If you are looking to start a business that you offer in the United States over in China, there are a few things you want to do to get started. You want to make sure you are doing everything legally, since it's easy to start a business overseas without getting all the right paperwork filed, which can be a problem later on. You will want to get a website that is usable in China, talk with a business lawyer, and get your shipping costs figured out.
IP Address
You should consider getting your own Chinese IP address through a site like IP Brokers, so you can set up a website that is user friendly and local for your Asian customers. There is a lot that will go into setting up the website and doing the translations properly, so make sure you contact a web expert and that you have a translator to make sure all the content on the site reads clearly in that language.
Business Lawyer
Start working with a business lawyer before you start selling to people in China. You want to know that you are charging the right amount for taxes, that you're taking the right amount of taxes out of the sale and saving it for the end of the year, and that you aren't doing anything illegal.
The lawyer will look over the website, they will draw up a terms and agreement document for people to consent to when they purchase items from your business, and they will make sure you have reliable business insurance that works for your expanded interests.
Shipping Expenses
It has to be affordable for you to ship things for the clients to China. Make sure that you have looked at all the shipping options available, so you know what to charge the customers for shipping. You may need to slightly increase the price of the items you're selling to balance out what it will cost you to ship your items.
There is a lot that will go into setting the business up, but if you're already doing an online business and you are selling fine, expanding to an Asian customer base with a website in Chinese may not be that difficult. Talk with the lawyers, web experts, and the logistics professionals to find out what you need to do so everything is efficient and affordable and to make sure you're doing everything the legal way.
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