Foreign investors establishing foreign-invested enterprises within China are required to submit an initial report through the enterprise registration system while completing their registration.
If there are changes to the information in the initial report that involve enterprise registration (filing), foreign-invested enterprises should submit a change report through the enterprise registration system when handling enterprise registration (filing) changes.
According to the national system for foreign investment management, foreign investors or foreign-invested enterprises can register in areas beyond the "Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for the Access of Foreign Investment" in accordance with the principle of equal treatment for domestic and foreign capital.
As of the end of the previous year, foreign-invested enterprises legally established and registered within China are required to submit an annual report.