1. Workflow of formalities for establishment  

2. Application Procedures  

1. Applications for establishment of encouraged and allowed projects with total investment (including appended investment) over USD 0.1 billion, restricted projects over USD 50 million, in the Guide Category of Foreign-Invested Industries, and projects subject to approval of competent state authorities, shall be forwarded by Shenzhen Bureau of Development & Reform and Shenzhen Bureau of Trade & Industry to competent state authorities for review and approval.

2. Applications for establishment of new foreign-investd projects which are in line with the city’s industrial policies, fall in the encouraged and permitted classes of projects in China's Guide Catalog for Foreign Investted Industries, and have a total investment below USD 30 million (not includingUSD 30 million), shall be subject to examination and approval of Futian District Bureau of Trade & Industry, to be rported to the municipal bureau of trade & industry for filing.

3. Service trade projects and projects under designated operation and supervision requiring coordination and balancing by municipal-level competent industrial authorities shall remain to be subject to examination and approval of Shenzhen Bureau of Trade & Industry.

4. Feasibility reports, contracts, and articles of association shall be submitted to the examination & approval authorities, who shall coordinate relevant departments to conduct a joint examination.

5. After obtaining the approval certificates and business licenses, investors shall handle relevant registration procedures with other competent authorities.

6. Investors may handle formalities aforementioned with municipal and district authorities on sole efforts, or consign an agent to handle such application procedures.

3. A checklist of Documents Required