Foreign companies registered in China than in overseas registration process complicated procedure for many companies. Any type of foreign companies registered must apply for registration to the respective administrative examination and approval in accordance with the requirements of the Act and Chinese laws and regulations of foreign companies. 
Foreign registration process is more complex, large-capacity describes the basic flow of Shanghai foreign investment companies registered as follows: 
First, the Shanghai foreign company registration process 
1, Company Name Registration (TheEnterpriseNameRegistration) 
2, contracts, feasibility study report, the articles of association (the Economic Commission to obtain approval) (Contracr, FeasibiliyStudyReport, ArticlesOfAssociation)
3, pre-collar organization code 
4, the approval certificate (ApprovalCertificate) 
5, for a business license (BusinessLicense) 
6, seal engraving (ChapterMoment) 
7, for the enterprise code (EnterpriseOrganization) 
8, for tax registration (TaxRegistration) 
9, for the statistical register (StatisticsRegistration) 
10, foreign exchange registration (ForeignExchangeRegistration) 
11, for the fiscal registration (FinancialRegistration) 
12, bank account (OpenBankAccount) 
13, verification (RegisteredCaptialVerification) 
14, business license change (BusinessLicenseChange) 
Second, foreign investment and export company registration process 
After the foreign companies registered, if its business scope has engaged in import and export business, you need to filing procedures for import and export. 
Shanghai foreign companies import and export formalities filing process is as follows: 
1, Economic Commission filing 
2, customs registration 
3, E-port for the record 
4, Inspection and Quarantine of the record 
5, the export tax rebate for the record 
Foreign-funded enterprises within the same company are to enjoy China's export tax rebate policy. 
Third, foreign companies special approval items 
1, beyond the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce related to the approval authority, must be reported to the Ministry of Commerce for approval, such as the scope of business involves products and other resources. 
2, the business scope of foreign companies involved in the pre-approval, approval must be reported to the appropriate department for approval, such as foreign food companies to apply for food hygiene permits. 
3, foreign production companies to be approved after the company name, for the environmental assessment report. 
Different types of foreign companies registered required slightly different materials and processes, etc.