Asia Common Law
Asian holding companies, Hong Kong
Territorial tax. No tax on foreign source profits, dividends, or capital gains. 8.25% on the first HKD 2M of local profits, 16.5% above. 50+ DTAs with Asian and European partners.
Territorial tax8.25%/16.5%50+ DTAs
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Corp tax
16.5%
Fastest setup
12 days
Tax treaties
45
Region
Asia
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: HKD 1
- Administrative language: English
- Legal system: Common law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 16.5%
- Effective rate ~8.25%
- Tax treaties 45
- VAT rate 0%
- Withholding on dividends 0%
Key treaty partners
ChinaUKFranceBelgiumThailandVietnam
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
- Wise supported
- Crypto banking available
- EMI license framework available
Considerations
If China political risk concerns you
Hong Kong's autonomy framework remains contested at the margin. For lower perceived risk Asian setups:
Autonomy riskPRC overhang