Basic Information

Business type	Other types	Certificate type	Committed certificate
Business category	Commerce and trade	Implementing entity	Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce
Nature of implementing entity	Legal body	Code of implementing entity	113100000024280004
Co-handling body	No	Commissioned by
Service subjects	Enterprise legal persons	Approval subjects	Foreign-funded enterprises that apply for the accreditation as regional headquarters of multinational corporations
Service scope	Across the district	Exercising level	Municipal level
Source of power	Legal exercise at this level	Handling mode	Handling at the window; online handling; handling by letter
Is reservation available?	No	Is online payment available?	No
Is courier service available?	Yes	Is self-service terminal service available?	No
Is single sign-on via mobile terminal available？		Is single sign-on via PC terminal available？
Intermediary service	No	Depth of online handling	Online handling
Decision quantity	No approval quantity limit	Operating system	Municipal level
Required number of arrivals at the site	0	On-site explanation required
Handling period specified by law	20 (working days)	Committed time limit for closing	5 (working days)
Business status	In use	Business version	8
Whether it is available at the online administrative service center	Yes
Applicable scope	Application for the accreditation of regional headquarters of multinational corporations by foreign-funded enterprises within this municipality and the handling of relevant matters
Reward criteria
Service content	Review and accreditation of foreign-funded enterprises as the regional headquarters of multinational corporations
Division of authority	Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce shall be responsible for the accreditation of foreign-funded enterprises within this municipality as regional headquarters of multinational corporations
Service item No.	113100000024280004231100104000001

Conditions for Acceptance

The application materials are complete and prepared in a legal form. See details in the List of Application Materials.

Application Materials

Instructions for Filling

1. The application materials shall be sequenced in the order as set out in the List of Application Materials in this Guide;

2. The documents prepared by the Applicant are printed with A4 papers, and those issued by the government and other authorities shall be provided in the size(s) as the original(s);

3. Copies of the application materials shall be clear and legible.

Formal Standards

1. The application materials shall be arranged in the order specified in the application form in the Guide; and

2. The copies of the application materials shall be clear.

List of Application Materials

Name of material	Source	Type of material	Number of hardcopy materials	Form of material	Remarks	Instructions	Acceptance criteria	Mandatory or not	Template	Blank form
Application Form signed by the enterprise’s legal representative	Prepared by the Applicant	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details			Mandatory	Download to view	Download the Form
Document for authorizing the basic functions of a multinational corporation’s regional headquarters or quasi-headquarters that is signed by authorized signatory of the parent company	Prepared by the Applicant	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details			Mandatory	Download to view	Download the Form
The enterprise’s business license (copy). In case of a branch of a quasi-headquarters, the business license (copy) of its Shanghai branch and the document proving the allotment of working capital from the parent company are also required. (electronic business license is allowed)	Business license shall be issued by the market regulation organ	Original and copy	1	Hardcopy				Mandatory
The latest annual audit report of the parent company	Accounting firm or auditing firm	Copy	1	Hardcopy				Mandatory
Approval document or acknowledgement of registration and business license of the enterprise invested by the parent company in China (electronic business license is allowed)	Approval document or acknowledgement of registration shall be issued by the commerce organ, and the business license shall be issued by the market regulation organ	Copy	1	Hardcopy	View details			Mandatory

 

Name of the Application Document

Application for accreditation

 

Place of Business Handling

 

Place of Business Handling

Department for application acceptance: administrative service window of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce

Address: Window No.25-32, Comprehensive Service Hall, F1, Building No.5, No.300, Shibocun Road, Pudong District

 

Business Hours

9:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00 from Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays)

 

Legal Basis

Article 4 of the Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on Encouraging Multinational Corporations to Establish Regional Headquarters (Hufufa [2017] No.9): The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce shall be responsible for the accreditation of regional headquarters and quasi-headquarters and coordinating relevant organs in managing and serving regional headquarters and quasi-headquarters of multinational corporations.

 

Procedures of Business Handling

View the flow chart.

 

Mode of Business Handling

 

Mode of Business Handling

 (1) Handling: general procedures. Review: examined by the handling person, reviewed by the department director, and issued by bureau head.

 (2) Review method: simultaneous circulation of online data and hardcopy materials.

 

Special Procedures

No

 

Approval Certificate

Approval result name	Delivery way	Delivery time limit	Approval result type	Approval result template
Accredited as regional headquarters	Direct delivery	1 working day		Download

 

Review and Approval Charges

 

Charged or not

 

No

 

Rights and obligations of the applicant

 

The applicant shall have the following rights according to laws:

1. The applicant shall have the right to know the handling procedures and the basis for examination and approval;

2. The applicant shall have the right to be informed of the progress of examination and approval;

3. The applicant shall have the right to require the approving authority to keep relevant information confidential;

4. The Applicant shall have the right to retrieve the application before the approval decision is made;

5. The applicant shall have the right to file complaints, administrative reconsideration, and administrative lawsuits.

 

The applicant shall have the following obligations according to laws:

1. The applicant should submit authentic materials;

2. The applicant should disclose real conditions to the approving authority;

3. The applicant should timely supplement and correct relevant materials as required by the approving authority.

 

Consultation Method

 

Consultation Phone

（021）50722200、（021）12345

 

Consultation Approach

http://sww.sh.gov.cn/wszx/index.htm

 

Supervision and Complaint Method

 

Complaint Phone

（021）12345

 

Complaint Channel

http://sww.sh.gov.cn

 

FAQs

Q: Which governmental organs are responsible for managing and serving regional headquarters and quasi-headquarters of multinational corporations?

A: The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce is responsible for accrediting regional headquarters and quasi-headquarters of multinational corporations and coordinating relevant organs in managing and serving regional headquarters and quasi-headquarters of multinational corporations. Governmental organs responsible for industry and commerce, finance, taxation, foreign affairs, human resources and social security, exit-entry management, foreign exchange control, customs, and exit-entry inspection and quarantine as well as the People’s Bank of China play their roles in managing and serving regional headquarters and quasi-headquarters of multinational corporations.

 

Common Unacceptable Sample

1. Miswrite the name of “Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce” on the Application Form as “Foreign Capital Department of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce” or other departments’ names;

2. Incomplete application materials;

3. Omit the signature and/or seal of the investor and/or the foreign-funded enterprise or the signature date in the application materials (including the Application Form, contract, articles of association, etc.);

4. Fail to provide effective power of attorney when the legal representative of the enterprise authorizes senior management to sign the application materials;

5. Only provide the copy or colored copy when the original document should be provided;

6. Inconsistent paper or font size in the same application material (such as contract/articles of association).