证件翻译
Business License & Company Document Translation for Cross-Border Business
Cross-border deals almost always require certified translations of your business license and company documents — for overseas accounts, subsidiaries, contracts, tenders and due diligence. Here's what to translate, when it's needed, and three easy mistakes: inconsistent company names, loosely translated specifics, and the wrong certification tier.
In cross-border business, the first thing the other side often asks is "send us your business license." Opening an overseas account, signing contracts, filing a trademark, bidding on a tender, passing due diligence — all of them want translated company documents, usually certified. Here's what to translate and what to watch for.
Company documents we commonly translate
- Business license (unified social credit code certificate)
- Articles of association, shareholder and capital details
- Legal-representative certificates and powers of attorney
- Bank account permits, tax registration, qualifications and permits
- Audit reports / financial statements (see also Financial & Audit Report Translation)
When you need them
Opening overseas bank accounts, setting up a subsidiary or representative office, signing cross-border contracts, trademark and patent filings, tenders, and partner due diligence.
Three easy mistakes
- Keep the company name consistent: use one English rendering of the Chinese company name (including any existing official English name) across every document — varying it makes reviewers question whether it's the same entity.
- Translate the specifics exactly: unified social credit code, registered capital, business scope and address must map item by item — nothing omitted, nothing loosely paraphrased.
- Get the certification right: most institutions want a translation seal; some also require notarization plus an Apostille or legalization for use abroad. See Certified vs Notarized Translation.
Requirements vary — always follow the current rules of the receiving institution (bank, registry, tender authority). Send us the document list, target country and language direction, and we'll quote for what you need.
