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Certified Chinese Articles of Incorporation Translation
Certified translation of the documents that constitute and evidence a Chinese company, with the corporate form, the registry references and the powers of the representatives reproduced exactly rather than mapped onto US equivalents that carry different law.
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Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The business licence is what evidences the company
A Chinese company is evidenced by its business licence (营业执照), issued by the market regulation administration and carrying the unified social credit code — an eighteen-character identifier that replaced several older numbers and is what a counterparty verifies.
The articles of association (公司章程) are a separate internal document. An office abroad asking for "the articles" frequently means the licence, and sending the wrong one costs a round trip.
The legal representative is a person, not a role
Chinese company law designates a single legal representative (法定代表人): a named individual whose signature binds the company and whose name is printed on the licence itself. There is no US counterpart — not a director, not an officer, not an agent — and the role carries personal exposure for the company's acts.
Translating it as "authorised representative" understates it substantially. We keep the term with a literal rendering and explain what it is.
The chop is what executes documents
Chinese companies execute by affixing a registered company chop rather than by signature, and the chop impression is the binding act. Where a document carries one, it is described and its text translated rather than treated as decoration.
A scanned document showing no chop is frequently not a complete document, and it is worth checking that before paying for a translation of it.
Simplified characters, and the notarial route
Mainland documents are in simplified characters. Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan use traditional characters and have entirely separate corporate registries — a Hong Kong company is not registered in the mainland system and its documents are not Chinese corporate documents in the same sense.
For use abroad a notarial certificate may be issued, and those bilingual booklets carry a notary certification that does not meet the USCIS standard: it states no translator competence and is unsigned. See our Chinese page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Every seal, stamp, notarial recital and registry annotation is translated — a corporate document with its endorsements missing is not a complete document. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Is the business licence the articles of association?
No. The licence evidences the company; the articles are a separate internal document. Offices asking for "articles" frequently mean the licence.
What is the legal representative?
A single named individual whose signature binds the company, carrying personal exposure. There is no US counterpart and we keep the term.
My scan shows no chop.
Then it may not be a complete document. The chop is the binding act, not decoration.
Is a Hong Kong company the same?
No. Separate registry, separate rules, traditional characters. We name the issuing authority as it appears.
Ready to get started?
Upload the deed or the registry extract and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.