Business Registration

Q1. I have already incorporated my company/registered my non-Hong Kong company with the Companies Registry, do I still need to apply for a Business Registration Certificate?
 
Q2. My non-Hong Kong company has already commenced business in Hong Kong but the Certificate of Registration has not yet been issued by the Companies Registry. Can I apply for a Business Registration Certificate first?
   
Q3.

I was unable to locate the information of an unlimited company at the Companies Registry. Where else can I obtain such information?

 
Q4.

How can I form/cancel a sole-proprietorship or a partnership in Hong Kong?

 
Back


Q1.  I have already incorporated my company/registered my non-Hong Kong company with the Companies Registry, do I still need to apply for a Business Registration Certificate?
 
Answer:

Yes. You need to apply for a Business Registration Certificate from the Business Registration Office (BRO) of the Inland Revenue Department within one month of the date of incorporation/registration with the Companies Registry.

Registration procedures are very simple. You only need to complete the prescribed application form [Form 1(b)] and submit it to the BRO together with a photocopy of your Certificate of Incorporation or Certificate of Registration issued by the Companies Registry. You may submit your business registration application documents to the BRO's Receipt & Despatch Centre located at the Companies Registry's Public Search Centre on 13th floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong. For more information about the registration procedures, please visit the website of the BRO (www.ird.gov.hk/eng/tax/bre.htm) and refer to the leaflet (pdf format).

 
Top
   
Q2. My non-Hong Kong company has already commenced business in Hong Kong but the Certificate of Registration has not yet been issued by the Companies Registry. Can I apply for a Business Registration Certificate first?
 
Answer:

Yes. You should apply for a Business Registration Certificate within one month of the date of commencement of business in Hong Kong. For more information about the registration procedures, please visit the website of the Business Registration Office (www.ird.gov.hk/eng/tax/bre.htm).

 
Top
   
Q3.

I was unable to locate the information of an unlimited company at the Companies Registry. Where else can I obtain such information?

 
Answer:

You should contact the Business Registration Office ( 商業登記署 ) of the Inland Revenue Department ( 稅務局 ):-

Address : Revenue Tower, 4th Floor,
5 Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Hotline : (852) 187 8088
Telephone : (852) 2594 3146
Fax : (852) 2824 1482
Email : taxbro@ird.gov.hk
Website : www.ird.gov.hk/eng/tax/bre.htm

 
Top
 
Q4.

How can I form/cancel a sole-proprietorship or a partnership in Hong Kong?

 
Answer:

You should contact the Business Registration Office ( 商業登記署 ) of the Inland Revenue Department (稅務局 ):-

Address : Revenue Tower, 4th Floor,
5 Gloucester Road
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Hotline : (852) 187 8088
Telephone : (852) 2594 3146
Fax : (852) 2824 1482
Email : taxbro@ird.gov.hk
Website : www.ird.gov.hk/eng/tax/bre.htm

 
Top