Company registration
Compare WFOE, representative office, and joint venture structures, then register the right entity, open bank accounts, and launch with a clear compliance calendar.
Acadia Advisory Group
Your partner for doing business in China.
From company formation to monthly accounting, tax compliance, treasury, invoicing, HR and payroll, and company secretarial services. Acadia supports every step of your China operation.
- Supporting foreign-invested businesses in China
- 15+ years
- Supporting foreign-invested businesses in China
- Of companies helped with registration, accounting, and HR
- Hundreds
- Of companies helped with registration, accounting, and HR
- Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong
- 4 offices
- Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong
- Covered with local compliance and payroll guidance
- 15 cities
- Covered with local compliance and payroll guidance
What we do
Advisory and operational support across the business lifecycle
Accounting
Monthly bookkeeping, VAT fapiao, CIT filing, and statutory audit under Chinese GAAP, managed in RMB with reporting your headquarters can rely on.
HR services
Payroll, social insurance, IIT, employment contracts, and employer-of-record hiring, for WFOEs, representative offices, and companies testing the market.
Consulting
Due diligence, restructuring, M&A, supply chain advisory, trademark registration, and government affairs for foreign-invested operators in China.
Licensing
Sector licences and product registrations: customs registration, food and catering, ICP, cosmetics, medical devices, alcohol, and NVOCC, sequenced alongside entity setup.
The firm
Qualified legal, accounting, and HR professionals on the ground in China for over 15 years.
We have helped hundreds of companies do business in China and understand the different needs of each company and each industry. With offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong, plus a regional alliance network, we maintain close relationships with banks and local authorities.
Client experience
Trusted by international companies operating in China
“We have found Acadia to be reliable, timely, and a quality partner with similar values to ours. Acadia's team has proven to be excellent communicators, both with our local team in China as well as with Headquarters in Cologne, Germany.”
“Acadia's knowledge about local labor law and excellent support within HR administration has helped Mentice's growth and success in the Chinese market. We are impressed and grateful regarding the HR team for the professional support they have given our employees and the global HR department at Mentice.”
Where we work
Local knowledge across China’s major markets
City pages explain how we support registration, finance, HR, and compliance in each market, with sector context and practical notes.
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- Shenzhen
- Guangzhou
- Suzhou
- Chengdu
- Hangzhou
- Tianjin
- Chongqing
- Nanjing
- Wuhan
- Xi'an
- Dalian
- Hainan
- Hong Kong
Resources
Guides for entering and operating in China
Practical articles on market entry, compliance, HR, and corporate governance for foreign-invested companies.
Featured resources
Latest · HR & Hiring
China Minimum Wages in 2026 and What to Expect in 2027
China has no national minimum wage. Each province sets its own, in tiers, and the floor follows the workplace. The current rates and what they oblige employers to do.
13 min read
Doing Business
China WFOE Post-Incorporation Checklist: What to Do in the First 90 Days
A business licence does not let you trade, bank, hire or invoice in China. The steps that turn a registered WFOE into an operating one, in the order they must happen.
14 min read
Doing Business
China E-Commerce IP and Data Rules for Foreign Brands
A platform store is the fastest way into the Chinese market and the fastest way to lose control of your brand. The IP and data work to do before you launch.
19 min read
HR & Hiring
China AI Redundancies and the Legal Limits on Dismissing Staff
China does not recognise at-will employment, and introducing AI is not a statutory ground for dismissal. The legal limits on automation driven restructuring.
17 min read
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