How should overseas companies handle the process of registering and setting up a sourcing office in China?
It’s more important for foreign companies to find a company to build their operations and infrastructure than to build a corporate structure. Numerous companies offer cookie-cutter company registration services, but a corporate structure doesn’t do anything without having the right infrastructure in place. Foreign companies should look for a service provider specific to their industry that can help them set up an office, hire the right people, give them the right connections, manage the corporate structuring and report back to the foreign company on the progress. This is a total package service that not only establishes a corporate framework, but also gives life to the operations. Q: How long should it take from the decision to open a China office until that office starts shipping product? A: This depends on who is in charge of the sourcing operation. Someone with existing contacts in place and a focus on what they need to buy could be moving products in a matter of days. An operation
