Market Entry
Choose the right city, entry model, and launch sequence for your commercial goals.
Explore ↗China market entry · Company formation · Local operations
Build your business in China, with clarity.
A practical guide and advisory partner for international founders and companies entering one of the world’s most dynamic business markets.
End-to-end support
From first question
to first day of business.
Company Setup
Navigate entity registration, banking preparation, licensing, and the path to operation.
Explore ↗Tax & Compliance
Build a practical compliance calendar covering tax, accounting, payroll, and annual filings.
Explore ↗Local Operations
Turn the plan into a functioning business with workspace, hiring, vendors, and local support.
Explore ↗A disciplined process
Make the complex
manageable.
Entering China involves decisions across legal structure, tax, people, location, and commercial strategy. We organize them into one connected plan.
Define
Clarify your business model, ownership, target market, and preferred location.
Structure
Map the entity, licenses, tax position, banking needs, and operating budget.
Establish
Coordinate documentation and registration through a clear milestone plan.
Operate
Set up the routines and local resources needed for confident day-to-day execution.
Location strategy · Xiamen
Find the right space
for the way you operate.
Xiamen combines international connectivity, mature business districts, industrial parks, and manufacturing clusters in one compact coastal city. LongC-ES helps overseas teams compare offices, R&D premises, warehouses, and factory buildings across the city.
Premium Offices
Grade-A offices and headquarters space around Siming, Huli, Wuyuan Bay, and the Cross-Strait Financial Center—well suited to client-facing, finance, trade, and professional-service teams.
R&D + Industrial Space
A practical mix of business parks, R&D offices, logistics access, and manufacturing space for software, machinery, automotive, electronics, and supply-chain operations.
Factories + Growth Space
Modern industrial parks, standardized factory buildings, and larger expansion options for advanced manufacturing, new energy, semiconductors, materials, and production-led projects.
English location guides
Research the decision
before the property.
Each guide separates official facts from issues that still require property, regulatory, customs, or technical verification.
01 · Offices
Xiamen Office Leasing Guide
Compare business functions, districts, registration fit, and lease checks for an international team.
Read the guide ↗02 · IndustryFactory and Industrial Space Guide
Translate the production plan into a site brief and compare Xiamen’s industrial districts and parks.
Read the guide ↗03 · Airport economyAirport Comprehensive Bonded Zone Guide
Understand official positioning, reported progress, target activities, and the checks investors still need.
Read the guide ↗Industrial-chain advantage
Plug into an established
business ecosystem.
Companies can locate closer to customers, suppliers, talent, logistics, and specialized parks—reducing friction between market entry and real operations.
Electronics & IC
Design, manufacturing, packaging, testing, equipment, materials, LED, and downstream applications.
Machinery & Mobility
Engineering machinery, vehicles, components, intelligent equipment, and supporting manufacturers.
Software & Digital
Software parks, digital services, AI applications, industrial computing, and cross-border innovation.
New Energy & Materials
Battery, energy storage, advanced materials, power devices, and smart manufacturing projects.
Trade & Logistics
Port, airport, free-trade-zone, shipping, warehousing, and cross-border commerce capabilities.
Biomedicine & Health
Biotechnology, medical innovation, healthcare services, and related research ecosystems.
Project rendering · International Sci-Tech Innovation CenterA strategic gateway
Xiamen Airport
Comprehensive Bonded Zone
As checked against official Xiamen sources on August 2, 2026, the Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone is presented within the Xiamen Airport Economic Zone and alongside airport development still in progress, with bonded logistics, manufacturing, aviation, and R&D functions under an airport-type comprehensive bonded-zone framework.
Official statusThe official Xiamen FTZ overview still lists the Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone as under preparation. An Invest Xiamen update published April 27, 2026 says the Advanced Intelligent Manufacturing Center and International Logistics Center had completed completion-acceptance filing, while the International Science and Innovation Center was expected to do so in May. These construction milestones do not establish blanket customs-enabled operation or availability.
