PROFESSIONAL COMMENT----SH RO REGISTRATION
Overview about Shanghai
Shanghai is an international finance metropolis of world. Its highly developed finance, trade, travel, fields such as shipping, information, real estate catch up with the world standard day by day. The complete legal system, in accord with the market rule of the international practice builds a fine investment environment for Shanghai day by day. If you can take full advantage of good opportunity of Shanghai and jump onto this block of large platforms, you will get more extensive development space.

Introduction of RO
Representative office (RO) is established by foreign companies to engage in business liaison. Production promotion, market research, exchange of technology and other permitted activities in china.

RO is not allowed to directly engage in operational activities. The AIC usually specifies in the business scope .as shown in the business license of ROS. That a ROS should not engage in direct operational activities therefore ROS are not forms of foreign investment in china.
The representative office can’t work on the following activities:
1.directly engage in any business for profit;
2. Sign contracts or deals on behalf of the parent company;
3.Represent any firm other than its parent company;
4.Collect money or invoice organizations or individuals within China for services or products;
5.Buy property or import production equipment.

Shanghai RO name
Company name + Shanghai Representative Office.

Material needed
1.Application letter for establishing RO(original);
2.The bank creditworthiness letter (original);
3.The appointment letter for the Chief Representative;
4.The resumes, photocopies of the passports and passport size photos of the chief representative and other representatives;
5.One company constitution (copy);
6.Contract of rent or purchase office location (6 copies);
7.Certificate of residence for office location issued by leaser (original);
8.the Certificate of Incorporation of the Foreign Company;
9.Company brief introduction;
10.Provide other application material which is defined as necessary by the examination and approval authorities;
11.Certificate of Registration of Real Estate of Shanghai Municipality.

Procedure
Fill the application form —》Pay the advance payment—》 Register in Shanghai Industry and Commerce Authority—》Special trade leading examination and approval —》Apply for the approval letter of foreign economic and trade commission —》 Handle the industrial and commercial license —》Go to the public security bureau to carve the chapter in appointed institution—》Organization's code card—》Open the basic account—》Handle the National tax card, the local tax card —》Open the specified account—》Pay the rest fee.

Price
Service price（8800RMB）+ government charges(as actual invoice from government).

Services
Business license and duplicate //National tax, local tax registration card and duplicate //Apply to scribe the seal register //Corporation memorandum //Written instructions or comments of environmental protection //Enterprise's organization's code certificate (IC card) / official seal, signet, financial chop.

Term & termination
3 years, while due to 3 years, the term can be renewed for 3 years. If the representative office wishes to continue its operations after the expiry of the registration certificate, it must renew its registration by submitting an annual report of its business operations and its application for renewal 30 days prior to the expiry of the existing registration certificate.