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Business in China
China VAT: Rates and Refunds for Foreign Businesses
The same product can jump 13% in price over two lines on a customs form. Here is how Chinese VAT actually works — and where a business loses money or wins it back.
How the tax works
VAT in China...
Jul 17, 2026
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How to Pay Your Chinese Suppliers Directly in RMB
Paying in US dollars means two conversions, extra correspondent banks and slower settlement. Pay your supplier in their own currency and the money often lands the same day — here's how to make the swi...
Jul 17, 2026
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China Business Visa: M, Z or R — Which One Do You Need?
A trip described as "business" can land under any of three visa categories in China, and the categories are not interchangeable. Choosing the wrong letter is not a filing error to be corrected later —...
Jul 17, 2026
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Hainan in 2026: Where a Business Actually Saves Money
A tropical resort island has quietly become the testing ground for the boldest fiscal reform in China. Here is what an entrepreneur takes away from it.
The free trade port in brief
Hainan is Chi...
Jul 16, 2026
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Opening a Corporate Bank Account in China: What Banks Actually Require
Settling in renminbi with mainland partners without an onshore account is, in practice, barely workable — and the screening at the front door has grown noticeably tougher over the past few years. This...
Jul 16, 2026
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How to Register a Trademark in China: A Step-by-Step Guide for Foreign Brands
Your goods roll off a production line in China under your familiar logo — yet the name has long belonged, on paper, to a stranger. For trademark squatters, that isn't a glitch; it's a business model.
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Jul 15, 2026
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How Much Income Tax Do Foreigners Pay in China?
An offer letter from a Chinese employer quotes gross. What reaches the bank account is a different figure — and a surprising share of that gap is negotiable if you set things up correctly.
Who pays...
Jul 14, 2026
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How to Verify a Chinese Supplier Before You Send the Deposit
A polished Alibaba profile and a price below market are a shop window, not a guarantee. The only thing that shows the real picture is systematic due diligence — done before the money moves.
Why ver...
Jul 13, 2026
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How to Choose Your China Company Structure: WFOE, JV or RO
Getting the structure wrong at the outset costs more than it looks — switching later drags months of re-approvals behind it. Here's how to pick the format that actually fits you.
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Jul 13, 2026
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