International Sci-Tech Innovation Center
Officially listed as one of the zone’s industrial carriers, supporting innovation, R&D, and related commercial functions inside the broader airport economic area.
Advanced Intelligent Manufacturing Center
Officially positioned for aviation MRO and manufacturing, low-altitude equipment, aviation materials trade, and bonded manufacturing or R&D activity.
International Logistics Hub
Aligned with air cargo, cross-border e-commerce, supply-chain movement, and other airport-linked logistics scenarios described by Invest Xiamen.
Xiamen Aviation Industrial Park
Listed together with the bonded zone carriers as part of the airport economic area’s aviation and advanced-manufacturing platform mix.
Status, positioning, carrier names, and phase-one construction progress were checked against official English and Chinese Xiamen sources on August 2, 2026. Eligibility, customs treatment, incentives, operational readiness, and actual space availability remain case-specific and should be verified before use.
Read the full investor guide ↗Why China
“Xiamen gives international companies a rare combination: a strong industrial base, global connectivity, and room to grow.”
China rewards preparation. Regulations, customer behavior, supply chains, and local business practices can vary by industry and city.
Our role is to help you see the whole picture early—so you can make informed decisions before committing time and capital.
Investor questions
Clear answers,
before you commit.
These are the questions overseas founders and operating teams should resolve early in a China market-entry project.
01Can a foreign investor establish a company in Xiamen?+
Yes. The suitable structure and registration path depend on the industry, ownership model, licensing requirements, capital plan, and intended business activities. LongC-ES helps investors organize these decisions before registration.
02Which parts of Xiamen are suitable for offices or factories?+
Siming and Huli are strong choices for client-facing offices and headquarters. Jimei and Haicang combine R&D, logistics, and industrial space. Tong’an and Xiang’an offer broader factory and expansion options for manufacturing-led projects.
03What industries have established supply chains in Xiamen?+
Xiamen has established clusters in electronics and integrated circuits, machinery and mobility, software and digital services, new energy and materials, trade and logistics, and biomedicine and health.
04What is the Xiamen Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone suited for?+
As checked against official Xiamen sources on August 2, 2026, the zone is positioned for aviation MRO and manufacturing, low-altitude equipment, aviation materials trade, air cargo, cross-border e-commerce, and bonded manufacturing and R&D. The official Xiamen FTZ overview still describes the Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone as under preparation, so enterprise eligibility, customs approval, and actual usable space still need case-by-case confirmation.
05Is the Xiamen Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone already fully operational?+
No public official source reviewed on August 2, 2026 describes it as a universally available, fully mature park. The official Xiamen FTZ overview still lists the Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone as under preparation, while official construction reporting confirms progress on phase-one facilities without establishing blanket customs-enabled operation.
06What official project progress has been disclosed for phase-one facilities in the Airport Comprehensive Bonded Zone?+
An official Invest Xiamen update published April 27, 2026 reported that the Advanced Intelligent Manufacturing Center and International Logistics Center had completed completion-acceptance filing. It said the International Science and Innovation Center was expected to complete that filing in May. These are construction milestones, not confirmation that all customs functions or premises are operational and available.
07What types of premises can LongC-ES help source?+
LongC-ES can support the comparison of serviced and traditional offices, headquarters space, R&D premises, standardized factories, logistics buildings, warehouses, and selected premises inside industrial parks.
08How should an overseas company start its Xiamen entry plan?+
Start with the proposed business scope, ownership, target customers, headcount, space requirements, import or export needs, preferred launch date, and budget. These inputs determine the most practical entity, location, and operating plan.
Your next move
Start with a clear
China entry brief.
Bring your business model, target market, preferred city, and timeline. We’ll help you identify the decisions that matter first.
LongC-ES · 厦门龙溪传芳企业服务有限公司Xiamen, Fujian, China