The following table is showing 4 main factors are affecting the company setup cost in China.
| Company Mode | Representative Office (RO) | Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE) | Joint Venture (JV) |
| Based City | Beijing, Shanghai, etc. |
| Company License | - | Consultancy, Manufacturing, Wholesaler, Retailer etc. | - |
| Other Service | Applying work permit and visa, Change information on the licenses etc. |
There are examples showing the cost and fee for different company license setup based in Shanghai and beijing : Fee Table > China Company
Company Mode & Based City- Example :
- RO : 14,500 RMB;
- WFOE Wholesale : 33,000 RMB;
- WFOE Manufactory : 55,000 RMB;
Company License- China government fee example :
- WFOE Wholesale : 5,000 RMB;
- WFOE Manufactory : 20,000 RMB.
Special Service- Example for RO :
- Applying work permit and visa : 5,100 RMB
- Renew work permit and visa : 2,800 RMB
- Example for WFOE :
- Applying work permit and visa : 5,600 RMB
- Renew work permit and visa : 2,800 RMB