What are the forms of foreign-invested enterprises?

1, corporate enterprises and unincorporated enterprises. According to whether a foreign-funded enterprise has legal person status, it can be divided into legal person enterprises and unincorporated enterprises.

2. Sino-foreign joint ventures and foreign-funded enterprises. Foreign-funded enterprises can be divided into Chinese-foreign joint ventures and foreign-funded enterprises according to whether they are jointly funded by foreigners and China or independently established as registered foreign-funded companies.

3 product export enterprises, high-skilled enterprises and general foreign-funded enterprises. According to the skills and product export situation of foreign-funded enterprises, they can be divided into product export-oriented enterprises, advanced skilled enterprises and general foreign-funded enterprises.

Extended information (1) Sino-foreign joint ventures

Sino-foreign joint ventures are also called equity joint ventures. Foreign companies, enterprises and other economic organizations or individuals, together with companies, enterprises or other economic organizations in China, are established in China with the approval of the China Municipal Government in accordance with the laws and administrative regulations of China, and both parties * * * invest in * * * to jointly operate and bear the risks and losses according to their respective investment ratios.

This form determines the risk, responsibility and profit distribution of investors according to the proportion of capital contribution of Chinese and foreign investors, and their respective rights and obligations are very clear. Most Chinese and foreign investors are willing to adopt this form. This form is mostly used for projects with many investors, strong technology and long cooperation time.

(2) Chinese-foreign contractual joint ventures

Chinese-foreign cooperative enterprises are also called cooperative enterprises. Is a foreign company, enterprise and other economic organizations or individuals, and companies, enterprises or other economic organizations in China, in accordance with the laws and administrative regulations of China, approved by the China municipal government, enterprises established in China, and their respective rights and obligations are stipulated in the joint venture contract.

This form is characterized by flexible cooperation methods. China investors can take intangible assets and other factors as cooperation conditions, which solves the problem of insufficient investment funds for China enterprises. Allowing foreign investors to recover their investment first is more attractive to foreign investors; After the expiration of the cooperation, all the fixed assets of the enterprise will be owned by the Chinese side free of charge.

(3) Foreign-funded enterprises

Foreign-funded enterprises are also called wholly foreign-owned enterprises. Refers to foreign companies, companies registered in Shanghai and other economic organizations or individuals that are established in China with the approval of the China Municipal Government and all their capital invested by foreign investors in accordance with the laws and administrative regulations of China. However, it does not include the branches established in China by foreign companies, enterprises and other economic organizations.

This form of equity belongs entirely to foreign investors, so foreign investors are willing to adopt more advanced technology and equipment and introduce some technologies that are difficult to introduce through joint ventures, which can expand employment and increase taxes without the need for the state to invest a lot of matching funds.

(4) Chinese and foreign joint stock limited companies

Chinese-foreign joint stock limited companies refer to foreign companies, enterprises, other economic organizations or individuals (hereinafter referred to as foreign shareholders) established in China and companies, enterprises or other economic organizations in China (hereinafter referred to as Chinese shareholders) in accordance with China laws and administrative regulations. All the capital consists of equal shares. Shareholders are liable to the company with their subscribed shares, and the company is liable to the company's debts with all its property. Chinese and foreign shareholders share the company's shares.

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