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  • Applicants have to be:
    • holders of a valid Hong Kong Identity Card
    • companies holding an organizational digital certificate issued by a recognized certification authority (applicable to their applications for partnership or branch business)
  • Every person who carries on a business in Hong Kong must apply for business registration within 1 month from the commencement of the business.
  • Applicants may submit their applications through eTAX at GovHK.
  • Documents needed for applying for a partnership business registration online:
    • Identification document of the partners (other than the applicant)
  • Business registration applications for businesses in which the proprietor or any partner is not residing in Hong Kong must be submitted in paper form. Applicants are required to complete the appropriate business registration application form, and submit their applications together with the following information and fees to the Business Registration Office:
    • the Appointment Letter of an agent for the purpose of Business Registration Ordinance (IRBR Form 177) (if the proprietor/all partners is/are not residing in Hong Kong)
    • the business details (see Sample Questions)
    • the photocopies of identification documents of the proprietor/all partners and the agent
    • the correct amount of business registration fees and levies for the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund
  • Please click on the button under “Quick Links” for application submission.
  • Fee:
    • Please click here for the fee tables
  • Online payment methods:
    • credit card (JCB/VISA/Mastercard/UnionPay)
    • PPS (not support payment via mobile devices)
    • FPS (not support payment via mobile devices)
  • Applicant will generally receive an email, within 2 working days after successful application, notifying him/her that the application result is available for download. The notification will be sent to the e-mail address provided in the application.
  • Applicant may log into the function “View and Download Result of Application” under eTAX with the Transaction Reference Number to obtain the Electronic Business Registration Certificate and/or reply within 2 months of the issue of the notification.
  • Please click here for details of the application for business registration on the Inland Revenue Department’s website.
  • Please click here for details of user registration at eTAX.
  • Please click here for demo to submit online application.
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