Pricing architecture
A milestone-based fee structure, scoped in writing before any work begins.
Strategic consultation
On request
15-minute private consultation
- 15-minute private consultation with a senior advisor
- Preliminary structuring assessment
- Fee credited against the main engagement if you proceed
Starter corporate
On request
Setup fee plus annual retainer
- Entity formation and registration
- Corporate banking introduction
- First-year compliance calendar
Premium substance
On request
Setup fee plus annual retainer
- Full entity formation and banking execution
- Economic substance structuring
- Ongoing regulatory and compliance management
Fees are quoted per engagement following an initial assessment. Government disbursements are billed at cost and itemised separately.
What determines the fee
- Entity complexity — a single Hainan entity versus a structure spanning multiple jurisdictions or vehicles
- Headcount — the number of employees or relocating executives an engagement covers
- Substance requirements — how much ongoing governance and reporting the entity's tax position depends on
- Timeline — a standard sequence versus an expedited one run against a fixed date
Timelines depend on the same factors as the fee — entity complexity, headcount, and whether a filing is running against a fixed date. We set out a realistic, engagement-specific timeline in the written proposal, before any work begins, rather than quoting a generic figure that a specific filing sequence or processing queue could make inaccurate.
Our services
Our practice areas cover the whole life of a foreign-owned presence in Hainan — from the feasibility assessment made before anything is filed, through formation and licensing, payroll, tax and ongoing compliance, to the deregistration that closes an entity properly — alongside the Free Trade Port incentives that are the reason to be here rather than anywhere else in China. One engagement model means a single accountable team across all of them.
