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.
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 Innovation CenterA strategic gateway
Xiamen Airport
Comprehensive Bonded Zone
Located within Xiamen’s airport economic area and planned alongside the new international airport, the start-up zone brings bonded logistics, advanced manufacturing, R&D, and business support into one integrated platform.
≈250,000 m²Planned gross floor area across three specialized project centers
International Logistics Center
High-clearance logistics space designed for aviation cargo, cross-border e-commerce, cold chain, supply-chain management, and bonded distribution.
Advanced Manufacturing Center
Flexible factory buildings for bonded maintenance, aviation materials, intelligent manufacturing, high-tech production, international trade, and biomedicine.
International Innovation Center
An integrated environment combining R&D, offices, industrial support, commercial services, and staff accommodation for innovation-led teams.
Potential bonded-zone functions can support imported equipment and materials, bonded storage and processing, international logistics, display and trading, and maintenance-related operations—subject to enterprise eligibility and customs approval.
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?+
Its start-up area is designed for aviation bonded logistics, cross-border e-commerce, bonded maintenance, aviation materials, intelligent manufacturing, technology R&D, international trade, and related port services, subject to enterprise eligibility and customs approval.
05What 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.
06How 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