One price, no trip to the counter
The Certificate of Incorporation and the first year of business registration are paid for you. No separate government bills to chase.
OCTIS HK • Incorporation
Your company, opened without the paperwork
We handle the forms, the government fees and the registers, you sign, and your company is ready to trade.
- Government fees are inside the price
- Your secretary, registers and filing dates on one connected system from day one
- A reminder goes out before every filing date, so nothing sneaks up on you
Why OCTIS
A company secretary on day one
Hong Kong law wants one, and it must be someone based in Hong Kong. A TCSP-licensed partner acts as your secretary for the first year.
The registers nobody explains
Articles of association, first board resolutions, the designated representative and the significant controllers register. Drafted and set up for you.
Your first annual return, filed
We prepare and file the first annual return (NAR1). We track the date and remind you well before it is due.
Everything after day one on one connected system
Add books, audit or tax later and they join the same workspace as your company records. Nothing to move, nothing to re-enter.
A plan that fits everyone
Founders who live abroad
You want a Hong Kong company but not a flight to set it up. A Hong Kong company can be wholly foreign-owned, and its directors do not have to live here.
Startups that want to start trading
Your time goes into the product, not into registers and filing dates. We set up the company and keep the first year in order.
Online sellers going official
Customers, suppliers and banks take a registered company more seriously. We get you there without a week of forms.
The complete company setup package
When your company is live, you receive:
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Business Registration Certificate, first year
- Government fees included
- Articles of association
- First board resolutions
- Designated representative
- Register of significant controllers
- Company secretary for the first year, from a TCSP-licensed partner
- First annual return (NAR1) prepared and filed
HOW IT WORKS
From enquiry to certificate in four steps
01
Tell us about your company
Pick a plan and send an enquiry, from anywhere. A person replies, usually within one working day.
02
We check who is who, once
We do the identity and ownership checks one time and reuse them for every filing after.
03
We prepare, you sign
We draft every document. You read them and sign electronically.
04
Your company is live
You get your Certificate of Incorporation and Business Registration Certificate. Your secretary starts, and we track your first annual return.
Not sure which plan you need?
Tell us where you live, who the directors are and what the company will do. We tell you what you need, and what you can leave out.
After the company, the rest of the year
Keep your books, audit and tax with the same team.
STARTING A COMPANY IN HONG KONG
What a Hong Kong company needs, and what we do about it
1Directors and shareholders
A private limited company needs at least one director who is a natural person and at least one shareholder. Directors do not have to live in Hong Kong, and the company can be wholly foreign-owned. We prepare the appointments and share documents.
2Registered office and company secretary
The company needs a registered office in Hong Kong and a company secretary who lives here, or a company with a registered office or place of business here. Your first-year secretary is a TCSP-licensed partner, and the non-resident plans include the address.
3Register of significant controllers
Under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) the company keeps a register of its significant controllers and designates a representative to help the authorities with enquiries. We set up the register and the designated representative.
4Business registration
Every company holds a business registration certificate from the Inland Revenue Department and renews it when it expires. We obtain the first one, with the first year's fee included.
5Each year after
An annual return (NAR1) within 42 days after each anniversary of incorporation, audited financial statements with the profits tax return, and an employer's return each April if the company has staff. We file the first annual return, and Compliance covers the audit and profits tax. Full Compliance adds the employer's return.
FAQ
How much does it cost to register a company in Hong Kong?
OCTIS prices incorporation at least 10% below any genuine published or written quote from another provider, such as 3E Accounting or Sleek, government fees included, under the Lowest Price Guarantee. The price includes the government incorporation fee and the first year's business registration fee. Send us the quote and we price it.
Can a foreigner own 100% of a Hong Kong company?
Yes. A Hong Kong private company can be wholly foreign-owned and its directors do not have to live in Hong Kong. It must have at least one director who is a natural person, a registered office in Hong Kong, and a company secretary who is a Hong Kong resident or a Hong Kong company. Non-resident plans start at HK$6,275.
What does a Hong Kong company have to file every year?
An annual return (NAR1) within 42 days after each anniversary of incorporation, a business registration renewal, audited financial statements with its profits tax return, and an employer's return each April if it has staff.
Is a bank account included?
No. Opening a bank account is between the company and the bank; we prepare the company documents banks ask for and can introduce you.