For a non-Hong Kong company, i.e. company that is incorporated outside Hong Kong, which likes to set up a Hong Kong branch, below please find relevant information:
- Within 1 month after the establishment of a place of business in Hong Kong, a non-Hong Kong company has to apply for registration as a registered non-Hong Kong company
Documents to be submitted to Company Registry:
- Form NN1 – Application for Registration as Registered Non- Hong Kong Company;
- A certified copy of the instrument defining the company’s constitution
(E.g. charter, statues or memorandum and articles of association);
- A certified copy of the company’s certificate of incorporation(or equivalent documents);
- A certified copy of the company’s latest published accounts; and
- A notice to business registration office (IRBR2)
After submitting all the documents, you will get the following certificates from Company Registry:
- A certificated of Registration of Non-Hong Kong Company, and
- A business Registration Certificates
The Certificates can normally be issued within 13 working days.
Fees for foreign companies to register a Hong Kong branch include:
- Registration of a non-Hong Kong company at Company Registry – HK$1,720
- Including HK$1,425 for issuing a Certificate of Registration of Non-Hong Kong Company, and
- HK$295 lodgement fee; and
- Business Registration Certificate – HK$2,250
- For a non-Hong Kong company, it has to get a registered address for the place of business in Hong Kong. You have to get a Business Registration Certificate for the registered address in Hong Kong.
Supporting links:
Registration of non-Hong Kong company (part II): http://www.cr.gov.hk/en/public/services.htm
FAQ – Registration of non-Hong Kong company: http://www.cr.gov.hk/en/publications/docs/14-e.pdf
Fees – Registration of non-Hong Kong company: http://www.cr.gov.hk/en/publications/docs/3-e.pdf
Fees – BRC: http://www.ird.gov.hk/eng/pdf/brfee_table.pdf