In recent years, many Chinese companies have settled in overseas and try to realize cross-border M&A, financing, global capital operation and tax planning by using an offshore company to hold domestic companies.
近年来，很多中国公司纷纷落户海外，通过使用离岸公司控股国内公司的方式实现跨境并购、融资上市、全球化资本运作、税收筹划等战略性规划和发展。
Alibaba was listed in the United States in 2014. The subject is Alibaba Group Shareholding Co. Ltd(registered in Cayman Islands). This is just a nominal company.Companies of Jack Ma's Alibaba that operate business including Tmall and Taobao are subsidiaries registered in the domestic.
2014年，主体是阿里巴巴集团控股有限公司（开曼群岛注册）在美国上市，实际上这只是一个名义上的公司。马云的阿里巴巴主要经营业务的公司都是国内注册的子公司，诸如天猫和淘宝等。
Other data show that 70% of Fortune Global 500 enterprises have established an offshore company, such as Apple Inc.
另有数据显示，美国的世界 500 强企业中有70%都设立了离岸公司。而苹果公司就是典型的案例。
Apple firstly established Apple Operations International in British Virgin Islands. Then, it established Apple Operations International Subsidiary in Ireland—Apple International Marketing Company.All sales incomes excluding the United States enter into Apple Sales Company and then profits are transferred to the Apple Operations International.
苹果公司先是在英属维京群岛成立苹果国际运营公司，随后，又在爱尔兰设立苹果国际运营公司子公司———苹果国际销售公司。美国以外地区的所有销售收入进入苹果销售公司，然后再将利润转入苹果国际运营公司。
Why all businessman choose to set offshore company?
What is offshore company
At present, the most popular mode in the market is to register a Hong Kong company or an offshore company to achieve a goal of marching into the overseas market.
目前，市场上最受欢迎的方式是通过注册香港公司或注册离岸公司达到企业进军海外市场的目的。
The most famous offshore registration places include Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, BVI, Seychelles Islands, Britain and the United States, which have a common point—to receive foreign exchange freely. This is good for enterprises to carry out the overseas trade.
全球最著名的离岸注册地香港、开曼群岛、BVI群岛、塞舌尔群岛、英国、美国等地都有一个共同点——可以自由接收外汇，这有助于企业开展海外贸易。
Advantages of registering an offshore company
The advantages of registering an offshore company are self-evident. In terms of entrepreneurs, an offshore company can bring great convenience to their business development.What are advantages of registering an offshore company for enterprise development?
离岸公司注册的优势不言而喻，对于创业者来说有一家海外分公司能为自己业务的开展带来极大的便利。那么注册离岸公司能给企业发展带来哪些优势呢？
1.Develop transnational business
To register an offshore company is the shortcut for enterprises to develop in the world and carry out the transnational business.
注册一家离岸公司是企业走向世界，开展跨国业务的捷径。
2.Provide convenience for international trade
Enterprises export products to an offshore company and then the offshore company exports these products to developed countries including the United States, so as to gain tax exemption by refraining from tariff barriers and successfully avoid from export quota restrictions.
企业向离岸公司出口产品，再由离岸公司向美国等发达国家出口，就可以绕开关税壁垒获得免税待遇，成功地避开出口配额限制。
3.Avoid from foreign exchange management
By registering an offshore company, the overseas financing and listing are conducted in the name of this company to greatly simplify the operational procedures of overseas listing.
通过注册一家离岸公司，以该公司的名义进行海外融资及上市，可以极大地简化海外上市的运作手续。
4.Convenient and flexible corporate management
The offshore company has no need to convoke a stockholders’ meeting and board of directors every year. Even if it is convoked, the location can be selected arbitrarily. Degree of freedom is large.
离岸公司无须每年召开股东大会及董事会，即使召开，其地点也可任意选择，自由度较大。
5.Convenient for reverse investment
After establishing an offshore company, it also can invest in the mainland and enjoy overseas-funded treatment, production and sales advantages as the status of an overseas-funded enterprise.
成立离岸公司也可以在大陆投资.凭借外资公司的身份，享受外资的待遇、产销等经营上的优势。
Advantages of registering a company for popular offshore company registration places are shown as follows:
以下是热门离岸公司注册地的优点：
Hong Kong company
(1)Free name selection as registering a company in Hong Kong.
在香港注册公司名称选择自由。
(2)Business range of the Hong Kong Company is seldom limited.
香港公司经营范围限制极少。
(3)Less registration capital of the Hong Kong Company and no need for capital verification
香港公司注册资金少且无须验资。
(4)The Hong Kong Company allows no business and allows existence of a shell company.
香港公司允许名义公司存在。
(5)The window of expanding the international market and the springboard of entering in the Mainland China.
拓展国际市场的窗口和进入中国内地市场的跳板。
(6)The Hong Kong Company is easy to gain the international credit and loans.
香港公司容易获得国际信用和信贷。
(7)Free entry and exit of people, logistics and capital.
人流、物流、资金进出自由。
(8)Hong Kong owns the super financial system.
香港拥有超级金融体制。
BVI Company
(1)BVI has the stable political, economic and trade environment. There is the good operation environment to register a BVI company.
BVI岛屿政治、经济和贸易环境非常稳定，注册BVI公司就有一个良好的经营环境。
(2)BVI has the good financial law facilities. It is convenient for establishing various financial institutions or establishing and developing the foundation.
BVI岛屿有良好的金融法律体系，方便成立与发展各种金融机构和基金会。
(3)BVI government protects the shareholders’ interests and has no need to publicize status of beneficiaries.
BVI岛屿政府保护股东利益，不需要公布受益人身份。
(4)In order to encourage economic development and attract foreign capital, the local government stipulates that a person can completely own a BVI company.
当地政府为了鼓励经济发展、吸引外资，一个人可完全拥有一家BVI有限公司。
(5)BVI government provides private protection for each enterprise. Information of directors is absolutely confidential.
BVI岛屿政府为各企业提供私隐保护，董事资料绝对保密。
Seychelles,Marshall and other offshore company
(1)Display the international enterprise image and convenient for developing transnational business.
显示国际企业形象，便于发展跨国业务。
(2)Convenient for recapitalization, list in overseas and enhance overseas financing ability.
方便资本重组，在国外上市，加强海外融资能力。
(3)Use an offshore company for export resale and reduce tariff legally.
利用离岸公司做出口转手，可合法降低关税。
(4)Avoid from foreign exchange management, free capital import and export, no need for agency for collection, and convenient for settlement.
避开外汇管理，资金进出口自由，收款不需经过代理，方便结算。
(5)Convenient for reverse investment and establish an overseas-funds or joint venture enterprise in mainland.
便于反向投资，回大陆成立外资或合资企业。
(6)Convenience of immigration and visa.
移民及签证的便利。
(7)Keep confidentiality for registered materials and documents.
公司注册资料及文件高度保密。
How to register an offshore company
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思凯商务公司12年来，为众多外商客户提供一站式国际公司服务，包括离岸公司注册、国际商标注册、企业报税等，用专业负责的态度助力客户发展成长。
