Hong Kong Business Registration: A Hassle-Free Process
Simple and Effective Registration of Companies in Hong Kong
Companies are required to register with the Inland Revenue Department's Business Registration Office within a month of commencing operations. After registering your business, you are required to visibly display your Business Registration Certificate at your business location.
Seamless Hong Kong Business Registration
Applications for establishing a company also involve a concurrent application for business registrations. You need to submit documents to the Companies Registry (CR), as indicated in Step 2, when applying for company incorporation. The following items are required in addition to the incorporation documents:
- A notice to the Business Registration Office (IRBR1)
- The prescribed business registration fee and levy, as well as other fees payable under the Companies (Fees) Regulation (Cap. 622K)
- A levy to the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund: HK$150 for a one-year certificate; HK$450 for a three-year certificate*
*Please note there might be some concessions from time to time.
Quick Processing Times
If you apply for business registration in person, you can receive your certificate on paper within 30 minutes. Otherwise, you can expect to receive it by mail within two working days.
Business registration certificates can be obtained through the one-stop company incorporation service. These certificates will be issued along with the Certificate of Incorporation by CR.
Online applications typically take about one hour to process. Hard copy applications, on the other hand, usually take around four working days to process.
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