Consulting plan · updated November 2026
Market Entry China ⇄ Germany
We take Chinese companies into Germany and German companies into China. Here are the rules that matter most right now, and how we work with you. On the ground we are your contact for interpreting, customer visits and communication with German partners.
CN → DE
Chinese companies → Germany
Market-entry check
Goals, sector, location (e.g. Baden-Württemberg), budget and timeline; which approvals set the pace.
China side: ODI filing
Outbound investment must be filed with the NDRC and commerce authorities and registered for foreign exchange through a bank. Without every step, capital cannot leave China, and violations carry fines. We coordinate law firms and agents in China.
German FDI screening
Screening applies to acquiring shares in German companies, not to setting up a new one. For non-EU investors, critical infrastructure must be notified from 10% of voting rights, certain high-tech sectors from 20%, and other sectors can be reviewed from 25%. A new Investment Screening Act is in draft; the version in force applies.
Location and incorporation
State agencies such as BW_i advise on settling; we coordinate incorporation, banking, tax advisers, hiring and SAP/IT systems.
Operations and people
Intercultural training, German for staff, support for management, local project management.
Note: nearly half of Chinese companies in Germany say they are disadvantaged when applying for public funding. Do not build the plan on subsidies.
DE → CN
German companies → China
Catalogue of Encouraged Industries 2025
In force since 1 February 2026, 1,679 entries, focused on advanced manufacturing, modern services, high tech, environmental tech, and central, western and north-east China plus Hainan.
Four incentives for catalogue projects
Duty-free import of own-use equipment within the investment total; priority land supply with a floor price from 70% of the benchmark; 15% corporate income tax in western China and Hainan; tax credit when profits are reinvested.
Visa-free business travel
German ordinary passport holders can stay up to 30 days without a visa for business, tourism, exchanges or transit, currently until 31 December 2026. Check for an extension before planning trips.
Existing network
BW_i office in Nanjing, AHK Greater China, German Centres in Beijing, Shanghai and Taicang. Baden-Württemberg and Liaoning (incl. Dalian) have been partners for 40 years.
What we do
Market research, partner and supplier screening, incentive matching, trip programmes, negotiation support, and Chinese-language materials, websites and social media.
Packages
Market-entry check
Half-day workshop plus written advice: feasibility, route, approvals, timeline.
On requestGmbH formation in Germany
From name check to commercial register, with notary, bank and tax adviser from our partner network. Optional: WEEE, battery and packaging registration.
On requestBusiness delegation
Programme, company visits, interpreting, reception and drivers.
On requestBusiness language training
German for Chinese teams in Germany, Chinese and China know-how for German teams. On-site or online.
On requestInterpreting and translation
Trade-fair interpreting, accompanying customer and supplier visits, translating contracts, product documents and presentations. Certified translations via sworn partners.
On requestYour team on the ground
Customer visits on your behalf, trade-fair stands with partners, ongoing communication with German customers, authorities and service providers. We solve problems where headquarters and partners talk past each other.
On requestPartner office in Dalian
For clients in China we work with 大连德译天下文化传媒有限公司 (Dalian, founded 2017). Contracts and payment in China and in RMB are possible.
This page is an overview, not legal or tax advice. We confirm approval and tax questions with partner law firms and tax advisers.
- 国家发改委 · 鼓励外商投资产业目录（2025年版）
- 第一财经 · 鼓励目录四项优惠政策
- Xinhua / Beijing.gov.cn · Visa-free extension to 31.12.2026
- Forvis Mazars · ODI 备案流程
- DIHK · FAQ Investitionsprüfung
- P+P Pöllath · Schwellenwerte §§ 55a, 60 AWV
- Noerr · Entwurf Investitionsprüfungsgesetz (10/2026)
- Landtag BW · Drucksache 17/2085 (BW_i)
- KPMG · Chinesische Unternehmen in Deutschland (11/2025)
- IHK Stuttgart · Basisinformationen China
Your contact
Lea Gong · SinoBridge AI Consulting
Contact
Free initial market-entry consultation
A few short details so we come well prepared to the first call. Takes about two minutes.
- leagong@outlook.com
- Lea Gong · SinoBridge AI Consulting
- Phone
- +49 177 5619819
- 619570393
- Location
- 71229 Leonberg