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2026-02-26
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1. What is an annual foreign investment report?

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China and the Measures for the Reporting of Foreign Investment Information, foreign-invested enterprises shall submit their annual reports for the previous year through the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System (Jiangsu) (https://js.gsxt.gov.cn) from January 1st to June 30th each year. Foreign-invested enterprises established in the current year shall submit their annual reports starting from the following year. The annual report shall cover basic foreign investment information, investor information, operational details of foreign investment, credit and debt situations, tax exemptions or reductions for imported equipment, and assets and liabilities.


2. Which business entities are required to submit the annual report on foreign investment?

Foreign investors directly investing in Jiangsu to establish companies or partnerships; foreign (regional) enterprises engaging in production and business operations in Jiangsu; foreign (regional) enterprises establishing resident representative offices in Jiangsu for production and business operations; and enterprises reinvested and established within China by investment companies, venture capital enterprises, and partnerships with investment as their primary business.


3. What are the consequences if foreign-funded enterprises fail to submit their annual reports?

If foreign-funded enterprises fail to fulfill their annual reporting obligations within the specified time, they will be included in the list of enterprises with abnormal operations by market regulatory authorities and shall bear relevant legal responsibilities for foreign investment information reporting. In addition, this will also be regarded as the enterprise's failure to participate in the foreign exchange authority's registration of stock equity in domestic direct investment (FDI stock equity registration), and the enterprise will face restrictions or prohibitions, such as joint disciplinary actions, when handling profit remittance, government procurement, project bidding, and the conferral of honorary titles.


4. How to determine the base period for filling in some indicators?

In the "Basic Information" and "Investor Information" sections of the annual report, the data for "current year' employee compensation" should be filled in with the figures for the reporting year period, while other information should be filled in based on the status as of the end of the reporting year. In the "Operating Information" section, the figures for "total debt to foreign investors," "total deposits from foreign investors," "total bonds held by foreign investors," and in the "资产负债情况" (Asset-Liability Information) section should be filled in with the data as of the end of the reporting year, while other figures should be filled in with the data for the reporting year period.



Explanation of Some Annual Report Indicators
1. Industry licensing status

If the business scope involves special administrative measures for foreign investment access stipulated by the state, or the negative lists under the Mainland and Hong Kong/Macao CEPA Agreement on Trade in Services and CEPA Agreement on Investment, the name, number, and date of the administrative permit obtained from the competent industry authority should be filled in.


2. Number of employees at the end of the year
At the end of the reporting year, the total number of individuals working in enterprises (institutions) and their branches who received labor remuneration or business income, including dispatched labor personnel and temporary workers.


3. Foreign employees

At the end of the reporting year, foreign nationals, overseas Chinese, and personnel from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao who worked in enterprises (institutions) or their branches and received labor remuneration from those enterprises (institutions).


4. Bachelor's degree or above

At the end of the reporting year, the number of employees with a college degree or above in the enterprise (institution) and its branches.


5. Employee compensation for the current year

In the tax year corresponding to the reporting year, all labor remuneration in cash or non-cash forms paid by enterprises (institutions) and their branches to employees who hold positions or are employed within these enterprises (institutions), including basic salaries, bonuses, allowances, subsidies, year-end salary increases, overtime pay, and other expenses related to the employees' positions or employment, shall be included in the wage expenditures of the enterprises.


6. Reverse Investment

Equity held by foreign investors in foreign-invested enterprises (institutions). The equity investment amount should be filled in with the actual capital contribution made by the enterprise (institution) to the foreign investor, excluding shareholder loans. The equity ratio should be filled in with the proportion of the equity investment amount held by the foreign-invested enterprise (institution) in the foreign investor's total equity.


7. Tax reduction and exemption for imported equipment

If an enterprise enjoys tax reduction or exemption for imported equipment as stipulated by the state because it belongs to industries encouraged by the state for foreign investment or is a research and development center, it should select "Yes" in the column "Whether it enjoys tax reduction or exemption for imported equipment as stipulated by the state." If an enterprise enjoys tax reduction or exemption for imported equipment due to its location in an export processing zone, bonded zone, or special customs supervision area, it should select "No." If "Yes" is selected in this column, the corresponding "Project Nature and Applicable Industrial Policy Items" should be chosen; otherwise, they should not be selected.


Source: Xinwu Market Supervision

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