2026 Shanghai foreign-funded company registration: foreign-funded enterprises (WFOE) registration process, information, cost details

R & D to Lingang, the total tribal Jing'an, cross-border look at Hongqiao, financial options Lujiazui - a look at the Shanghai foreign investment policy “map”.”

R&D goes to Lingang, total tribe Jing'an, cross-border look at Hongqiao, and financial choice Lujiazui. Entering 2026, Shanghai's foreign investment policy has ushered in a new round of iterations and upgrades. In the face of complicated regional policies, how should foreign enterprises accurately step on the position? This article provides you with an in-depth analysis of the full picture of Shanghai's foreign investment policy in 2026. -- A look at the “map” of Shanghai's foreign investment policies.”

Recently, Lingang New Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone officially released “Several Measures for Developing ”Super Individual“ Economy”, launching a full range of entrepreneurship support policies for small and micro-enterprises with a staff size of no more than 10 ("OPCs"), providing an unprecedented policy dividend for One-person companies and small and micro entrepreneurs to create an exclusive fertile ground for entrepreneurship, especially for entrepreneurs in cross-border data, AI, live e-commerce and other tracks to provide unprecedented policy dividends.

The Shanghai branch of Russia's Foreign Trade Bank (VTB) has officially opened the access to bank transfers throughout Russia, becoming a compliant, stable and efficient core collection channel for enterprises trading with Russia.

Regardless of whether the customer uses any local bank account such as Sberbank, Alfa-Alpha, etc., the funds can be transferred directly to the account of VTB Shanghai Branch; the account funds can be directly connected to the domestic banking system, realizing cross-border collection and transfer within the country. The funds in the account can be directly connected to the domestic banking system, realizing the closed loop of the whole process of cross-border collection and domestic transfer, and completely solving the pain point of Russian trade collection.

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