Cost of Company Set Up in Hong Kong

(01) Statutory Government Fees of Company Set Up in Hong Kong

(A Private Limited Company by Shares - on or before 31 March 2021)
 

• HKD1,720/USD221/EUR195 - Application Fee for Certificate of Incorporation (CI)
  https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/public/fees.htm#1  

• HKD250/USD33/EUR29 - Fee and Levy of Business Registration Certificate (BR)
  https://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/tax/budget2019_br.htm
  (From 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2021, Business Registration Fee be reduced by HKD2,000 as a one-time concessionary measure)

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(02) Professional Service Fees of Company Set Up in Hong Kong

​(by CatcherBiz Limited)

Simple 3-Steps of Company Set Up in Hong Kong

(A Private Limited Company by Shares)

Step 01 - Get in Touch
 

• Email us at catcherbiz@outlook.com

• CatcherBiz will revert to you asap with a dedicated customer service officer assigned
  We will check with you

  • The Business of your Hong Kong company, thus the Package that best fit your needs

  • Preferred Company Names (English/Chinese) for FREE Hong Kong company name search

  • Company Structure or Adopt the Default Company Structure

    • Sole Shareholder + Sole Director by yourself

    • HKD10,000.00 in 10,000 ordinary shares

    • Company Secretary by CatcherBiz

    • Registered Address Service by CatcherBiz

    • Designation Representative in Hong Kong by CatcherBiz

  • Passport (Specimen) and Address proof copy (Specimen)​ of ALL shareholders, directors and ultimate beneficial owners

• Preferred Time for a FREE Skype face-to-face Consultation - Any inquiry in your mind should be answered before engagement

Step 02 - Order Confirmation and Payment

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• When you are ready, by signing the Company Purchase Order Form of CatcherBiz, we will share you our invoice for your payment arrangement

• Without delay, CaterBiz will start working for you, we will

  • Go through ALL Mandatory Due Diligence and Compliance process

    • IMPORTANT - Starting from 1 March 2018, a new licensing regime for trust or company services providers ("TCSPs") has commenced.  Any person without a TCSP license carries company services or providing registered office address service in Hong Kong is an offence.  CatcherBiz is a Registered Agent in Hong Kong with a valid licensee no. TC000218 (Validate Here), therefore, CatcherBiz is obligated to comply with the statutory customer due diligence and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements.

      • HK Co. Essentials – TCSP Licensee (Registered Agent)

      • HK Co. Essentials – Know Your Customer (KYC)

      • An agent without TCSP license being prosecuted by Companies Registry on 30 October 2018

  • Prepare ALL the company documents as required for your signature​

• So that once the payment record received, we can send to you by email immediately

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Step 03 - Submission to Companies Registry in Hong Kong

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• For paper submission (Company Structure involves corporate shareholder/director), upon receiving of the signed documents in Hong Kong, 5-7 working days for the government to complete the incorporation process

• For e-registration (Company Structure with Individual (natural persons), 1-2 working days for the government to the company incorporation process

• Once your company incorporated, we will first notify you by email.  In the next 2-3 working days, CathcherBiz will tidy up your Company Kit and ready with the Company Chops, then send out to your designated address

Definitive Guides​

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• Get more information and resources about Hong Kong Company from our Definitive Guides

  • Doing Business in Hong Kong - 16 Reasons why you should choose Hong Kong for starting your business and what's your country authorities comment about it​

  • Company Set Up in Hong Kong - ALL you need to know, Company Name Search, Benefits, WorkFlow, Cost, Requirements, Business License, and more

Key Statutory Documents of a Hong Kong Company

Certificate of Incorporation

• Commonly as "CI"

• Proof of the existence of your company

• Carry below important information

  • Company number

  • Company name (English and/or Chinese)

  • Type of company

  • Incorporation Date

• You can perform company search (HERE)

• Issued by Companies Registry (WEBSITE)

Business Registration Certificate

• Commonly as "BR"

• Proof of carries on a business of your company

• Carry below important information

  • Company name (English and/or Chinese)

  • Address of place of business

  • Business Name or Branch Name (Optional)

  • Nature of business

  • Company legal status

  • The certificate number, also as tax number

  • Period of validity, either 1 year or 3 years

• You can perform business registration search (HERE)

• Issued by Inland Revenue Department (WEBSITE)

• Specimen of BR also available (HERE)

• More information about business registration (HERE)

Incorporation Form (NNC1)

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• Commonly as "NNC1"

• Mandatory form to submit to Companies Registry 

• Requires to provide below information

  • Company name (English and/or Chinese)

  • Registered office address

  • Share capital

  • Founder member(s)

  • Director(s)

  • Company secretary

• How to incorporate a local limited company (HERE)

• Specimen of NNC1 also available (HERE)

• More information about incorporation (HERE)

Articles of Association

• Commonly as "AA"

• The articles on how to manage the company in accordances to the Companies Ordinance

• Memorandum of Association has abolished

• Object Clause is optional, therefore, the company can engage in multiple businesses

• Samples from companies registry are available for the company to adopt or modify

• Carry below essential elements

  • Company name (English and/or Chinese)

  • Share Capital and Initial Shareholdings (On formation)

  • Mandatory articles

• Specimen of AA (Sample A) also available (HERE)

• More information about articles of association (HERE)

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