KPMG’s China Practice in Belgium

KPMG’s China Practice in Belgium is a multidisciplinary group of senior professionals dedicated to providing quality advice and services to Chinese businesses that are doing business in Europe or plan to invest in Europe, and to European companies that want to enter or further expand into the Chinese market.

Working closely with KPMG China and KPMG International, the Belgian China Practice bundles in-depth technical and industry knowledge and serves as the first point of contact for clients doing business in the global marketplace. The professionals working for the China Practice have established strong working relationships with both Chinese and European authorities on local, national and transnational levels.

The Belgian practice is part of the Global China Practice of the KPMG network. This network extends across all KPMG’s leading practices and the countries that are major sources of investment in China and/or beneficiaries of Chinese investment and can provide a strategic focus on locations that qualify as sites that encourage inbound and outbound investments related to China.

The China Practice is your central contact. It can open the door for Chinese clients and prospects to a European and global network of opportunities, technical specialists and experts in numerous business sectors and industries.

Our professionals can help these enterprising companies better understand and work through the complexities of building a European business base. We can provide a broad spectrum of multidisciplinary professional services to you, the Chinese entrepreneurs, as you enter this highly developed and prosperous market. The China Practice in Belgium also helps European organizations create opportunities in China by clarifying the business landscape in this vast and diverse country. This includes key business issues, such as regulations,  competition, risks and trends.

The Belgian China Practice looks forward to helping you with, amongst others, the following services:

• Conducting market entry research, and helping identify and assess local partners and targets;
• Assisting with preliminary site selection;
• Tax structuring, due diligence, and compliance;
• Financial and Tax advice on cross-border M&As, reorganization, valuations, and due diligence;
• Legal advice in incorporating companies, subsidiaries and branches;
• Legal advice in structuring and restructurings, due diligence, the acquisition process (from LOI to post closing), joint ventures;
• Employment law assistance;
• Legal Compliance;
• Global immigration services;
• Chinese/European business etiquette and culture training;
• Advice on financing transaction services;
• Accounting support and advisory;
• Audit Services, including internal audit, internal control, risk management;
• IT Advisory;
• Risk consulting;
• Management consulting

When looking to expand your business internationally, the robust economic environment for foreign investment in Belgium can prove very attractive.

However, to take full advantage of these investment opportunities, aspiring investors must be aware of the many practical aspects involved in starting up a business abroad. Our specialized team understands both the Belgian as well as the Chinese system and is ready to facilitate your transition abroad.

Below you can find a graphical overview of the incorporation process for a Belgian limited liability company (public or private).

Please bear in mind that in case you want to send Chinese individuals to work in Belgium for a period exceeding 90 days, you first need to obtain a Belgian Single Permit for these employees and/or a Belgian Professional Card for the self-employed (e.g. company directors). The Single Permit and/or Professional Card are needed to exercise professional activities in Belgium. Furthermore, a visa will need to be obtained prior to coming to Belgium to allow legal entry on the Belgian territory.