Business consulting for work in China, in three service lines
Twelve priced services for international companies working in or with China, from deciding whether to register a WFOE to interpreting at a trade fair. Every price is published in USD; official fees are 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.
Market Entry & Structure Advisory
Whether to enter, how, and with what structure
Company Setup & Compliance Coordination
Registration coordinated, from structure to bank account
Trademark Strategy & Filing Coordination
Class strategy, clearance reading, filing coordination
Annual Compliance Check & Company Deregistration
Independent health check, or a managed exit
Business Agency & Filing Support
Errands at Chinese counters, run for you
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.
Commercial Advice Letter
A written answer to a commercial question about your business in China
Contract Commercial Review
Every clause read for what it commits you to commercially
Document Notarisation & Apostille
Corporate documents recognised across a border
Certified Chinese and English Translation
Translation that authorities, banks and institutions accept
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.
Which one do you need?
The services buyers most often weigh against each other, side by side.
A consult, an advice letter or a contract review?
Three ways to get our commercial judgement, at three depths. The consult fee is credited against either of the other two.
| Option | You receive | From | Turnaround | Choose this when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-minute consultation | A live conversation that maps your case and ends with a recommended route and a fixed quote | US$120 | Booked to the calendar | You want to talk the situation through and leave with a direction and a fixed quote |
| Commercial Advice Letter | A signed commercial advice letter | from US$1,000 | 5–10 working days | You have one commercial question and want a signed written answer you can circulate internally |
| Contract Commercial Review | Commercial advice letter with a clause-by-clause review table | from US$1,500 | 3–7 working days | There is a specific contract or term sheet in front of you, and you want every clause read before you respond or sign |
Notarisation and apostille, or certified translation?
Often both, in a set order. The receiving institution decides what it will accept, so check its list before commissioning either.
| Option | You receive | From | Turnaround | Choose this when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document Notarisation & Apostille | Notarised, apostilled and translated document set | from US$220 | 5–15 working days | An authority abroad or in China must recognise the document itself: business licences, resolutions, powers of attorney |
| Certified Chinese and English Translation | Certified PDF, hard copies on request | from US$45 / page | 2–5 working days | The document is accepted but the institution needs it in the other language, with a translator’s statement it will take |
How pricing works
- Our service fee covers our own work: commercial advice, contract review, representation, interpreting, coordination and translation. Fixed, or a day rate for event and negotiation work, and agreed before anything starts.
- Official & third-party fees (notary, Apostille, government charges, event passes, travel): passed through at cost, never marked up.
- Consult credit: the US$120 consult fee is credited in full against any service you book.
All fees are quoted in US dollars. The price list shows every service and its price on one page.
Not sure which engagement fits?
Book a 45-minute consult. We map your situation to the right process, tell you honestly what is and is not possible, and give you a fixed fee. No obligation.
