2025Details of Shenzhen’s overseas investment registration process

Shenzhen Enterprise Overseas Investment Registration and Declaration Conditions

1. Comply with the definition of "overseas investment"：Overseas investment refers to，Enterprises established in accordance with the law within the territory of the People's Republic of China，through new、Owning non-financial enterprises overseas or acquiring ownership of existing non-financial enterprises through mergers, acquisitions and other means、control、Behavior of operating management rights and other rights and interests；
2. Subject and establishment time

Require

：All enterprises established in accordance with the law within the territory of the People's Republic of China can apply for overseas investment。

However, companies established less than one year ago，Unable to provide complete audited financial statements，Generally cannot pass the approval or filing of the approval department；3、Shareholder background、Source of funds、investment authenticity

Require

：Unable to specify the background of domestic shareholders or partners、source of funding (e.g.：Own funds、bank loan、Funds obtained through fundraising and other compliance methods) and the authenticity of overseas investment projects，Difficult to pass inspection；4、Six types of overseas investment that have attracted recent attention：Large non-main business investment、Partnership’s foreign investment、Delisting of overseas listed Chinese-funded enterprises and other types of real estate、entertainment industry、Investment in sports clubs and other fields，Strictly reviewed by competent authorities。

Application materials for overseas investment approval and filing in Shanghai

1. Materials required by the National Development and Reform Commission：
2. Approval or filing of application documents；
3. Project application report；
4. Project application report attachments：
5. Investment entity business license
6. The most recent audited financial statements of the investment entity
7. Company board resolutions or related investment resolutions
8. Project due diligence report
9. invest、M&A or joint venture cooperation projects，Submit a letter of intent or framework agreement signed by the Chinese and foreign parties
10. Leaving the country with own funds，Provide proof of own funds；
11. Involving banking and finance，Provide a letter of intent issued by the bank including the financing amount
12. Commitment letter on authenticity of overseas investment signed by investment decision-makers
13. Information required by the Commercial Committee：
14. "Overseas Investment Registration Form" or "Overseas Investment Application Form"
15. Copy of business license
16. Articles (or contracts) related to foreign investment and establishment of enterprises or mergers and acquisitions、protocol)
17. Relevant board resolutions or investment resolutions
18. Most recent audited financial statements (full set)
19. Description of preliminary work implementation (including due diligence、Feasibility study report、Description of sources of investment funds、Investment environment analysis and evaluation, etc.)
20. Overseas Investment Authenticity Commitment Letter
21. Foreign investment in the category of mergers and acquisitions，You also need to submit the "Preliminary Report Form for Overseas M&A Matters" online. Shanghai Overseas Investment

Application process

1. Apply for projects to the National Development and Reform Commission and the Foreign Exchange Department，Submit project information，Apply for "Project Early Stage"

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1. Domestic investors sign various legal documents (including but not limited to letters of intent)、framework agreement、Capital Increase Agreement、acquisition agreement, etc.)
2. Partial approval or filing by the National Development and Reform Commission，Issuance of registration notice，Construction projects are valid for 2 years，Other projects are valid for 1 year。

Processing deadline：7A decision will be made in about 1 working day，Issue documents。

1. Commercial department filing，Issuance of corporate overseas investment certificates，Enterprises should invest overseas within 2 years of receiving the certificate。Processing time limit：3about working days，Issue documents。
2. Foreign exchange registration at the foreign exchange administration department。Bank releases foreign exchange，Supervision by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange。Related products：2025Details of Shenzhen’s overseas investment registration process

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