BUSINESS AREAS

Fintrade-Mercer Industrial Expertise is channeled via following paths:

I. China Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management 

In the Western world the efficiency of supply chain is always at the forefront of business decisions but when it comes to China sourcing strategies, companies often neglect proper due diligence, organized approach and constant quality, price and performance control.  Even companies having been present in China for number of years are not using China supply chain to their full advantage even thought there are a number ways for better performance, logistics and pricing issues. Companies who fail to see these possibilities could be missing out on significant business opportunities that would dramatically improve their competitiveness, however, competitors might be taking the advantages already in full use.

Our Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management Expertise    
    • Indentifying and qualifying the best China suppliers to meet competitive requirements
    • Developing end-to-end solutions that see you through the sourcing process from discovery to negotiation, through to logistics and completion of deliveries
    • Secrecy Agreements for Intellectual Asset protection
    • Manufacturing and Supply Contract / Sales & Purchasing Contracts
    • Supply Chain Management for Delivering high quality products with best possible prices and in good quality, always in right time in right place 

Add-Value Services
    • The project will be lead by the Fintrade-Mercer industrial experts and engineering staff
    • Operational Team located in China is significantly more effective for sourcing, and brings into game its expertise of the field
    • Within the Sourcing Group several key functions can be centralized, increasing efficiency, decreasing costs;  

For example:
→ Centralization of Quality Control
→ Centralization of Logistics and Financing

II. Licenses, Certifications and Registration Management 

In China, depending on the business areas, foreign companies are required to have a variety of licenses and often products must be certified before business can be conducted. Upon issuing the business licenses  various post registration formalities are required such as taxation, custom and public security before the company can commence its normal operations including as internal safety, labour handbooks and employment manual and technology asset protection aspects.

Fintrade-Mercer has extensive experience in various government and notarization issues and works along side with clients with registrations, licenses, technology certification issues and product approvals. We have close  working relations  with authoritative institution such as Ministry of Science and Technology, State Food and Drug Administration and State Notarization and Custom offices.

Fintrade-Mercer Advisor enjoys an excellent reputation in China for our market entry and corporate legal services and we are able to work fast and efficiently with the Chinese government, and would and based on our earlier experiences, we are able to offer You the entire market entry process as a turnkey project

III. HNTE Approach, Intellectual Asset Development and IPR Management 

More about China IPR (download PDF)
Protecting your IPR in China - A Strategic 5 Steps Approach (read more)

  FINTRADE-MERCER - MERGER AND ACQUISITION, INCORPORATION AND CHINA INVESTMENT EXPERTISE                                                 

As the entire China business sector is going though an overhaul reform, there are currently new opportunities arising for international business where the latest Post-WTO legislation is applied today, however, many of these modern operations require expertise, proper planning, documenting and negotiating with Chinese investment authorities for manufacturing, import & export licenses, wholesale-, domestic trading right and RMB invoicing for domestic business.

Fintrade-Mercer has more than 25 years of experience of M&A, alliances, incorporating and establishing companies in China and Hongkong as well as preparing investment approvals, financing, localization projects, intellectual asset protection and related international taxation planning aspects including Hongkong Holding companies for Global business expansion, financing and exit.

In our approach, we incorporate strategic business structure options such as  wholly foreign owned FICE companies with your business interests in China, Asia Pacific or Global Market with modern HNTE status, manufacturing outsourcing, Hongkong holding company advantages and possible joint venture issues as well as intellectual asset protection and budgetary requirements for various options.

Fintrade-Mercer enjoys an excellent reputation with the Chinese government and we are able to work fast and efficiently with a variety of governmental issue or clear you from trouble if corporate fraud, infringements or wrong doing have taken place.

  FINTRADE-MERCER - CORPORATE SERVICES, FINANCING AND INVESTOR EXPERTISE                                                                                                

When operating China business, companies must have clear corporate strategies, foreign exchange and taxation structures, financing-, invoicing-, and RMB rights and proper VAT status structured and today these aspects can't be underestimated.

Fintrade-Mercer is keen first plan strategic business architecture,  prepare, negotiate and execute on turn-key basis the establishment of the referred structure with wide-ranging lines of business and efficient taxation, custom duty and VAT treatment and thereafter provide professional corporate, taxation and management support for building proper corporate governance, structures and efficient operations to run the establishment in China if such support is required.

  FINTRADE-MERCER EXECUTIVE TRAINING, COACHING AND EDUCATION EXPERTISE                                                                                               

We believe that at the end of the day, the operational management, efficiency and outstanding drive are making the difference in the business world, where only business results really count, and to expand the horizon we are running targeted executive training, coaching and Doing Business in China education programmes.

ISC Program 2009 (view details)
China IPR Program 2009 (view details)