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Mandatory Business License Update Ordered for Companies in Shenzhen

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According to the “Regulations on Commercial Registration within the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone,” commercial subjects (including enterprises and individually-owned businesses) registered in Shenzhen  shall apply for an updated business license with the commercial registration authorities. Issues regarding the business license update have been notified as follows. Joint stock limited companies and their branch offices (including [...]

Mar 4 2015, 10:28 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Car Dealerships Offering Buyers Outside Shenzhen License Plates

Car Dealerships Offering Buyers Outside Shenzhen License Plates

In hopes lure buyers and spur business, local car dealerships are starting to offer non Shenzhen license plates after the city started to limit car purchases last month. the regulation dealt a heavy blow to the automobile industry which caused panic among car dealers and now they came up with a strategy that by selling [...]

Jan 23 2015, 8:18 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

City to Exempt a Million Vehicles from Annual Safety and Emission Tests

City to Exempt a Million Vehicles from Annual Safety and Emission Tests

Vehicles with less than seven seats and those are not being used as taxis are now eligible to be exempted from the safety and emission test for the first six years starting this September. Drivers of these vehicles can apply for vehicle qualification stickers at the nearest police vehicle registration and administration offices or service [...]

Aug 28 2014, 8:37 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

City Starts Accepting Business Application Online

City Starts Accepting Business Application Online

The Shenzhen market supervision administration said that starting this July residents can apply for business licenses online and will be receiving the approved licenses in just three working days. This online registration of licenses will be the first in china. interested applicants will need to fill out personal information and submit the completed applications. Then [...]

Jul 3 2014, 7:37 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Threshold for Residency Card Application to be Increased

Threshold for Residency Card Application to be Increased

City officials are planning to raise the threshold for resident card applications along with benefits. based on a drafted regulation on residence card management that is open for public comment says that those who have stable work for more than 12 months and have registered at a local home for more than 12 months and [...]

Mar 25 2014, 9:40 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Center to Remain Open to Accomodate Marriage Registrations

Center to Remain Open to Accomodate Marriage Registrations

Marriage registration appointments calls for Friday which happens to be both the Lantern Festival and the Valentine’s Day have been fully booked in most registrations centers in the city. Although there is no cap on the amount of people that can line up and register their marriage without making any reservations and the staff at [...]

Feb 11 2014, 9:20 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Foreign Drivers Required to Take Written Test Before Applying for Chinese License

Foreign Drivers Required to Take Written Test Before Applying for Chinese License

Local police recently told foreign drivers in Shenzhen that they still have to take the local test before driving in the mainland even when they are holders of international driver’s license. The increase of foreign population in the city led to the increase of foreign drivers as well as violations. One foreigner was recently caught [...]

Oct 30 2013, 11:40 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

Border Crossing Sees Increase in Demand for Dual License Plates

Border Crossing Sees Increase in Demand for Dual License Plates

Because of the increasing demand for dual license plates that allows vehicles to travel across the mainland border and Hong Kong, sales of these dual licenses plates in the black market have been increasing in the recent years. The average price of a dual license has already reached 700,000 yuan which is 600,000 yuan more [...]

Jul 1 2013, 8:38 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

New Regulations Makes Application for Business Licenses Easier

New Regulations Makes Application for Business Licenses Easier

Business applicants who are applying for business licenses no longer need to provide a detailed scope of the businesses based on new registration rules that took effect last week. Legal representative for the Shenzhen Qianhai Fude Energy Investment Shareholding Co. said that they receive a new version of its business license from the State Administration [...]

Mar 4 2013, 11:39 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

New Set of Traffic Regulations to Increase Cost of Learning to Drive

New Set of Traffic Regulations to Increase Cost of Learning to Drive

Due to a new set of traffic regulations the cost of learning to drive will increase by 1,000 yuan by next year. The new regulations will also make the driving test more difficult. The city drivers training association have already calculated the cost of learning to drive and said that with the new ruling the [...]

Dec 28 2012, 9:36 am | Posted in Licensing | Read More »

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