certificates plus charter excerpts, with translations. A Shenzhen plant also supplied a chart to the ultimate controller. Files must be current with translator details.
Detailed explanation
Supplementary lists for three entity types
- Hong Kong or Macau investment: Business Registration Certificate, Certificate of Incorporation, investment or filing documents.
- Taiwan investment: registration certificate and approval or filing documents.
- Foreign investment: parent incorporation certificate, good-standing certificate, director register and charter excerpts.
Ownership-chain documents
For multi-layer holdings, attach a one-page chart tracing the applicant to the ultimate controller; domestic foreign-invested firms also attach the foreign-investment information report receipt. Where nominee holdings or contractual control exist, prepare a supporting legal opinion.
Form and translation requirements
- Provide scans of overseas documents with complete translations naming the translator, date and contact route.
- If an issue is old or does not show current standing, add a recent certificate of good standing.
- If names differ between domestic and overseas documents, issue a name-correspondence declaration. The Shenzhen company presents entity and ownership files in two separate folders, making the chain easier for reviewers to follow.
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