Documents required for offshore companies to open offshore accounts

Original identity certificates of shareholders and directors

Original business registration certificate

Articles of Association Original

Registration statutory documents

Proof of director’s address

Proof of business, such as: orders, purchase and sales invoices, contracts, bills of lading, etc.

Accountant Authentication documents

Account opening method

Visit a Hong Kong bank to open an account

Video account opening

Take HSBC Hong Kong as an example:

Open an account in person at HSBC Bank in Hong Kong: Shareholders and directors visit HSBC Bank in Hong Kong in person. Under normal circumstances, account opening can be completed on the same day

Video account opening: Make an appointment to open an account. Shareholders and directors visit the HSBC Mainland China branch in person. The staff witnessed that it takes about 15 working days to open an account

Account opening process

Submit account opening application

Batch account number

Send Send a checkbook

Send passwords for online banking etc.

Confirm activation of online banking passwords

First time online banking login service

Send or collect ATM card and password