1. Determine the company name and pre-approve; 2. Prepare the identity documents of shareholders; 3. Clarify the company's business scope, registered capital and shareholder contribution ratio; 4. Lease contract providing the registered address of the company; 5. If it is not the official office address, you need to apply for a temporary place permit and pass the fire inspection; 6. Open a temporary account in the bank and invest in equity; 7. Submit relevant materials to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau and apply for a business license; 8. Engraving the company seal; 9. Turn the temporary account into basic deposit account; 10. Obtain the bank account opening license and other relevant documents. After completing the above steps, the registration of foreign trade companies is basically completed.
Basic concepts of foreign trade companies:
1. Definition of foreign trade company: A foreign trade company refers to an enterprise that specializes in international trade activities and imports and exports goods;
2. The role of foreign trade companies: promoting international trade, expanding markets, increasing the country's foreign exchange income and promoting the development of related industries;
3. Classification of foreign trade companies: It can be divided into state-owned foreign trade companies, private foreign trade companies and foreign-funded foreign trade companies.
4. The business scope of foreign trade companies: usually including commodity import and export, technology import and export, international freight forwarding and other businesses;
5. Business model of foreign trade companies: including general trade, processing trade, entrepot trade and border trade.
To sum up, the registration of foreign trade companies needs to follow a series of prescribed procedures, including determining the company name, preparing shareholder certificates, defining the business scope and capital contribution ratio, providing proof of registered address, passing fire inspection, opening an account in a bank, applying for a business license, engraving seals, changing the type of bank account, and obtaining necessary documents.
Legal basis:
Company Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 6
To establish a company, it shall apply to the company registration authority for registration of establishment according to law. Those that meet the conditions for establishment as stipulated in this Law shall be registered as limited liability companies or joint stock limited companies respectively by the company registration authority; Those who do not meet the conditions for establishment as stipulated in this Law shall not be registered as a limited liability company or a joint stock limited company.
Where laws and administrative regulations stipulate that the establishment of a company must be approved, the approval procedures shall be handled according to law before the company is registered.
The public may apply to the company registration authority to inquire about the registered items of the company, and the company registration authority shall provide inquiry services.
Article 7
A company established according to law shall be issued a business license by the company registration authority. The date of issuance of the business license of the company is the date of establishment of the company.
The company's business license shall specify the company's name, domicile, registered capital, business scope, name of legal representative and other matters.
Where the matters recorded in the company's business license change, the company shall register the change according to law, and the company registration authority shall issue a new business license.
Article 11
To establish a company, the articles of association must be formulated according to law. The Articles of Association are binding on the Company, shareholders, directors, supervisors and senior management.
Article 12
The business scope of the company is stipulated in the articles of association and registered according to law. A company may amend its articles of association and change its business scope, but it shall register the change.
Projects that are required to be approved by laws and administrative regulations in the company's business scope shall be approved according to law.