Tag: Case
Case: A Foreign Equipment Supplier’s Role in a Chinese Fab’s Domestic Tool Qualification — Contracts, IP and Payment Milestones
Information date: 9 October 2026 — In a domestic tool qualification, a foreign supplier typically moves through demo, alpha, process-matching, marathon and volume-release stages, each defined by measurable process window
Case: An Imported Food Shipment Held at the Port — Label, Registration and Document Gaps the Consignee Fixed
Information date: 8 October 2026 — A consignment of imported pre-packaged food is stopped at the port when customs finds the Chinese label missing or non-compliant with the labelling standard, the overseas manufacturer u
Case: A Chinese Supplier Changes Its Legal Entity Mid-Contract — What the Buyer Re-verified
Information date: 30 September 2026 — Case pattern: a Chinese supplier notifies the buyer mid-contract that its legal entity, company name, seal or bank account has changed. The National Enterprise Credit Information Pub
Case: A WFOE’s Voluntary Liquidation in China — Creditor Notice, Tax Clearance and Deregistration Sequence
Information date: 29 September 2026 — In a voluntary liquidation, the shareholders resolve to dissolve, a liquidation group is formed, creditors are notified and a public announcement is published, claims are collected,
China Customs Case: Classification, Valuation, and Bonded Zones
Information date: 28 September 2026 — A foreign machinery supplier shipped equipment into a Chinese bonded zone, then declared it for domestic sale. Customs challenged the HS code and declared value, adding duty and VAT.
Case: Tax Registration and Fapiao Setup for a New Foreign-Invested Manufacturer
Information date: 24 September 2026 — This composite case follows the typical sequence after a foreign manufacturer incorporates in China: tax registration, which is largely merged into the business licence and multi-cer