The Department for International Trade in China helps UK companies to expand into China and also help Chinese companies to trade with the UK.
The Department for International Trade in China offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and staff in the British Embassy in Beijing and offices located in Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Wuhan.
DIT offices in China
| Capital | Beijing |
| DIT office 1 | Department for International Trade Beijing British Embassy 11 Guang Hua Lu 100600 Chaoyang District Beijing China |
| Telephone | Enquiries +86 (0)10 5192 4000 |
| commercialmail.beijing@fco.gov.uk |
DIT office in Shanghai
| DIT office 2 | Department for International Trade Shanghai British Consulate-General British Consulate General Shanghai I 17F Garden Square, 968 West Beijing Rd 200041 Shanghai China |
| Telephone | +86 (0)21 3279 2000 |
| commercialmail.beijing@fco.gov.uk |
DIT office in Guangzhou
| DIT office 3 | Department for International Trade Guangzhou British Consulate-General 22/F Guangzhou International Finance Centre, 5 Zhujiang Road West, Zhujiang New Town 510623 China |
| Telephone | +86 (0)20 8314 3000 |
| guangzhou.commercial@fco.gov.uk |
DIT office in Chongqing
| DIT office 4 | Department for International Trade Chongqing Suite 2801, Metropolitan Tower 68 Zuorong Road 400010 Yuzhong District Chongqing China |
| Telephone | +86 (0)23 6369 1500 |
| britishconsulate.chongqing@fco.gov.uk |
DIT office in Wuhan
| DIT office 5 | Department for International Trade Wuhan 33F, Pingan Finance Centre, 1628 Zhongshan Avenue, Jiang’an District 430010 China |
| Telephone | +86 (0) 27 8270 3600 |
| britishconsulate.wuhan@fco.gov.uk |
Overseas companies in the UK
An overseas company wants to set up a place of business in the UK must register with Companies House. You must register your overseas company within one month of opening for business in the UK.
If you do not have a base in the UK then you do not need to register.
Our accountants can help you to register your overseas company.
Get information about a British company
You may get information about a British Company from the Companies House in the UK. The information you can get include the following:
- Signed and approved Company accounts
- Confirmation statement
- The company date of incorporation
- Company names including company name change history, if applicable.
- Current and past company registered office addresses
- company registration numbers issued by Companies House.
- Current and past company directors and secretary’s details
- The company’s current trading status – active or dissolved
- insolvency information, if applicable.
Certificate of good standing for a British company
The certificate of good standing certifies that your company has been in continuous, unbroken existence since its incorporation and that no action is currently being taken to strike it off the Companies House register.
When a certificate of good standing is needed?
If you would like to register a branch overseas such as in Hong Kong or Malaysia or Singapore, the Registrar of Companies in the home country would require the certification that your UK company is in compliance and still active. Banks, lenders, a business corporation based overseas that collaborate with your UK company would require you to provide them with a certificate of good standing to prove the existence of your company at the time of entering into a business transaction with you.
Department for International Trade offices worldwide
Click here for other Department for International Trade offices worldwide contact information.
Good luck with your business venture.
