Open a Hong Kong company in 5–10 business days, with the bank account planned before we file.
For founders from complex regions – MENA, Central Asia, CIS, Latin America, Africa – we set up the company in a way that opens an account. We map your ownership structure and banking path, and flag what to set up correctly and what to avoid. If Hong Kong isn’t the right answer for your case, we tell you upfront. For difficult passports and complex banking, we work the route most providers can’t open.
Why Hong Kong
Where HK still wins for the right business
Hong Kong is not the only place a founder from a high-barrier country can register a company. It wins on the specific things below. When two of these matter to your business, the choice is clear.
A clean entity for trading with China
Chinese suppliers, freight forwarders, banks, and other counterparties know how to work with Hong Kong companies. CNY payments run through a non-resident bank account. Invoices in any currency settle without friction. The company doesn’t need substance inside China to trade easily with Chinese counterparties.
Tax only on profits made in Hong Kong
When your business operates outside Hong Kong, an offshore-profits claim may apply. The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) decides each claim and can refuse it. Whether a claim can succeed depends mainly on the type of business.
Wider banking access than the obvious alternatives
For founders holding passports the financial system reads as elevated risk, a Hong Kong company has more account options than a company in the comparable jurisdictions. We flag which of those options are realistic on the call before we register anything.
What’s included
Registration and the first year of statutory services
A Hong Kong limited company must have a company secretary and a registered office in Hong Kong from the date of registration. The package covers both for the first year.
Registration filings
Everything the Companies Registry and the IRD need to bring the company into legal existence.
- Incorporation Application filed with the Companies Registry
- Business Registration application filed with the IRD
- Government filing fees to the Companies Registry and the IRD – included
- Articles of Association registered with the Companies Registry
- Business scope wording reviewed for banking compliance before filing
Certificates and corporate seal kit
The physical and digital instruments the company needs to operate and to satisfy bank KYC.
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Business Registration Certificate (valid one year)
- Corporate seal kit – common seal, company chop, signature stamp
- Digital copies for bank applications, physical originals couriered to your address
Year-1 company secretary
A statutory role every Hong Kong limited company must fill. We act as your company secretary for the first year.
- Annual Return (NAR1) deadline tracked, reminders sent
- Statutory register maintenance – directors, members, charges, significant controllers
- Filing reminders for the Business Registration Certificate renewal
Year-1 registered office
A statutory Hong Kong address for government correspondence and for the company’s public record.
- Registered office address on file with the Companies Registry
- Reception of statutory notices, IRD correspondence, court filings if any
- Change of address to your own premises later if you take a Hong Kong lease
An active Hong Kong company must also be audited and file Profits Tax Returns. That work is separate from this package – see Compliance.
How to register a Hong Kong company, step by step
The decisions to make before any paperwork – scope, ownership, directors, structure – and how each one affects banking and tax later. Roman explains what the package above does.
Watch on YouTube →The banking question
Registration takes days.
The bank account takes longer.
The Companies Registry usually processes a filing in 3–5 business days. After that, your company exists – it just doesn’t have a bank account yet.
Opening a Hong Kong corporate bank account is a separate service. For founders with a Tier-1 or Tier-2 passport who do business with China, traditional banks take one to three months to open an account, with a proper introduction and an in-person visit. For more complicated situations, traditional banks will have extra requirements or might not open at all, and the fintech options are limited as well. This is why a Hong Kong company registered without a banking plan often cannot trade.
How we work
From the first call to the corporate seal kit on your desk
The first step is the one most providers skip.
We map your banking and jurisdiction fit
A 30-minute strategy call with Roman and the USG team. We walk through your business model, risk profile, suppliers, customers, and where your money has to move.
We prepare your documents
You answer the questions and complete the forms the Registry needs. We draft the structure and word the business scope so that it passes the Registry and reads clearly to a bank’s compliance team.
We file and the Registry processes it
We file with the Companies Registry and the IRD. Most applications are processed within 3–5 business days. If the Registry comes back with a question, we answer it.
Company is open
You receive a set of incorporation documents: Certificate of Incorporation, Business Registration Certificate, the NNC1 incorporation form, seal kit. The Year-1 company secretary and registered office are in place from the date of registration. If we also handle your bank account, that work starts now.
Common questions
Registering in Hong Kong from abroad
Do I need to fly to Hong Kong to register the company?
No. The entire incorporation is remote. You sign the documents we send you – scans are enough – and we file with the Companies Registry and the Inland Revenue Department on your behalf. The Certificate of Incorporation, Business Registration Certificate, and corporate seal kit are couriered to the address of your choice.
The bank account is the part where a visit is sometimes required. That depends on the bank, and we tell you on the call which case is yours.
Can I be the sole director if I’m not a Hong Kong resident?
Yes. Hong Kong law has no residency or nationality requirement for directors or shareholders of a Private Limited Company. The company needs at least one director who is an individual, not a company – that can be you, regardless of which passport you hold.
What share capital do I need to put up?
There is no minimum. The default figure for a Hong Kong limited company is HKD 10,000 of issued share capital, but it is not mandatory, and there is no paid-up capital requirement.
What documents do you need from me to start?
We send a single onboarding email with the templates and an upload link. The starting set is:
- Passport scan or clear photo of every director and beneficial owner – colour, ID page, all four corners visible
- A selfie holding the same passport
- Proof of residential address – utility bill, bank statement, lease agreement, or property ownership document, dated within the last three months
- A few proposed company names – English, Chinese, or both
- A short description of what the business will do
- Signed KYC forms – templates from us
- A proposed share capital figure
Book a free call
Your business model and the owners’ passports come first – and you leave with a clear answer: whether Hong Kong is the right choice, and what the banking path looks like.
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