Tips for shipping exhibition items to China

Many foreign companies attend exhibitions and trade shows in China, there are tips when dealing with Chinese Customs!  If you are planning on shipping your booth items or printing items to your hotel in China, in order for your shipment to be cleared at the Chinese Customs, please make sure to follow the instructions below:

1. Please put your name (not company name, should be individual person's name) as the Recipient's Name.
2. Please attach a written explanation with your shipment document to explain why you send the items to this business address, and indicate this is for personal use (it'll be much easier to have your items be cleared at the Customs if it is listed as personal item);
3. Please attach a copy of recipient's passport along with your shipment document. Make sure include these pages: the photo page, Chinese visa stamp page and entry stamp pages.
4. You will be responsible for the Customs duties if applicable.
5. Ship items earlier so that it will arrive on time.

Travel Tips: how to get a China Visa

For those who have never been to China, here are some tips on getting a Chinese Visa. Mostly likely you will be applying for a business Visa, make sure you have a valid passport, 2 recent passport photos and an invitation letter from a Chinese party. If you live in the area that is not close to any Chinese Consulate General offices, you can use one of the following 3rd party services. They can handle your Visa application in a timely manner. Prior to sending out your passport and application, carefully read instructions on these websites.

Chinese Visa Office
http://www.chinesevisaoffice.com/

China Visa Service Center
http://www.mychinavisa.com/index.php

Chinese Service Center of America
http://www.visamailservice.com/

2014 Shanghai Summit takes exhibitor applications

Wailian Overseas Consulting Group, the organizer of the Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit and Exhibition, announces exhibition booth and sponsorship program availability. The 4th annual event will be taking place at Jing An Shangri-la Hotel Shanghai China March 22-23, 2014. You can download Exhibitor and Sponsor Application Form at http://www.InvestinAmerica2014.org or contact us at artisanbusiness@gmail.com for details.

Update: The Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit and Exhibition

 The planning for the Invest in America 2014 (Shanghai) Summit and Exhibition is at the final stage.  Formal registration for exhibition will be taking place next week.  There will be about 70 exhibition booths and 20 presentation slots available.  Sponsorship and advertising are also available. The two day event is the largest EB-5 trade show and conference in China and will take place at 5-star Jing An Shangri-la Hotel in Shanghai March 22-23, 2014.  The Summit is presented by Wailian Overseas Consulting Group, one of the leading emigration agencies in China. Please feel free to pre-register your booth or inquire sponsorship program with Mr. Tyler McKay at ArtisanBusiness@gmail.com, or Ms. Jenny Liang at info.investamericasummit@gmail.com.

EB-5 Conference comes to Las Vegas Feb. 5, 2014

 

Have a newly approved EB-5 regional center and ready to raise capital overseas?  Join us in Las Vegas and learn how to accelerate the capital raising process.  Artisan Business Group will be hosting the very first EB-5 Capital Raising Workshop in 2014 in Las Vegas!  The one day conference will take place on Feb. 5, 2014.  Featured speakers includes Mr. Jeff Carr and Mr. Brian Su.  Do not wait! Early bird and sponsorship rates are available online at http://vegasEB5.eventbrite.com

2013 Landscape of EB-5 Regional Center Business

The EB-5 Immigrant Investors Program has been busy in 2013. With fall approaching, the year will soon be over and New Year will be upon us, symbolizing a new season for the EB-5 program.  In 2013, the SEC has led two major fraud investigations into the EB-5 Program. This results in tighter government control of the program to allow only legitimate projects to take advantage of the program. The SEC involvement has made a major impact and will continue to impact the future success of the EB-5 program.

There are nearly 450 approved EB-5 regional centers with close to 100 centers being approved in 2013. We expect the number to increase and see close to 500 EB-5 regional centers by spring of 2014. This increasing number of approved centers increases competition for investors’ pool in China and other parts of the world.  Alien investors now have more projects to choose from which results in a longer decision making process.  EB-5 brokers, agents, finders and investors are conducting more in-depth due diligence than ever before and taking further caution to select their project.  With slow I-526 petition processing, investors want to select the safest and best structured project available while they wait to be approved.

Artisan Business Group will lead a 13 member EB-5 business delegation to China next week to get an update on the EB-5 emigration agent and investors market. It is important to continue to keep up with the EB-5 market in China as we advise our EB-5 clients across the US on the EB-5 market demands. Stay updated on the EB-5 market by bookmarking our blog at www.EB5NewsBlog.org.

The 17th China International Fair for Investment and Trade opens in Xiamen

(Source: CIFIT) On the morning of 8^th September, the 17^th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) opens in Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Centre. Ma Kai, the Vice Premier, Wang Qinmin, the Vice Chairman of CPPCC and the Chairman of National Federation present in the opening ceremony.

Marco Hausik, Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia; Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General; Rintaro Tamaki, OECD Deputy Secretary-General; Richard Sezibera, East African Community Secretary-General and You Quan, Secretary General of Fujian Provincial Party Committee, Director of Fujian People’s Congress as well as business people, government officials and representatives from international organisations present in the opening ceremony as well.

Wang Chao, the Deputy Minister of MOFCOM, said in the opening ceremony that the world economy has become more independent than ever, every economy has become a stakeholder of other economies. The Chinese government is persistent in implementing the mutually beneficial and proactive opening-up strategies, endeavor to promote the healthy, sustainable and innovative development of world economy together with all government and international organizations.

The CIFIT is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and co-sponsored by the United Nations United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNTCAD), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank, and the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA). The CIFIT has become one of the most important platforms for international investment promotion and international economic and business communication.

Insider Insights: Accelerated EB-5 Capital Raising Process Workshop September 6, 2013

Chicago EB-5 Workshop July 25, 2013

With many new happenings and developments in the U.S. and overseas marketplaces, are you ready for new challenges in the competitive and crowded EB-5 marketplace?  Mr. Brian Su will be hosting Insider Insights: Accelerated EB-5 Capital Raising Process Workshop in Chicago September 6, 2013. The  one-day personalized workshop focused solely on analyzing current and future market trends, developing effective project marketing tactics and capital raise strategies for EB-5 projects that are seeking alternative finance from overseas investors.  Participants will have full engagement in the discussions on topics such as project development, project marketing, investors procurement and investor relations.  For more information about attending this workshop, register now!  ONLY 10 participants are accepted for this workshop, book early!