What don’t the prices include?

Official, notary and government fees; other third-party fees; travel and accommodation where the work needs someone on site, agreed in advance; and courier and certified-copy costs. These are charged separately, at cost, with receipts.

Do you bill by the hour?

No. Every engagement is scoped and priced in writing before it begins, as a fixed fee, or for exhibitions, interpreting and negotiation as a day rate on an agreed number of days. Official and third-party fees, and travel, are passed through at cost and shown separately.

Is the consultation fee wasted if I go ahead?

No. The consultation fee is credited in full against any engagement you subsequently book.

Pricing

Every price we charge, on one page

Fixed fees, agreed before work begins

Written scope before work starts

Official fees passed through at cost

Market entry & corporate

Whether to enter China, in what form and at what cost, with the registration, trademark and ongoing compliance behind it.

Service	Turnaround	From
Market Entry & Structure Advisory Commercial advice letter	2–3 weeks	from US$900
Company Setup & Compliance Coordination Licensed company, chops, bank and tax registration	4–8 weeks to a licensed company	from US$850
Trademark Strategy & Filing Coordination Clearance reading, class map, filing plan	Strategy in days; registration 9–12 months	from US$180
Annual Compliance Check & Company Deregistration Ranked exposure list and fix plan	Check in 5–10 days; exit 9–12 months	from US$350
Business Agency & Filing Support Documents obtained or lodged, with a written record	2–10 working days	from US$180

Commercial advisory & contracts

Contracts read line by line for their commercial terms and what they mean for your business; written commercial advice on a deal or a decision; and the documents and translations the deal needs.

Service	Turnaround	From
Commercial Advice Letter A signed commercial advice letter	5–10 working days	from US$1,000
Contract Commercial Review Before you sign Commercial advice letter with a clause-by-clause review table	3–7 working days	from US$1,500
Document Notarisation & Apostille Notarised, apostilled and translated document set	5–15 working days	from US$220
Certified Chinese and English Translation Certified PDF, hard copies on request	2–5 working days	from US$45 / page

Exhibitions, interpreting & negotiation

Representation at trade fairs and exhibitions, interpreting at business meetings, and support at the negotiating table on your brief. Interpreters can be arranged for other languages; ask us for a quote.

Service	Turnaround	From
Trade Fair & Exhibition Representation In person Representation at the event and a daily written record of meetings	Booked to the event calendar	from US$1,200/day
Negotiation Support Interpreted negotiation sessions on your instructions	Dates agreed on booking	from US$1,200/day
Business Interpreting Interpreted meetings and a written note of points agreed	Dates agreed on booking	from US$600/day

Worked examples: services engaged together

Most engagements combine services. These three examples are illustrative: each figure is the sum of the published floor prices above, and the fixed fee for your scope is set in the written quote before work starts.

Negotiating a major purchase

You have chosen a Chinese counterpart for a significant purchase, and there is a contract to negotiate and sign.

Negotiation Support × 2 days Two days at the negotiating table, in person or by video, on your instructions US$2,400
Contract Commercial Review The contract that follows, read line by line against what was negotiated US$1,500

Illustrative combined floorfrom US$3,900

Negotiation first; the contract review checks that the paper says what the table agreed. Around two to three weeks, set by the meeting dates.

How this runs for a capital-equipment purchase

Setting up, protected and compliant

You have decided to register a Chinese company and want the brand protected and the first year checked.

Company Setup & Compliance Coordination Registration coordinated from structure to bank account US$850
Trademark Strategy & Filing Coordination Class strategy and clearance before the brand is shown in China US$180
Annual Compliance Check & Company Deregistration An independent health check after the first filing season US$350

Illustrative combined floorfrom US$1,380

Trademark clearance runs alongside the registration; the health check follows the first 30 June. Setup in 4 to 8 weeks; the health check in the following year.

Exhibiting, then closing what it started

You are exhibiting at a trade fair in China, or attending one to meet counterparts you have arranged to see.

Trade Fair & Exhibition Representation × 3 days Three days at the event: representing, interpreting and negotiating on your brief US$3,600
Contract Commercial Review The agreement that comes out of the follow-up, reviewed before you sign US$1,500

Illustrative combined floorfrom US$5,100

The daily written records from the event set up the follow-up; the review comes when a contract lands. The event days, then review turnaround of 3 to 7 working days when a contract arrives.

Travel and official fees are passed through at cost, as on every service. A programme is scoped and priced as one written quote; the consult fee is credited against it.

Common questions

What don’t the prices include?: Official, notary and government fees; other third-party fees; travel and accommodation where the work needs someone on site, agreed in advance; and courier and certified-copy costs. These are charged separately, at cost, with receipts.
Do you bill by the hour?: No. Every engagement is scoped and priced in writing before it begins, as a fixed fee, or for exhibitions, interpreting and negotiation as a day rate on an agreed number of days. Official and third-party fees, and travel, are passed through at cost and shown separately.
Is the consultation fee wasted if I go ahead?: No. The consultation fee is credited in full against any engagement you subsequently book.

Know the price. Want the scope?

Tell us the situation and we will tell you which of these you actually need, including when the answer is none of them.

Book a consult Credited in full against any service you go on to book.